Re: Forms6 on Unix

Thanks for your answer John.
I've tested porting fmb files from Alpha-Unix to Intel-NT and viceversa, and it works right, I must only compile them to get the fmx files. I think this porting of fmb files works on every platfrom.

Regards

Ant

"John Blackburn" <John.D.Blackburn_at_transport.qld.gov.au> escribió en el mensaje news:93toek$lhd8_at_inetbws1.citec.com.au...
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> Matt B. <mcb_at_ds.znet.com> wrote in message
> news:t647n8kpqgso31_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > "Alexander Medvedev" <a.medvedev_at_globalone.ru> wrote in message
> > news:3A39F679.91573B57_at_globalone.ru...
> > >
> > >
> > > Connor McDonald wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ant wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have Form Builder6 (6.0.5.0.3) and Oracle8 (8.0.4.0.0) running
 on
 a
 Compaq
> > > > > AlphaStation with Compaq Unix (OSF1) V4.0.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is that i must spend a lot of time to make forms
 because
 the
> > > > > Data Block Wizard and the Layout Wizard don't work (Memory fault
 and
 core
> > > > > file)
> > > > >
> > > > > Does any one know if this is a bug from Oracle? Is there any
 solution
> > > > > (patches or something like that)? Or must I buy the new version
 of
> > > > > Developer if I don't want to spend hours placing text items on the
 layount
> > > > > and assigning them to the tables, creating data blocks "by
 hand"....
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > This is definitely a platform bug (since we use Solaris and NT with
 no
> > > > dramas)...
> > > >
> > > > Either log a call with support, or you could build the forms on
 (say)
 NT
> > > > and then copy the fmb's across and generate on your target platform.
> > >
> > > Hi, due to fmb files on different may have a different format, I guess
 it
 will be
> > > possible to design forms under NT, save them in database, and make a
 final
> > > generate under linux.
> > >
> > > Regards Alexander Medvedev
> >
> > We develop on NT machines and then FTP them to the UNIX server and
 generate the
> > .fmx file from them. We have our own scripts that take care of the
 generation
> > so I don't know all the steps at a detail level, but I'm 80% sure it is
 saved
> > to the database first and then generated.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
>
> We develop on NT machines and save the forms to the UNIX server via a
 SAMBA
> connection. The .fmx file is then generated on the UNIX server. I am
 100%
> sure that the forms do not get saved to the database first. I believe
 that
> the .fmb file is platform independant.
>
> Just make sure that when you transfer the fmb file, you do a binary
 transfer
> and not an ASCII transfer.
>
>
>
Received on Thu Jan 18 2001 - 09:39:52 CET