Re: Running forms 6i on client

"Keld Nielsen" <keldnielsen_at_image.dk> wrote in message news:%tak8.741$ZI6.107847_at_news000.worldonline.dk...
> Hello Joost,
>
> Let's assume that the network drive that the users have access to is S:
>
> then here's how we have done it:
>
> 1. all off the necessary Oracle dll's exe's etc. are on S:\ORA60NT\FORMS60
>
> 2. all of the generated fmx's, mmx's, pl/sql('private') libs etc. are on
> S:\lib\BIN;S:\fmx\BIN;
>
> 3. users start the application (a bat file or script if you like) -
through
> a desktop link - which contains:
> 3.1 set environment variables (basically what's in the oracle patch in
> registry) like
> SET FORMS60=S:\ORA60NT\FORMS60
> SET FORMS60_PATH=S:\lib\BIN;S:\fmx\BIN;
> SET REPORTS60_TMP=%TEMP%
> ...
>
> 3.2 S:\Ora60NT\BIN\ifrun60.EXE S:\lib\BIN\startform.FMX /_at_whatever
>
> If someone has a better and/or more elegant solution, I will be more than
> happy to hear about it.
>
> Regards, Keld
>
> "Surfnet" <j.r.l.m.batailleREMOVE_THIS_at_uva.nl> wrote in message
> news:a6r70j$7ea$1_at_news.surfnet.nl...
> > Hello Keld,
> >
> > how about System Support Files and Required Support Files (dll's and
> stuff)?
> > AFAIK these are required on every client. And pay attention to the
> > REPORTSxx_TMP variable, users need write permission there and you
propably
> > don't want that on a network drive.
> >
> > Regards, Joost
> >
> > --
> > Joost Bataille
> > University of Amsterdam ICT centre
> > www.ic.uva.nl
> >
> > "Keld Nielsen" <keldnielsen_at_image.dk> wrote in message
> > news:CkSj8.2042$FT.48880_at_news010.worldonline.dk...
> >
> > > Forms runtime loaded on each machine ? Why ?
> > > copy forms runtime (and any other ora exe files which may be needed)
> > > to a (mapped) drive where the users have access. Create a script which
> > will
> > > --
> > > set the environment variable(s) :
> > >
> > > FORMS60_PATH=<fmx location>;<oracle files location>
> > > REPORTS... etc.
> > >
> > > <start> forms runtime <parm whatever>
> > > --
> > > create a desktop link to the script on the client.
> >
> >
This script looks great to me and I will probably adopt it. Received on Fri Mar 15 2002 - 01:03:52 CET