Re: Forms 3.0 to Forms 4.0 conversion (Question)
Date: 15 Mar 1995 14:01:10 GMT
Message-ID: <3k6rv6$jgs_at_news1.cle.ab.com>
Sudharsan. K writes:
> To all forms gurus
> I am in the process of converting a SQL*Forms 3.0 Character Mode
> application to Forms 4.0, I would kindly appreciate if anybody could provide me
> info regarding the feasabilty of this, the tools which would help me in doing
> this, the important things to be taken care of , how easy/difficult is this
> exercise as my application is quite a large one, is there any documentation
> which deals with this.
(excuse me for answering, I am not a guru)
The form generate tool that comes with Forms 4.0 is the only tool you
need. Make sure you click on the 'UPGRADE FROM FORM 3.0 and Me...."
whatever it says, you'll know it when you see it. After that is finished
you now have a character-like form in a graphical user interface.
Depending on what you want to do with the forms (like do you just need
it to run, or do you want to fully 'gui-tize' it?), you are anywhere
from 90% to 65% done. If you want the full gui-treatment you are
about 65% done.
Be careful of some upgrading pitfalls, one that immediately comes
to mind is that in Forms 3.0 if you did a go_block, you didn't
have to show that block you are going to, in 4.0, if you go to a block
that is on a canvas, you will go there (that block will pop up if it
is not already visible). A trick around that is if you are going to
a block that you don't want to see, chances are you are there to do
some type of background processing, and this can be accomplished with
non-canvas blocks, cursors, or record-groups.
Mike Pantaleano
mike.pantaleano_at_ab.com
The opinions expressed here are not that of the people who pay me.
Received on Wed Mar 15 1995 - 15:01:10 CET