Re: ORA_FFI and Common Dialogs?

abarrette_at_sib.qc.ca (Alain Barrette) wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Feb 1996 01:48:12 GMT, mkofal_at_csn.net wrote:
 

>>I want to prompt the user for a file name to be opened and processed.
>>Rather than forcing them to enter text into a field, I want to use the
>>Windows common dialog box functions. The GetOpenFileName function
>>requires a structure as an argument, which ORA_FFI cannot handle. The
>>key is to write a "wrapper" function that accepts arguments from the
>>form and calls GetOpenFileName.
>>
>>Oracle faxed me an example of using PL/SQL code to set everything up
>>for ORA_FFI, but does not include the code for the "wrapper" function.
 

>We have had similar tough here, and so far we have had no luck as to
>pop a window print setup dialog box via ora_ffi.
 

>We keep geting ora error, and found no way to correct it to date...
>Even with tech support help.
 

>So if you ever find solution to this. Could you please let me know by
>email.
 

>Thanks in advance...
 

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Sorry guys... The functions for the common dialogs require and window handle. The documentations for the ORA_FFI package states that you can not pass a window handle. What you need is a userexit.

Brad Received on Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00:00 CET