Re: Calling DLLs, C prog. from forms 4.5

Michael Kustermann <MKUSTERM_at_postoffice.worldnet.att.net> writes:

>Arpad Horvath wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone out there tried calling a DLL and/or a C program from
>> Forms 4.5 ??? I can't get a DLL call through at all, and while
>> I can call a C program, after registering it as a user exit, I
>> can`t get any data back to the calling form. Any help on this
>> subject will be greatly appreciated.
>> - arp
>> reply to : arpadho_at_ifi.uio.noLook at the package ORA_FFI. It is explained in either
>the Procedure Builder or Forms Advanced Techniques manual
>(I forget).

ORA_FFI is described more details in Procedure Builder than in Forms Advance Techniques. I think it should be vice-versa, Forms Advance is where usually everyone lookup first.
Be warn that if the parameters in the external function had any struct, union then you are out of luck sine PL/SQL doesn't know how to handle that.

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