Re: Forms 3.0 on oracle 8i:-Urgeny

To add a detail to Jared's reply, beware of the Oracle 7 version because you need at least a 7.3 client to 'talk' to an Oracle 8 database. I know a site with a VMS application server running Forms 3 (on VMS 6 ...) and plugging into an Oracle 8.0.5 database on a Unix server running True64. Runs quite well, and setting the right VMS logical (the VMS equivalent of TWO_TASK) made it transparent to users. Don't know about talking to 8i though.

Stephane Faroult
Oriole Corporation

jared still wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, [iso-8859-1] bipin sahani wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Is it possible to run forms 3.0 on oracle 8i.
> > If not then what needs to do ?
> >
> > Pls. reply asap .
> > Thankx in advance
> > Bipin
> >
>
> No, it is not possible.
>
> What you will have to do is install Oracle 7.whatever version
> supports Forms 3 as well.
>
> Set your Oracle home to the 7.3 version of Oracle. No, you do
> not need to create a v7 database. You just need the binaries.
>
> Start up Forms 3 and connect to your v8 database.
>
> Jared Still
> Certified Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist ;)
> jkstill_at_teleport.com
Received on Mon Jan 08 2001 - 13:50:04 CST