Re: Xvfb X-server emulator and Oracle 11i reports server

Matt wrote:
>
> We are running Oracle Financials 11i on Solaris8, the machine in question in
> a SunFire F12K domain and has no directly attached console.
>
> The reports server for Oracle 11i requires an Xserver to write to for the
> production of bitmap reports.
>
> We have installed Xvfb which emulates an Xserver on machines without a
> directly attached console.
>
> I can get a simple X application like xclock to start against the pseudo
> Xserver but when the Oracle 11i ar60runb job is run to produce bitmap
> reports it returns a REP-3000 error
>
> I have experimented with starting Xvfb with different screen size options
> but this either results in a core dump or the REP-3000 error
>
> Oracle support are not too helpful regarding this error, their documentation
> says that if xlock will start then all should be okay.
>
> There are lots of references to this on the internet but, as yet, I can't
> find one which solves my problem.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be preventing the Oracle
> reporting program from being able to utilise the pseudo Xserver?
>
> Thanks

Possibly not relevant in your ennvironment, but if you have a windows machine lying around on the network, you can try using a fulll-blown X11 server.

Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com) is a Red Hat project to provide a free 'Linux work-alike' capability in Windows. It comes with a port of XFree86 (Open Source X11) and I have used it successfully as an X11 server, including against the Oracle Universal Installer.

BTW - it's not necessary to copy all the comp.databases.oracle subgroups. I've reduced to comp.databases.oracle.misc.

HTH
/Hans Received on Sun Jan 11 2004 - 22:40:27 CST