Re: Web Enable existing Client Server Forms

i've had experience of this with Dev 5 and Oracle 804. the forms we developed were to run in client server and over web. the most infuriating thing i found was the problems with rendering the forms over the web. they may look fine client server and work fine but when run over the web, problems occurred with fonts, frames and tabs. patches and newer versions of Jinitiator did go some way to solving the problems but not all. i don't know for sure if Dev 6 has solved all the rendering problems but i'm not too confident.

my advice is to experiment with the Java font aliasing to arrive at a font that looks acceptable in both environments. i remember the use of frame headings and text item prompts caused problems. these were intermittent and didn't always happen on all forms in the same manner.

also, when migrating client server to web, be aware that use of item level validation and timers can cause network bottlenecks. you may need to revisit these areas in your client server forms.

Mark Brayshaw wrote in message <947655523.15341_at_pluto.global.net.au>...
>Gentlebeings,
> I have been asked byu a client to look at the options
for
>web-enabling part of their
>existing client server application. The client has Oracle 7.3.4 RDBMS and
>Developer 6, they do
>not currently have any web hosting facilities.
>I know that there a several options open here, can anyone give some
examples
>and/or experiences
>of successful (or not) web-enabling existing two tier apps?
>
>TIA
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>Mark Brayshaw
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Received on Wed Jan 12 2000 - 03:27:08 CST