6i to 9i conversion OLE container stored in a LONG RAW column to BLOB

I need to automate the migration of data stored in a long raw column to a blob column. The objects were stored in the long raw column using an Oracle Forms 6i OLE container. There is also multiple object types stored in the column, ie (word, excel, images, but mostly pdf's). I have looked at the webutil package but cannot figure out how to read the long raw column since ole containers are obsolete in 9i. I have a lot of records that need migrating and need help.
Thanks,
J. Broome
[email protected]

It doesn't appear that I am able to attach the PDF files. Can you supply your email (or I can supply mine) so I can send you the three files:
1.) A good PDF (manually extracted from our old application)
2.) Dump of the same PDF file (includes header/footer info)
3.) A partially fixed PDF file (but some of the pictures / pages are cut off - specifically pages 3,5,9,10,12,14)
The way that we have tried to fix the file (in example 3 above) is the following:
a.) Find the First Occurrence of "%PDF-"
b.) Find the Last Occurrence of "%%EOF"
c.) if the first "%PDF-" is found AND the last "%%EOF" is found, then
i.) Remove all data before the first %PDF-
ii.) Remove all data after the last %%EOF
Let me know if you need any other information.
Thanks,
Mike

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You might want to add a browser layer over your flex
application and let the browser manage the file types. I personally
use the HTML component from
http://drumbeatinsight.com/.

Opening pdf file in ole container in forms 6i

Dear Sir,
I have am working on Rental property system , i have to save the PDF of original agreement document along with the agreement transaction data entry form, but when i open those agreement in adobe writer there is issue that user can save as its copy to the local machine, to prevent it i m opening that pdf file into the OLE container rather than adobe reader software.
but the problem i am facing is that, the pdf is opening in the ole container but it is only showing its first page only even if the agreement is of multiple pages, how can navigate to other pages? any idea? the sample code of oracle form is attached herewith which i am using for loading the pdf into ole container.
waiting for your earliest response.
Regards

You need to switch from using VB6 at this point. As of the latest update, VB6 compiled applications will stop working with Adobe Reader. See the following KB:
PDF applications built with VB6 don't work with Acrobat 11.0.07

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