Access other_params within forms 9i

Question

Hello,
I'd like to determine the output directory when using the Forms TEXT_IO utility
in the formsweb.cfg (of the OAS) as other_params.
This would facilitate maintenance and it is more flexible.
But I do not know how to access this parameter within Forms 9i.

Answer 1

Hello,
I know, that with the TEXT_IO package it is written on the machine of the OAS. However my problem is as mentioned how to access external parameters within forms.
I wrote in formsweb.cfg:
[my_section]
otherparams=myparam1=%alpha% myparam2=%beta%
Then in the Form WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE Trigger:
DECLARE
outdir VARCHAR2(100);
BEGIN
TOOL_ENV.GETVAR('myparam1', outdir);
:GLOBAL.export_dir := 'd:/oas/Apache/Apache/htdocs/'||outdir||'/';
END;
The URL looks like
http://station:7778/forms90/f90servlet?config=my_section&form=d:\myform.fmx&userid=
But I get the Error: FRM-47023:
Form MYPARAM1 does not contain a parameter named MYFORM
What is wrong here ??
I tried it also with the URL:
http://station:7778/forms90/f90servlet?config=my_section&otherparams=myparam1=outdir&form=d:\myform.fmx&userid=
although I would like to have the information (alpha) only in the formsweb.cfg
Thanks