Form 6i and 10g DB

i want to use Oracle text (context index) for searching and oracle text is the best way .. but not im using form 6i and DB 10g R 2. my question is is thier any problem i will face it later while doing my system using context index ?? for example i will use CTXddl package .. can i use it in form 6i or i cant ???
regards,

The first and most significant problem you are faced with is that Forms 6.0.8 is not supported to be used with Oracle 10.2.x. The second problem is that Forms 6.0.8 is obsolete and not supported any longer. Consider upgrading to the latest version before developing new applications. The latest version is included in Developer Suite and Application Server 10.1.2.0.2 (10.1.2.3 with the latest patches installed).

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Hi all.
We have been experiencing some weird and unexpected ora-6502 errors in some of our forms 6i modules running against 10g (rel 1 or 2).
Forms modules are correctly functioning and for some reason, one day an ora-6502 error suddenly pops up.
Now the weirdest thing is that after you put some messages on the trigger, so you can track down where the error is coming from, it disappears.
I know that this may sound hard to believe, but it has happened several times. All we do is put some message built in, recompile all, and the error is gone (for a while).
So my questions are:
- Is this a known issue beween forms 6i and 10g Db?.
- Is there a patch on Metalink ( we use Forms [32 bits] Versión 6.0.8.26.0 (Producción))
- A workaround?
and most important
- Have anyone been exposed to a similar situation?
Regards, Luis ...!

Now the weirdest thing is that after you put some messages on the trigger, so you can track down where the error is coming from, it disappears.Sounds like the form has not been "clean compiled" against the server on which it is running. Try a "Compile All", which causes all previously compiled program units to be compiled fresh.
Or even better, clean out all the compiled code from your fmb before compiling the fmb on the server where it runs.
See this topic: Re: Why does this happen - find ';', replace with ';'?

Forms 6i and 10g co-existance

Hi,
I have a machine running windows XP Pro.
Does anyone know if forms 6i and 10g (running forms services) can co-exist on the same machine? and are there any potential pitfalls (ie order of installation etc).
Thanks,
Martin

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At a push I would recommned installing 6i first.
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Calling shared objects in unix from Forms 6i and 10g

I would like to know how to call shared objects in unix from Froms 6i and 10g. Can anybody help in this regard? Your help is very well appreciated.

Hi,
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Appreciate your help. The date field has a format mask of DD-MON-YYYY. By entering >2-dec-2005 it will automatically be displayed as >2-DEC-2005 in Forms 6i or 10g. Also, the query property has case insensitive checked as Yes. The problem is with 10g, I can not enter anything at the 12th position. I can enter the date up to the 11th position >20-dec-200. In Forms 6i, this is not a problem. Thanks.

Sharing Package level variables in PL/SQL Libraries in Forms 6i and 10g

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Forms 6i and 10G on same PC?

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Does anyone know if there are any issues with installing forms/reports 10G on a PC that has forms/reports 6i? For a period of time I would need to be developing with both versions. Assuming I install them into different Oracle homes I haven't found any documentation saying it can't be done?
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Hello,
As you said, install each product in different oracle homes and switch between them with the Home Selector.
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Forms 6i and 10g db issues

My developer is having a couple of different issues. First, we have two databases, both are 10.1.0.3. Using Forms Builder 6i he can connect to instance A, but gets an error that shuts down Forms Builder when connecting to instance B.
The only difference I can think of between the two is that instance B is 100% using ASM, instance A is using it on a couple tablespaces (namely the application tablespace).
If he connects to either instance with Forms 9i there is no connection problem.
The second issue is that, regardless of 6i/9i, when he tries to view procedures using Forms Builder Object Browser it doesn't return anything. The schema has stored procedures and he can look at tables and views without any problem. He also has this problem with SQL Navigator. I am guessing that for some reason both these tools are using some odd method for obtaining this information and that when the database was upgraded from 9i to 10g these objects were missed. Any thoughts?

You should be able to install this ok so long as you keep them in different Oracle_homes...
At a push I would recommned installing 6i first.
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How can I invoke the Email-Client (Forms 6i and 10g)

To Call the Email from 6i I use the host - command.
I guess this will be possible with webforms and webutil, too.
But: Is there a better way? I mean there are some built-ins ...

No I want a better solution ....
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I need a doc link to connect 11g forms report and ODI ODQ software

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schavali wrote:
SQLPL/SQLSYSAPPSDBATE0-121(EBZ11,R12)HPEVA1152046c wrote:
cjmurray wrote:
I asked one of the Oracle Data Quality (ODQ) writers, who provided this information:
The documentation can be found here:
* http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/data-integration/index-082810.html (Products page with Getting Started docs and sample files)
* http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15985_01/doc.10136/tutorial/ODQTG.pdf (Oracle Data Quality Tutorial)
* http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14571_01/integrate.1111/e12643/orcl_data_qual.htm#CHDHAADF (Chapter "Working with ODQ Products" of the ODI Dev guide)
thx but i am finding hard to find frms report developer guide too.Which version of forms ?check the dled files.its 11.1 hopefully.
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Forms 6i X 10g Database (the solution is here)

Hey all,
As i said in another thread, many people get problems when integrating Forms 6i and 10g Database. They usually say:
"I can't access 10g database from Forms 6i and from SQLPlus"
The solution is very simple, you have to just write a command line to alter the "character set". Let's keep this thread on the top to help everyone who is facing this problem.
The explanation is written in this thread:
Re: Forms 6i on 10g Application Server
Hope to help!
Bye.

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View based form updation in 6i and 10g forms.

Hi All,
I am facing a strange problem.
I created a form based on a view, which is based on a single table. i made a copy of the form and converted it to 10g.
When running in 6i, i can update the data through forms. But in 10g, its showing FRM-40602: Cannot insert into or update data in a view.
Can anyone tell what is wrong?
Thanks & Regards,
Manu.

hi Manu
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1) you need the instead-of-trigger on the view (confirm it is there)
2) you need to change the locking mode in the form for the block based on your view so that it uses the logical key for locking purposes. There is a lock mode setting somewhere in the block properties page, find it, understand the differences and pick the righ tone (I forget at this moment which on it is, try them all if necessary).
3) #2 will involve selecting those fields that map to the business identifier/primary key you want to you use for finding rows. You need to visit each field's property page and set the appropriate attribute to indicate that is is part of the key used to find rows. It is there on the properties page but not having forms available at the moment I cannot give you the property name. You will have to do a little exploring to find it.
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sarah

Installation of forms reports and oracle application server 10g

Hi,
I have been using client server till now, now planning to move to 10g. Got the developer suite 10g.
Tell me how and where to install forms/reports and Oracle application server... I mean forms reports should be on developer PC then what about application server? should it be on a different dedicated server? or can i have it on database server?
in case, if I install application server on one server and database is on another server then what about forms and reports?
please tell me which is the right option?

cypdon99 wrote:
Hi,
I have been using client server till now, now planning to move to 10g. Got the developer suite 10g.
Tell me how and where to install forms/reports and Oracle application server... I mean forms reports should be on developer PC then what about application server? should it be on a different dedicated server? or can i have it on database server?
in case, if I install application server on one server and database is on another server then what about forms and reports?
please tell me which is the right option?Ideally, you should have two separate server machines.
One for the database server.
One for the Application Server.
The Application Server is basically used for hosting your forms and reports, so you dont have to place the forms and reports on the developer PC or at any other server.
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OracleAS 10g (9.0.4.0.2) Load Balancing Forms, Discoverer and reports

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([email protected])

I have more then half decent results with webcache as load balancer, but it still is a round robin (as mentioned before). This means that a session will not be transfered from one application server to the other once the session has been created.
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Forms 6i and Reports 10g

Hello together,
You can see at the subject that I want to combine Forms 6i and Reports 10g.
Why? 6i does not support html interpretation and unicode.
So what do you think about the kombination with old (Forms) 6i and new 10g (Reports)?
How does the Reports published in 10g ?
Paul
ps: sorry for my bad english

Reports in WebForms needs OAS (Oracle Application Server) to be published, they are viewed over the net in a browser.
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