Forms Services and 9iAS Installation iisues

I need to use 9iAS and Forms and Report services only for my application. IS Portal a requirement for this. Is there a way that I could install the 9iAS core edition and then selectively install only Forms and Report Service?
Any help would be welcome.
Thanks
Arul Arul,
No, you cannot just install Forms and Reports without Portal and Wireless. You can however, stop the services that you don't need to use after installation.
HTH,
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