Headstart Utilities Failure w/Designer 6.0

Question

Hello:
I've just tried to install Headstart 2.1.2 with the new patches
for Designer 6/Developer 6 on Windows NT 4.0 SP 4. I've checked
all of the logs (in my ORANT\HSD21 folder) and I don't see any
errors in any of them.
However, when I go to start the Headstart Utilities
Administration and log in as the Headstart Utilities owner, I
get the following:
I get a number of "FRM-40733: PL/SQL built-in DBMS_ERROR_TEXT
failed". This comes up 5 times in a row.
Then I get "FRM-40735: PRE-FORM trigger raised unhandled
exception ORA-03114". This comes up once, and the form exits.
This last one seems to indicate that the logon has failed, but I
can log on using SQLPlus 3.3 and SQLPlus 8.0 with no problems,
using exactly the same ID/password.
If it matters, I'm using Oracle 8.1.5.0.0, Developer 6.0
downloaded from Technet with the dev60 patches and Designer 6.0
with no additional patches. They all seem to be working OK
(I've generated a test form w/o Headstart and it runs OK).
I've also run the following as suggested in another of your
posts:
select object_name from user_objects where status='INVALID';
which returns no rows.
Help!!
TIA
Eric Raskin
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Answer 1

Headstart Team (guest) wrote:
: Jeff Esposito (guest) wrote:
: : Headstart Team (guest) wrote:
: : : Eric Raskin (guest) wrote:
: : : : Headstart Team (guest) wrote:
: : : : : Eric Raskin (guest) wrote:
: : : : : : Hello:
: : : : : : I've just tried to install Headstart 2.1.2 with the
new
: : : : patches
: : : : : : for Designer 6/Developer 6 on Windows NT 4.0 SP 4.
: I've
: : : : : checked
: : : : : : all of the logs (in my ORANT\HSD21 folder) and I
don't
: : see
: : : : any
: : : : : : errors in any of them.
: : : : : : However, when I go to start the Headstart Utilities
: : : : : : Administration and log in as the Headstart Utilities
: : owner,
: : : : I
: : : : : : get the following:
: : : : : : I get a number of "FRM-40733: PL/SQL built-in
: : : : : DBMS_ERROR_TEXT
: : : : : : failed". This comes up 5 times in a row.
: : : : : : Then I get "FRM-40735: PRE-FORM trigger raised
: : unhandled
: : : : : : exception ORA-03114". This comes up once, and the
form
: : : : exits.
: : : : : : This last one seems to indicate that the logon has
: : failed,
: : : : but
: : : : : I
: : : : : : can log on using SQLPlus 3.3 and SQLPlus 8.0 with no
: : : : problems,
: : : : : : using exactly the same ID/password.
: : : : : : If it matters, I'm using Oracle 8.1.5.0.0, Developer
: 6.0
: : : : : : downloaded from Technet with the dev60 patches and
: : Designer
: : : : 6.0
: : : : : : with no additional patches. They all seem to be
: working
: : OK
: : : : : : (I've generated a test form w/o Headstart and it runs
: : OK).
: : : : : : I've also run the following as suggested in another
of
: : your
: : : : : : posts:
: : : : : : select object_name from user_objects where
: : : : status='INVALID';
: : : : : : which returns no rows.
: : : : : : Help!!
: : : : : : TIA
: : : : : : Eric Raskin
: : : : : Eric,
: : : : : I'm sorry to say I have bad news for you. The error you
: run
: : : : into
: : : : : is caused by the following bug in Forms 6.0, which only
: : : : : reproduces with Oracle 8.1.5 on NT:
: : : : : 966970: CONNECTION LOST WHEN INVOKING PACKAGED
PROCEDURE
: : WITH
: : : : : PLSQL-TABLE AS ARG OFMO899
: : : : : Only work around is to use 8.0.5, or 8.1.5 on a UNIX
: : machine.
: : : : You ain't kiddin' about the "bad news" part, are you?
: : Just
: : : : to be sure I understand, this is only on the development
: : : : machines, right? I can still run 8.1.5 on NT for the
: actual
: : : : database?
: : : : Eric
: : : I wish I was kidding! This is a problem you might run into
on
: : : your production database as well. The moment you have a
forms
: 6
: : : application that calls a server-side procedure which has a
: : PL/SQL
: : : table of records as parameter, the connection is lost.
: : : Headstart-generated applications will all run into this, as
: : : Headstart uses such a server-side procedure for message
: : : handling.
: : : We have raised this issue with Forms Development, and have
: : asked
: : : for a patch. (although it might turn out to be a server bug
: : : instead of a forms bug...).
: : This is very bad news, as I was looking to leverage
: : headstart with 8.1.5/Designer/Developer 6.0 for rapid
: development
: : and deployment of an application to the web.
: : I'm sure there are a few of us in this boat.
: : Questions:
: : 1) Does this problem exist for 8.1.5 in a Unix deployment?
: : Specifically, can I be assured of reliable forms generation
via
: : headstart if my 8.1.5 database lives in Unix?
: : 2) Assuming Forms Development agrees with you and is working
on
: a
: : patch, may I offer to help test that patch?
: : Jeff
: Jeff,
: This is only a problem with Oracle 8i on NT. Note that it is
not
: just a Headstart problem. If you generate a form with Designer,
: and the block is based on a MAPI procedure, it won't run on
8.1.5
: on NT either, because the MAPI procedure has a PL/SQL table of
: records as a parameter, just like the Headstart message
handling
: routine. Thanks for your offer, but given the wide impact of
this
: bug, Oracle will be able to create sufficient testcases
: themselves.
Hello,
does the same problem exist on Oracle 8.0.5 on Windows NT and/or
Digital Unix too?
We are currently thinking about using Headstart and if the
problem exists on 8.0.5 the workaround you provided might be a
big problem for us ...
thx in advance
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