Migration from Forms 4.5 to Forms 6.0

We are currently using Oracle Forms 4.5 and Reports 2.5 and would like to upgrade to Oracle Forms 6i an Reports 6i by next year. We still plan to use the client/server setup. Do we need another machine for the Oracle Forms server and Oracle Reports server if we still plan to have a client/server setup? Our ultimate plan is to be on Oracle 9iDS by late next year. Please advise if another machine is still needed in this Oracle Developer 6i upgrade. Thanks.

If you are staying client/server all you really need to do is recompile the forms. I cannot see much need to have both versions on a client at the same time, and you don't have to upgrade all clients at the same time.

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