PARALLEL WORK IN AN OPENED WORD DOCUMENT AND FORMS 9i

Question

Hello,
Our customer want to have an enhanced integration of the Forms application and
MS Word. Currently, he opens an existing Word-file from a Forms form, MS Word
opens, he edits the Word file, closes it, and goes back to the Forms
application.
The point is, that while the Word file is being opened, he wants to be able to
go back to the Forms application do some necessary things, and then go back to
MS Word where his word file is "waiting". Actually, he needs the possibility to
switch between Forms 9i application and MS Word.
The integration with MS Word is being done using WebUtil 1.0.6. The call to MS
Word is done using WEBUTIL_HOST.blocking. I also tried to call MS Word using
CLIENT_OLE2-Procedures but again I'm not able to go back to the Forms
application.
Is it somehow possible or is there any workaround how to enable the "parallel"
work in Forms application and MS Word?
Thank,
Dimce

Answer 1

Hi Dimce,
Okay. approach in the right direction. In order to get forms to wait executing the trigger code while in non-blocking mode, create a callback scenario. This is out-of-the-box webutil functionality (please read the webutil manual for details).
In short,
1) create a callback trigger at forms level
2) move all code that fires after you call MS Word to the call back trigger. This code is then executed whenever MS Word is calling back to forms.
3) use webutil_host.nonblocking_with_callback instead.
Regards,
Harm