Record defintion type in forms 4.5

Question

Hi,
We are using Forms 4.5 (4.5.10.22.0 with PL/SQL Versión 1.2.5.0.5) and oracle 8i 8.1.7.4.0
Why are we still using Forms 4.5? Well, because is for and old program that will be updated to a newer version in the future but in the meantime we have to work with it.
The fact is that I have defined a record type in a server pl/sql package (inside the database) and if I create a variable or a function that returns a value from that record type Forms 4.5 doesn't recognize them. However if I define that record type in a pl/sql local library (.pll) it works.
Is there any reason for that? Must I do anything special to get it works?
Example:
-- Package specification in the server
PACKAGE Pkg_Prueba IS
     Type tipo_datos_prueba Is Record
          c_usuario          VARCHAR2(8),
          a_estado          VARCHAR2(1),
FUNCTION     F_Datos_Usuario (pm_usuario_so     VARCHAR2)
          RETURN tipo_datos_prueba;
END;
--Trigger definition in Forms 4.5
Declare
v_prueba Pkg_Prueba.tipo_datos_prueba; -- Error message at this line: component
-- tipo_datos_prueba must be declared
Begin
-- Error message at this line: component F_Datos_Usuario must be declared
v_prueba := Pkg_Prueba.F_Datos_Usuario(:Parameter.PRM_USUARIO_SO);
End;
Thank you very much in advance

Answer 1

I believe that was a limitation at the time. It was lifted in later versions.
Consider using at least 6i (which also has been desupported for quite sometime but is still widely used).