Views in Oracle Lite on Win32 Client

Question

Hi,
I've created an Oracle Forms application to work with Oracle Lite on the Win32 Client. When creating the application using wtgpack on the Mobile Server, I successfully created snapshots for the 7 tables in the database. After synchronization (msync), all 7 tables are created in the client's Lite database and all data are available. The Oracle Forms application works perfectly.
BUT: I have to add a view now, a very simple one, joining 2 of the 7 tables. I created this view in the Server database, and tried to use wtgpack to force the view creation on the client's Lite database. When selecting Web-to-Go in wtgpack's "Available Platform" window, a "DDL" tab appears. But my application isn't Web-to-Go platform, but Win32 only. The "DLL" tab is not available when selecting Win32 as platform. How can I force wtgpack to add my view to the application?
I tried to add the view definition to the "dlls.sql" file in the \repository\app\sql directory .. but the client doesn't get it.
I tried to create a snapshot in wtgpack (because when using "import" it only shows tables, not views) and type the view definition there .. but the client doesn't get it too.
Any ideas how the view can be created on the client's Lite database?
Thanks in advance!
Dirk

Answer 1

Dirk
You dont need to do anything on the lite database.
Here are the steps for pulling the data from enterprise database.
1. Install the client -win32 sdk on the client machine. This is used to access lite database because it installs msql, lite drivers etc.
2. Create snapshots using wtgpack. You can create all the Enterprise database snapshots, views, sequences etc.
3. Generate the Jar file using wtgpack
4. Publish the jar file in the mobile server.
5. Create some users and give access to this application.
6. Access the server from ur machine: http://[mobileserveripaddress]/setup
7. Download the Mobile Client for Web-to-Go
8. Run the setup.exe
9. Enter using the username, password given to access this application.
10. Click sync on the menu
It automatically creates the database and pulls all the data.
You dont need to do anything.
Access the database from msql like this:
msql system/[password]@polite:[urdatabase]
or
msql system/[password]@polite:[DSN]
DSN gets created automatically. check ur ODBC settings.(enter odbcad32 on ur command prompt to see these settings)
Refer the documentation..sometimes its hazy but its easy once we do it...
happy weekend....
Yugandhar