Packaging D2K forms for implmentation

[Guest_imported]

Hi,
I need aHelp in this one.

How to Package my Oracle forms and reports developed along with the libraries, pictures and icon into a single unit for installation. Currently following the method of copying
the files separately in different folders.

 

[lewisp]

If I understand your question correctly, you're looking for an installer creation program.

I can strongly recommend Inno Setup from

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

Its completely free and is very powerful.

What I do is to load all my files for a single application into one folder, then set the 'Start In' property of the desktop/start menu icon to point to the application folder. I've never had any problems running my applications this way. I set my installer script to interrogate the register for ORACLE_HOME so I can point the icon to the correct forms runtime executable.

 

[Guest_imported]

Thanks for the useful reply.
I just want to know that whether there is provision in Oracle forms to build a installation tool, So that on click of a setup function everything gets loaded. The file copying details should be transparent to the user. Without any tech support the user should be able to install the application.

 

[lewisp]

There is no such tool that I know of.

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi,
The Inno Setup is really fine.

I just want to know how to add the path in ORACLE_FORMS60 PATH using a script file

 

[lewisp]

Do you mean the FORMS60_PATH registry variable? Try something like this in inno:

[Registry]
Root: HKLM; Subkey: &quot;Software\Oracle&quot;; ValueType: string; ValueName: &quot;FORMS60_PATH&quot;; ValueData: &quot;{reg:HKLM\SOFTWARE\ORACLE,FORMS60_PATH};<your path>&quot;

HKLM is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey is the path of the key
Valuename is the name of the registry key you want to create
{reg:HKLM\....} reads the current value of a registry key (FORMS60_PATH in this case), and appends the value you want to create to it. This will preserve the current setting of FORMS60_PATH for you.

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi,
Thanks. The tips are very much useful. I will try to incorporate it from my next work onwards.