Using 9i Client and Forms 6i on the same client

[Kalin]

Hi all,

I'm trying to install both the Oracle 9i client and Forms 6i runtime on one client PC.

The install works like a charm, but I want both clients to use only one Oracle home. This to prevent any switching between homes during runtime.

Is this possible and if so how ???


Grtz,

Kalin

 

[sem]

No, they use incompatible libraries.
I can't understand WHY you need to install them into common home. What switching do you mean?

Regards, Dima

http://seminihin.narod.ru

 

[Kalin]

Hi Sem,

because the installs aren't always in the same order I can't depend on one of the two being the default home, so if I have a application which depends on the Oracle 9i client and the forms install (with a 8i conectivity) is the default home, the application can't connect to the 9i database. Same goes other way around.

So I hope you can see my problem.

Grtz,

Kalin

 

[sem]

I have 4 homes with different Oracle versions including 8i local database, Forms 5, 6, 6i and 9i, and separate 9.2 client. Pre-6i Forms versions allow only DEFAULT_HOME, but since 6i you may install it in any. From each of these homes I connect to more than 10 instances of different Oracle versions.
Most third-party applications allow specifying explicitly a home to use, and almost all of them may work with different versions. So I still can not understand your doubts.

Regards, Dima

http://seminihin.narod.ru

 

[Kalin]

How do you specify the home which a application (forms or other) should use during runtime ??

Grtz,

Kalin

 

[sem]

I don't specify them at all. When Forms is started it uses libraries located in its own home. Each home has its own key in registry. I use TNS_ADMIN environment variable to share the same TNSNAMES.ORA file for all homes, that's all. Components work independently.

Regards, Dima

http://seminihin.narod.ru

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
The only time I have found it important to set a default home ( Using Oracle's Home Selector ) is when I am using Designer...Some of its functions may misbehave if the wrong home is set..
In general,having multiple homes ( assuming the products are installed in the correct order ) should cause no problems.