HOST COMMAND

[NITIN27]

HI.

I want to run a winzip wizard through oracle forms and also want to make a zip file of any directory This all work i want to get it done through forms at Runtime I have tried to do this by HOST command

HOST(WINZIP32);

But it doesn't open a wizard of winzip

Pls. tell me how could i do this with a app. syntax

Happy New Year

Thanks in advance

 

[lewisp]

Specify the full path of the item you want to run, and enclose it in single quotes.

 

[NITIN27]

HI,
I WANT TO MAKE A ZIP FILE OF A FOLDER FROM FORM AT RUNTIME

Example
FOLDER FOR WHICH BACKUP TO TAKE-'C:\LOGIWWW'
NAME OF ZIP FILE -'LOGI

http://WWW_0104'

STORE ZIP FILE IN PATH -'C:\LOGI_BKP'


I HAVE WRITTEN THIS ON TRIGGER

(WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED-TRIGGER)
DECLARE
DRP VARCHAR2(300);
BEGIN
DRP:='C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WINZIP32'
HOST(DRP,SCREEN);
END;

I Hope u will understand my requirement

Thanks in Advance

 

[dsanchez2]

What version of forms are you using? If you are using Forms 9i or deploying your form on the Web in version 6i then the HOST build-in will run on the server, not on the client.

So in your case, "c:\program files\winzip\winzip32" must exist in the server. Also the server must be running Windows, instead on any other O/S such as LINUX. In addition "winzip" will only access files on the server.

I've read somewhere that Oracle has released a library to allow Forms to manipulate objects (i.e files, programs, etc) on the client. Go to the Oracle web site and search for it.

 

[sem]

Try this:
DRP:='"C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WINZIP32"'

Long names should be double-quoted. To verify your command syntax before calling it through HOST try to launch it from command prompt.

Regards, Dima

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