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Re: Oracle 8i and ODT

turbochimp22-Aug-05 2:48

turbochimp

22-Aug-05 2:48

One thing to look at is the tnsnames.ora files. The ODT stuff creates a new set for 10g (separate from the ones for 9i etc.), and they may be different but the 10g version is sometimes the only one used after it is created. If the name resolutions of all your databases are not in the 10g version of tnsnames.ora, then you might consider merging the tnsnames.ora files.

Another potential problem is that ODT also creates a sqlnet.ora file that works sort of like your hosts file (helps resolve server names). In my case, the sqlnet.ora file had incorrect domain information that was overriding what was in my tnsnames.ora file and causing server names not to resolve. After some fiddling with the file, I finally just deleted it, reasoning that it had not been there prior to ODT, and everything had worked fine anyway. Everything worked after that.

Hope this helps.

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stuck on how to save file properties

ekynox21-Aug-05 17:32

ekynox

21-Aug-05 17:32

hi guys,

i have been playing with the DSOFile component from MS. One of the things I realised it couldnt do was to read properties of PDF documents. So I have managed to rectify this by simply using the shell32.dll and using the GetFileInfo method from that dll.

However, my problem is that how do i save the summary file properties of a PDF document if I am using shell32.dll ??

I have tried looking through MSDN but couldnt find anything. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

Possible to load a form without displaying it?

thrakazog21-Aug-05 14:15

thrakazog

21-Aug-05 14:15

I need to load several forms in the background of an MDI app. My problem is that the forms display themselves when I try to read a property from them. I want them to be fully loaded but invisible until the time they are needed.

Is it possible to fully load a form without having it display? The code I'm starting with looks like this:

long hndl;
System.Windows.Forms.Form frmIt = new Form();
frmIt.MdiParent = this;
frmIt.Visible = false;
//not yet visible
//read the handle
hndl = (long) frmIt.Handle;
//form is now visible.

Thanks,