From: Daniel Clar (Daniel.Clar@supelec.fr)
Date: Tue Aug 27 2002 - 03:29:35 EDT
The original posting was :
>
> Hello Managers,
>
> We're currently developping a new application with Oracle 8.1.7 on a
> Tru64 Unix server for the students management where the picture of
each
> student will be displayed when using Forms 6i on the client side.
>
> While the pictures will come from a digital camera the files will be
> jpeg files. It seems that jpeg format is not supported but only gif
> format (or jfif). Is it correct ? Has someone encountered and resolved
> the same problem ?
>
> The solution could be to use some program to transform jpeg files in
gif
> ( or jfif) files by a script. Which program could be used to do this ?
>
> Thank you
>
> Regards
>
> Daniel Clar
> Computer Operations Manager
> Supelec
> France
>
So jpeg files are not supported by Forms.
Thank you for their answers to :
Schwarzkugler, Bernd [bernd_schwarzkugler@ibex-ag.de]
a good but big tool for converting pictures is ImageMagick
(http://www.imagemagick.org)
Raul Sossa S. [RSossa@datadec.co.cr]
Actually, I can give a very step-forward suggestion for your photo
implementation:
1. Use an specific unix directory, like /students/jpegphotos (very big
file system, deleteable
information, once converted).
2. Then, once the files are copied at /students/jpegphotos,
you use the converter your finding (I'm sure you'll find it) to
/students/gifphotos.
3. Then, you must program your Oracle Forms 6i aplication to have a
database table
that stores the directory and file name of the picture at
/students/gifphotos
(do not store the gif file into the oracle database, this it a very
good tip,
and you will avoid a real "pain in the ass" performance problem).
Hope
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