!!! Oracle Reports rwrbe60.exe on Windows 2003 R2 x64 !!!

[Guest Jerry Alan Braga]

We are a Windows 2003 TS shop and we are testing a new dl380 g5 server

running windows 2003 x64 R2.

 

We have our own applications that are based on Oracle Forms / Reports 6i.

They work fine on Windows 2003 x32 but on x64 the reports background engine

that is used to run all reports that are launched from forms starts up fine

but does nothing after. It does not connect to the database and the logging

pane show nothing not even errors that are forced that do display when in

x32 mode.

 

I know that when the background engine starts it talks to windows printer

drivers at the start in order to set the printing env. Could it be that it

cannot talk to the x64 printer drivers ? I have tried creating a generic

text only printer on the terminal server and set that as the default with no

luck.

 

Does anyone have any ideas on how and where I can look into this ? Any

ideas how to diagnose this ?

 

What I have tried.

 

running rwrbe60.exe in compatibility mode

set the dep for the rwrbe60.exe

 

thanks in advance

[Guest Paul]

RE: !!! Oracle Reports rwrbe60.exe on Windows 2003 R2 x64 !!!

 

Same problem here. Did you ever come up with a work around?

 

"Jerry Alan Braga" wrote:

> We are a Windows 2003 TS shop and we are testing a new dl380 g5 server

> running windows 2003 x64 R2.

>

> We have our own applications that are based on Oracle Forms / Reports 6i.

> They work fine on Windows 2003 x32 but on x64 the reports background engine

> that is used to run all reports that are launched from forms starts up fine

> but does nothing after. It does not connect to the database and the logging

> pane show nothing not even errors that are forced that do display when in

> x32 mode.

>

> I know that when the background engine starts it talks to windows printer

> drivers at the start in order to set the printing env. Could it be that it

> cannot talk to the x64 printer drivers ? I have tried creating a generic

> text only printer on the terminal server and set that as the default with no

> luck.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas on how and where I can look into this ? Any

> ideas how to diagnose this ?

>

> What I have tried.

>

> running rwrbe60.exe in compatibility mode

> set the dep for the rwrbe60.exe

>

> thanks in advance

>

>

>

[Guest Munindra Das [MSFT]]

Re: !!! Oracle Reports rwrbe60.exe on Windows 2003 R2 x64 !!!

 

Does it happen only inside a TS session or on the local console as well? If

it is inside a TS session only, are you using any redirected printers

(printers that are on the client). Do you see any errors in the event log?

 

You might also want to try the Oracle forum (http://forums.oracle.com/).

 

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"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A8F5AE25-0F6C-4217-90E9-FD103626EBDF@microsoft.com...

> Same problem here. Did you ever come up with a work around?

>

> "Jerry Alan Braga" wrote:

>

>> We are a Windows 2003 TS shop and we are testing a new dl380 g5 server

>> running windows 2003 x64 R2.

>>

>> We have our own applications that are based on Oracle Forms / Reports 6i.

>> They work fine on Windows 2003 x32 but on x64 the reports background

>> engine

>> that is used to run all reports that are launched from forms starts up

>> fine

>> but does nothing after. It does not connect to the database and the

>> logging

>> pane show nothing not even errors that are forced that do display when in

>> x32 mode.

>>

>> I know that when the background engine starts it talks to windows printer

>> drivers at the start in order to set the printing env. Could it be that

>> it

>> cannot talk to the x64 printer drivers ? I have tried creating a generic

>> text only printer on the terminal server and set that as the default with

>> no

>> luck.

>>

>> Does anyone have any ideas on how and where I can look into this ? Any

>> ideas how to diagnose this ?

>>

>> What I have tried.

>>

>> running rwrbe60.exe in compatibility mode

>> set the dep for the rwrbe60.exe

>>

>> thanks in advance

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Paul]

Re: !!! Oracle Reports rwrbe60.exe on Windows 2003 R2 x64 !!!

 

It happens local or via a TS session. I've also tried printing the reports

local to a client. They work perfect with a 32 bit pc. When I try and print

them on xp 64 bit, same exact issue. I've been searching around the web. It

appears this is a problem everyone is seeing on x64 with Oracle Reports 6i.

 

The issue occurs between the splwow64 thunking spooler and the rwrbe60

process. The rwrbe60 process uses print drivers (of you default printer) to

generate the report. The splwow64 thunker spooler translates 64bit printer

drivers to 32bit application. For what ever reason, this system does not

work correctly. It just goes off into la la land.

 

With the tons of people out there still running forms and reports 6i, I

would think MS and/or Oracle would put out a fix for this. I don't see any

as of yet.

 

Any additional help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Paul

 

"Munindra Das [MSFT]" wrote:

> Does it happen only inside a TS session or on the local console as well? If

> it is inside a TS session only, are you using any redirected printers

> (printers that are on the client). Do you see any errors in the event log?

>

> You might also want to try the Oracle forum (http://forums.oracle.com/).

>

> --

> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A8F5AE25-0F6C-4217-90E9-FD103626EBDF@microsoft.com...

> > Same problem here. Did you ever come up with a work around?

> >

> > "Jerry Alan Braga" wrote:

> >

> >> We are a Windows 2003 TS shop and we are testing a new dl380 g5 server

> >> running windows 2003 x64 R2.

> >>

> >> We have our own applications that are based on Oracle Forms / Reports 6i.

> >> They work fine on Windows 2003 x32 but on x64 the reports background

> >> engine

> >> that is used to run all reports that are launched from forms starts up

> >> fine

> >> but does nothing after. It does not connect to the database and the

> >> logging

> >> pane show nothing not even errors that are forced that do display when in

> >> x32 mode.

> >>

> >> I know that when the background engine starts it talks to windows printer

> >> drivers at the start in order to set the printing env. Could it be that

> >> it

> >> cannot talk to the x64 printer drivers ? I have tried creating a generic

> >> text only printer on the terminal server and set that as the default with

> >> no

> >> luck.

> >>

> >> Does anyone have any ideas on how and where I can look into this ? Any

> >> ideas how to diagnose this ?

> >>

> >> What I have tried.

> >>

> >> running rwrbe60.exe in compatibility mode

> >> set the dep for the rwrbe60.exe

> >>

> >> thanks in advance

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>