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to_apps.xls & to_nca.xls on NT

From: Erik Ritters [SMTP:eritters@prg.com]
Sent: Thursday, 06 May, 1999 04:25 PM
Subject: excel to oracle - cut & paste

This is for all you to_apps.xls and to_nca.xls users. We're currently using to_apps.xls (includes excel cut & paste macro, send_rows) in a 10.7SC environment. The macro works fine on our Win95 clients but does not work properly on our NT clients. When invoked from an NT client, the form that we are trying to populate seems to get overloaded (too fast). I've noticed that there is a pause command (*SLn) in the NCA version but not in the SC version and I'm not even sure if pausing between fields will even do the trick???

Has anyone out there experienced similar problems? Any input would be great. Thanks


Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 17:51:43 +0200
From: Craig Riffel CraigR@langeberg.co.za
Subject: RE: excel to oracle - cut & paste

My experience is that the best medium to use is: WIN95 running on a 133mhz machine. Anything faster or on NT bombs the macro. Craig Riffel


Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 10:53:24 -0500
From: "Kanakam, Venkat (c)" vkanakam@Carlson.com
Subject: RE: excel to oracle - cut & paste

I faced the same problem and pausing between each field for roughly 0.2 seconds solves the problem. there is a segment of code in TO_APPS.xls where it pauses the sendkey after the database SAVE key stroke is sent. You can just add the similiar to provide pause after each field.

You can contact me if you need mre info.

HTH Venkat Kanakam Consultant CIBER, Inc



Barcodes for various applications

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:39:23 -0500 (EST)
From: "Thai V. Nguyen" nguyent@psi.com
Subject: barcode on invoices

Hi folks,
We are investigating ways to append barcode on invoices that are generated for our customers. As part of the auto lockbox process, the bank that we do business with requires bar code on the remittance portion of the invoice so they can scan through the bar code reader instead of entering info manually. We are using 10.7 16.1 apps on 7.3.3 RDBMS.

I'm assuming the following is needed to proceed:
1. a program that translate customer info (customer number, address, company info, etc...) into bar code format.
2. Reformat our current invoice report to include bar code.
3. a special printer which can print bar code format.

There are probably several different ways to do this so feel free to share you own experiences. Any kind of assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks much. Thai Nguyen PSINet, Inc.


Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:20:11 -0500 (EST)
From: ketant/Polaris@polaris.co.in
Subject: Re: barcode on invoices

Hi Thai,
I had recently got some information from a company called Connectware in Canada who are into providing the middleware between Oracle Apps and barcodeware.Mainly they are into Inventory and WIP transactions but, I believe with a little bit of customization, your issues can be addressed.You can contact them and explore the possibilities.At present I have their fax no if that is of any use (514) 287-7518. Do let me know if they have anything to offer to you as I will be also interested in the solution.

Ketan Thakkar Oracle Applictaions Consultant - Distribution +91-11-8-541 665


Barcode companies

Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:10:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jay Patel jpmrp@yahoo.com
Subject: Barcode Companies

All:
We are investigating using barcodes for ship confirm and receiving. Does anyone know of companies we can use that interface with Oracle Apps, and if the software allows use of flexfields ?? Couple of companies we have looked at don't allow update to our flexfields.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.. Jay


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:34:59 -0700
From: "Jason Babicky" jasonb@aromat.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

Try BPA - Their applications are written in PL/SQL and they will include the source...

Jason Babicky, Programmer / Analyst Matsushita Electronic Materials, Inc.


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:35:58 -0700
From: "Li, Qun" Qun.Li@fluke.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

Jason:
Do you have their full name or URL? Thanks! -- Qun Li


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:48:39 -0700
From: "Meagher, Kathy" Kathy.Meagher@intermec.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

Try Intermec Technologies Corp. They offer complete barcode solutions and partner with Oracle. Check out their web site at www.intermec.com and search for the word "Oracle". It shows several successful case studies of Intermec products using Connectware with Oracle Applications.


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 14:14:17 -0700
From: "Jason Babicky" jasonb@aromat.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

Intermec barcode scanners and printers do work great. Connectware interfaces well with the applications but from what I understand is written in Perl...

Jason Babicky, Programmer / Analyst Matsushita Electronic Materials, Inc.


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 14:29:56 -0700
From: "Li, Qun" Qun.Li@fluke.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

I am interested to hear some REAL successful stories with ConnectWare/Oracle Apps? In what kind of volume or capacity? -- Qun Li


Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 15:02:25 -0700
From: "Jason Babicky" jasonb@aromat.com
Subject: RE: Barcode Companies

BPA Systems

www.bpasystems.com



Oracle Automotive and Radley CAras

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:11:35 EDT
From: Gappusr@aol.com
Subject: Oracle Automotive and Radley CAras

Hello,

Are there people out there with experience in Radley and/or Oracle Automotive.

I need help in understanding the integration, technical architecture and the functionality( richness for automotive compliance).

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks


NCA Dataload (Excel to Oracle) not working

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:36:28 -0400
From: Erik Ritters eritters@prg.com
Subject: NCA DataLoad

Dataload Users (Excel to Oracle),

I've used Dataload successfully in the past within a 10.7 SC environment. We are currently upgrading to release 11 NCA using Internet Explorer 4.0 (with jinitiator plug-in) or Netscape as our browser. I'm having a problem running to_nca31.xls in this new environment. It is not loading data to the form properly. I have the cursor in the field on the form where I want to begin loading as well as have everything in my spreadsheet highlighted for copy. The first few data items within the spreadsheet are not being transferred to the form which messes up the entire load.

As always, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! You can either email or call me directly.

Thanks
Erik Ritters
Information Technology & Strategy
Production Resource Group, L.L.C.
539 Temple Hill Rd.
New Windsor, NY 12553
Phone - (914)567-5784
Fax - (914)567-5805
Email - eritters@prg.com
http://www.prg.com


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 07:58:46 -0700
From: Michael Blunck michael.blunck@aris.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: NCA DataLoad

Erik,
What operating system are you using on your PC? I had a similar problem in a 10.7 NCA environment when I was using Windows95/98. To remedy this I started with a TAB in the first cell of my spreadsheet. Not the whole column, though, just the first field. You can see if this helps. I found this was not necessary when using Windows NT.

Michael Blunck


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:16:37 +0100
From: alexandre.gravelin@degremont.com
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9f._:_RE:_NCA_DataLoad?=

I had the same problem

To solve it you can try to start by a TAB and a back TAB (Shift TAB)

Hope this help


Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:55:14 +0800
From: Bill Shand w.shand@cowan.edu.au
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: NCA DataLoad

Hi Erik

I have been using the excel dataload macro to populate our chart of account values. I was having trouble with the first record and overcame this problem by placing a TAB in the first column of the first record. All other records being uploaded did not have this TAB. The cursor was still placed where you wanted the data to go to ( in my case the segment value field).

I have started using the standalone executable NCA DATALOAD 4.0 and find that is easier and more flexible.

Bill Shand
System Accountant
Edith Cowan University


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 22:26:44 -0400
From: "Bartoletti, Mike" BartolMi@rf.suny.edu
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: NCA DataLoad

What is the NCA DATALOAD 4.0?

Michael Bartoletti
Applications Development
Research Foundation of SUNY
ph:(518)434-7204
fx:(518)434-7211
mailto:bartolmi@rfsuny.org


Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:52:40 -0400
From: Erik Ritters eritters@prg.com
To: "'OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca'" OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Dataload (NCA)

Dataload Users,

Thanks for all of your input in reference to using Dataload within an NCA environment! I'm still having the following problem:

I'm using Dataload 4.0.2 to load Purchase Requisition data. I'm running into a problem when I get to a field in the form that is already populated (via the form). I want to simply TAB through this field and on to the next field. Instead, it starts copying data into this field and continues from that point on never leaving the field. There are other fields on the form that the form already populates and a TAB does TAB through properly. It's just this one particular field where I'm having the problem. For you Oracle Purchasing people, it's the Requestor field in the Requisitions form that I'm having the problem with. It is not tabbing through this field and on to the Organization field.

We're running rel 11.0.3 NCA and I'm using IE4.0 as my browser within a Win95 environment.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Erik Ritters
Information Technology & Strategy
Production Resource Group, L.L.C.
539 Temple Hill Rd.
New Windsor, NY 12553
Phone - (914)567-5784
Fax - (914)567-5805
Email - eritters@prg.com
http://www.prg.com


Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:27:40 +0100
From: jdstuart@globalnet.co.uk
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Dataload (NCA)

Erik,

I may have a fix for this problem. One of the 11.0.3 pre-requisite patches stops the TAB key from working in certain fields, which can obviously have serious implications for DataLoad users. It sounds as if you have run into this problem. Oracle have released a patch to fix this, number 857097. If you find you can't TAB out of this field and that TAB doesn't work in any of your flexfields then you have hit this bug.

Regards,
Jonathan Stuart.


Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:20:04 -0700
From: Michael Blunck michael.blunck@aris.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Dataload (NCA)

Erik,
You might try putting a pause in the spreadsheet right before the field in question. I am not certain this will work, but I have had performance problems in the past that pauses have remedied.

Michael Blunck



Oracle to Excel - Import / Export

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:58:48 -0700
From: Charlie Kay ckay@liberate.com
To: OraApps-L@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: import/export fr oracle to excel

i am a new oracle financials apps user ( version 11.0.2 w/ rdbms 8.0.5 ) and would like to "quickly" learn how to import/export data from oracle to excel. ( budgets/ month end financials/ etc )

can anybody out there point me to a book or reference or tutorial that can explain how to do this in not so technical terms.

thanking you in advance for any suggestions or comments.


Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:01:38 -0400
From: "Maliszewski, Joseph" Joseph.Maliszewski@FMR.COM
To: "'oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca'" oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: GL: import/export fr oracle to excel

ADI is your easiest tool. If your company did not get that some forms have an export menu option. Check Action-Export and see if it is illuminated on the form you would like to extract the data. In the absence of that, there are numerous 3rd party tool you could use. Oracle also has a couple. Discoverer would probably be the most popular.

Cheers,
Joe Maliszewski Consultant


Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:17:46 -0400
From: msudhir@answerthink.com (Manjapra Sudhir)
To: ckay@liberate.com
Cc: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: import/export fr oracle to excel

Hi,

The best way is to use a toold called ADI. This is an excel spreadsheet that sits on top of the Oracle application. Hope I was helpful. Bye.

Regards,
Manjapra V Sudhir


Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:25:40 +0500
From: "M. Armaghan Saqib" armaghan@yahoo.com
To: oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: import/export fr oracle to excel

An alternative to ADI is to use my 'SQL Link for XL' add-in for Excel. It has the following features: (It is a free utility)

1. Native access to Oracle through OO4O.
2. Execute SQL stored in XL cells
3. Automatic range-names for queried data and 'sql link lookup wizard' allows you to build non-symetric reports like BS & IS
4. QBE functionality
5. INSERTs/UPDATEs to Oracle from XL spreadsheet
6. Complete error control
7. Transaction mgmt (Commit/rollback)
8. Complete application development using XL Macros by using documented macro calls.
9. Self-running screen cam tutorials and user manual

regards,
M. Armaghan Saqib
SQL Link for XL. A free tool to integrate Oracle with XL, Oracle CBT with sample GL and other things. Click:

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