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In Reports 12c, Report Builder Errors With: REP-00005: Warning: Syntax Error At Line 1 In Global Preference File. (Doc ID 2616565.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 05, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Reports Developer - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Oracle Forms for OCI - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Symptoms


-- Environment
Product: Oracle Reports Developer
Version: 12.2.1.4.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit) 7

-- Problem Statement

After replacing the customer-modified 12.2.1.4.0 reports.bat and rwbuilder.bat files with the original 12.2.1.3.0 files from Support's install modified only for customer's paths (MW_HOME and/or DOMAIN_HOME), able to launch Report Builder but it still errors with the following:

-- Error(s)

REP-00005: Warning: Syntax error at line 1 in global preference file.

Changes

 Customer modified files and did not keep a copy of the originals. 

Cause

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