Forms - Icons without jar file

Question

Hi!
I´m trying con configure my standalone weblogic (10.3.6), running in development mode,
to find my forms 11 applications icons without use a jar file.
So, at formsweb.cfg i changed imageBase to documentBase and at Registry.dat i set
default.icons.iconpath=/img/ 
default.icons.iconextension=gif 
Now I´m trying to map /img/ to may local directory (/img/ -> C:\repo\img)
I tried to change httpd.conf and didn´t work. When I access http://localhost:7001/img/myimage.gif, it returns 404.
Alias /img/ "C:\repo\img\" 
<Directory "C:\repo\img"> 
    AllowOverride None 
    Order allow,deny 
    Allow from all 
</Directory> 
Then, i tried to change forms.conf
AliasMatch /img/(..*) "C:\repo\img\$1" 
But No change at all.
Does anyone know how to create a alias in weblogic in development mode?

Answer 1

If you chose the "Development" install type you will not have OHS although you might have its config file (httpd.conf).  Further, creating an Alias in WLS is a little more painful than doing it in OHS.  My recommendation is that you keep it simple for testing.  You can use an existing Alias and extend it.  For example consider the Forms \java directory (e.g.
C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_FRHome1\forms\java)
Simply add a sub-directory to it and store your images there.  In the form, simply reference the complete image name without a path.  For example:  myimage.jpg.  Then in the Registry.dat include the virtual path to the images.  So, here are the steps.
1.  Create a sub-directory C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_FRHome1\forms\java\images
2.  Copy your images to this directory
3.  In the form, refer to the images by name only.  If your images use a different extension from what is stored in Registry.dat, include the extension in the form.  If the extension is the same then ommit it.
4.  In Registry.dat, set default.icons.iconpath=/forms/java/images/  (be sure to include the trailing slash)
5.  On the client machine, close all open browsers and open the Java Control Panel.  Clear the jar cache ("Temporary Internet Files")
Your done.  Because the form does not have a hard coded path to the images, you can easily move the forms to production without worrying about the need to change the code to handle the image location.
Oh, one last thing.... If you are using a newer JRE version you will get a securty warning suggesting that there may be unsafe code being executed.  It will then ask if you want to Block or Don't Block.  This dialog is the result of retrieving your image from a source other than the applet jar.  You will need to select Don't Block in order for it to work correctly.  This is another reason why we (Oracle) recommend using signed jar files.
Message was edited by: Michael Ferrante (Oracle)