Icons are not visible when the form is run

Question

I develop a form with only a push button. I developed form using oracle 10DS. I have saved my form in application server. To see an icon in my button, i did the following things:
1. In application server i made a jar named test.jar. It consists of just two gif images.
2. I copied this jar in application server's \forms90\java directory
3. I configured formsweb.cfg file as the following.
4. my \form90\java\oracle\forms\registry\registry.dat is as the following.
whenever i run form i can not see icon but in client's oracle jar cache jar is downloaded.
-------------------------------formsweb.cfg -------------------------------------------
=========================
# $Id: formsweb.cfg,v 1.24 2003/08/22 01:07:35 pkuhn Exp $
# formsweb.cfg defines parameter values used by the FormsServlet (f90servlet)
# This section defines the Default settings. Any of them may be overridden in the
# following Named Configuration sections. If they are not overridden, then the
# values here will be used.
# The default settings comprise two types of parameters: System parameters,
# which cannot be overridden in the URL, and User Parameters, which can.
# Parameters which are not marked as System parameters are User parameters.
# SYSTEM PARAMETERS
# These have fixed names and give information required by the Forms
# Servlet in order to function. They cannot be specified in the URL query
# string. But they can be overriden in a named configuration (see below).
# Some parameters specify file names: if the full path is not given,
# they are assumed to be in the same directory as this file. If a path
# is given, then it should be a physical path, not a URL.
# USER PARAMETERS
# These match variables (e.g. %form%) in the baseHTML file. Their values
# may be overridden by specifying them in the URL query string
# (e.g. "http://myhost.mydomain.com/servlet/f90servlet?form=myform&width=700")
# or by overriding them in a specific, named configuration (see below)
[default]
# System parameter: default base HTML file
baseHTML=base.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
#baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Sun's Java Plug-In
baseHTMLjpi=basejpi.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer
# (when using the native JVM)
baseHTMLie=baseie.htm
# System parameter: delimiter for parameters in the base HTML files
HTMLdelimiter=%
# System parameter: working directory for Forms runtime processes
# WorkingDirectory defaults to <oracle_home>/forms90 if unset.
workingDirectory=
# System parameter: file setting environment variables for the Forms runtime
processes
envFile=default.env
# System parameter: JVM option for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
# This parameter specifies how to execute the Forms applet under
# Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or above. Put IE=native if you want
# the Forms applet to run in the browser's native JVM.
IE=JInitiator
# Forms runtime argument: whether to escape certain special characters
# in values extracted from the URL for other runtime arguments
escapeparams=true
# Forms runtime argument: which form module to run
form=test.fmx
# Forms runtime argument: database connection details
userid=
# Forms runtime argument: whether to run in debug mode
debug=no
# Forms runtime argument: host for debugging
host=
# Forms runtime argument: port for debugging
port=
# Other Forms runtime arguments: grouped together as one parameter.
# These settings support running and debugging a form from the Builder:
otherparams=buffer_records=%buffer% debug_messages=%debug_messages% array=%array%
obr=%obr% query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% render=%render% record=%record%
tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term%
# Sub argument for otherparams
buffer=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
debug_messages=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
array=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
obr=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
query_only=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
quiet=yes
# Sub argument for otherparams
render=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
record=
# Sub argument for otherparams
tracegroup=
# Sub argument for otherparams
log=
# Sub argument for otherparams
term=
# HTML page title
pageTitle=Oracle Application Server Forms Services
# HTML attributes for the BODY tag
HTMLbodyAttrs=
# HTML to add before the form
HTMLbeforeForm=
# HTML to add after the form
HTMLafterForm=
# Forms applet parameter: URL path to Forms ListenerServlet
serverURL=/forms90/l90servlet
# Forms applet parameter
codebase=/forms90/java
# Forms applet parameter
imageBase=codeBase
# Forms applet parameter
width=750
# Forms applet parameter
height=600
# Forms applet parameter
separateFrame=false
# Forms applet parameter
splashScreen=
# Forms applet parameter
background=
# Forms applet parameter
lookAndFeel=Oracle
# Forms applet parameter
colorScheme=teal
# Forms applet parameter
logo=
# Forms applet parameter
restrictedURLparams=HTMLbodyAttrs,HTMLbeforeForm,pageTitle,HTMLafterForm,log,allow
_debug,allowNewConnections
# Forms applet parameter
formsMessageListener=
# Forms applet parameter
recordFileName=
# Forms applet parameter
serverApp=default
# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator
archive_jini=f90all_jinit.jar,classes12.jar,test.jar
# Forms applet archive setting for Microsoft Internet Explorer native JVM
archive_ie=f90all.cab
# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin, Appletviewer,
etc)
archive=f90all.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. You should
# only change this after reading the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download Oracle JInitiator.
# Oracle JInitiator is used with Windows clients.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms90/jinitiator/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0017-ABCDEFABCDEF
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,17
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.17
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download Sun's Java Plugin.
# Sun's Java Plugin is typically used for non-Windows clients.
# (NOTE: you should check this page and possibly change the settings)
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/plugin-install.html
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version
=1,3,0,0
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;version=1.3
# EM config parameter
# Set this to "1" to enable Enterprise Manager to track Forms processes
em_mode=0
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oid_formsid=formsApp_drsshl_C75ED7E7CA18492FA35AA090350527B7
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oracle_home=E:\Oracle_SHLAS
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
formsid_group_dn=cn=Logical Application Group,
orclApplicationCommonName=formsApp_drsshl_C75ED7E7CA18492FA35AA090350527B7,
cn=forms, cn=Products, cn=OracleContext
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter: indicates whether we allow
# dynamic resource creation if the resource is not yet created in the OID.
ssoDynamicResourceCreate=true
# Single Sign-On parameter: URL to redirect to if ssoDynamicResourceCreate=false
ssoErrorUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: Cancel URL for the dynamic resource creation DAS page.
ssoCancelUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: indicates whether the url is protected in which
# case mod_osso will be given control for authentication or continue in
# the FormsServlet if not. It is false by default. Set it to true in an
# application-specific section to enable Single Sign-On for that application.
ssoMode=false
# The parameter allow_debug determines whether debugging is permitted.
# Administrators should set allow_debug to "true" if servlet
# debugging is required, or to provide access to the Forms Trace Xlate utility.
# Otherwise these activities will not be allowed (for security reasons).
allow_debug=false
# Parameter which determines whether new Forms sessions are allowed.
# This is also read by the Forms EM Overview page to show the
# current Forms status.
allowNewConnections=true
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 1: configuration to run forms in a separate browser window with
# "generic" look and feel (include "config=sepwin" in the URL)
# You may define your own specific, named configurations (sets of parameters)
# by adding special sections as illustrated in the following examples.
# Note that you need only specify the parameters you want to change. The
# default values (defined above) will be used for all other parameters.
# Use of a specific configuration can be requested by including the text
# "config=<your_config_name>" in the query string of the URL used to run
# a form. For example, to use the sepwin configuration, your could issue
# a URL like "http://myhost.mydomain.com/servlet/f90servlet?config=sepwin".
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 2: configuration affecting users of MicroSoft Internet Explorer 5.x.
# Forms applet will run under the browser's native JVM rather than using Oracle
JInitiator.
[ienative]
IE=native
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 3: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases (even if
# the client browser is on Windows)
[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
baseHTMLie=basejpi.htm
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 4: configuration running the Forms ListenerServlet in debug mode
# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file).
[debug]
serverURL=/forms90/l90servlet/debug
[test]
form=E:\ict\ITSUPPORT\test.fmx usesdi=yes
userid=support/s00001@dshl
width=100%
height=100%
colorscheme=blue
pageTitle=ICT Support :: Just in Time
imagebase=codebase
archive_jini=f90all_jinit.jar,rolloverbutton.jar,getclientinfo.jar,infobutton.jar,test.jar
webUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
#lookAndFeel=Oracle
splashscreen=ash.gif
logo=none
separateFrame=false
******************************************** registry.dat
---=========================
# This is the Registry file.
# This file contains the logical [Java] Class name and an associated
# [numerical] identifier that will be used to refer to objects of the
# class in order to reduce the amount of information that needs to be
# repeatedly transmitted to the client.
# This file is of the Form understood by java.util.Properties (for now)
# The System Level sound file is relative to the CODEBASE
oracle.classById.1=oracle.forms.engine.Runform
oracle.classById.4=oracle.forms.handler.FormWindow
oracle.classById.5=oracle.forms.handler.AlertDialog
oracle.classById.6=oracle.forms.handler.DisplayList
oracle.classById.7=oracle.forms.handler.LogonDialog
oracle.classById.8=oracle.forms.handler.DisplayErrorDialog
oracle.classById.9=oracle.forms.handler.ListValuesDialog
oracle.classById.10=oracle.forms.handler.EditorDialog
oracle.classById.11=oracle.forms.handler.HelpDialog
oracle.classById.12=oracle.forms.handler.FormStatusBar
oracle.classById.13=oracle.forms.handler.MenuInfo
# oracle.classById.14=UNUSED
oracle.classById.15=oracle.forms.handler.ApplicationTimer
oracle.classById.16=oracle.forms.handler.MenuParametersDialog
oracle.classById.17=oracle.forms.handler.PromptListItem
oracle.classById.18=oracle.forms.handler.CancelQueryDialog
oracle.classById.257=oracle.forms.handler.TextFieldItem
oracle.classById.258=oracle.forms.handler.TextAreaItem
oracle.classById.259=oracle.forms.handler.FormCanvas
oracle.classById.261=oracle.forms.handler.ButtonItem
oracle.classById.262=oracle.forms.handler.CheckboxItem
oracle.classById.263=oracle.forms.handler.PopListItem
oracle.classById.264=oracle.forms.handler.TListItem
oracle.classById.265=oracle.forms.handler.CfmVBX
oracle.classById.266=oracle.forms.handler.CfmOLE
oracle.classById.267=oracle.forms.handler.RadioButtonItem
oracle.classById.268=oracle.forms.handler.ImageItem
oracle.classById.269=oracle.forms.handler.IconicButtonItem
oracle.classById.270=oracle.forms.handler.BlockScroller
oracle.classById.271=oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer
oracle.classById.272=oracle.forms.handler.TabControl
oracle.classById.273=oracle.forms.handler.ComboBoxItem
oracle.classById.274=oracle.forms.handler.TreeItem
oracle.classById.281=oracle.forms.handler.PopupHelpItem
# Defaults for the Font details, all names are Java Font names. Each of
# these parameters represents the default property to use when none is
# specified.
# defaultFontname represents the default Java fontName.
# defaultSize represents the default fontSize. Note that the size is
# multiplied by 100 (e.g. a 10pt font has a size of 1000).
# defaultStyle represents the default fontStyle, PLAIN or ITALIC.
# defaultWeight represents the default fontWeight, PLAIN or BOLD.
default.fontMap.defaultFontname=Dialog
default.fontMap.defaultSize=900
default.fontMap.defaultStyle=PLAIN
default.fontMap.defaultWeight=PLAIN
# Default Font Face mapping.
# appFontname represents a comma delimited list of Application Font Names.
# javaFontname represents a comma delimited list of Java Font Names.
# The number of entries in the appFontname list should match the number in
# the javaFontname list. The elements of the list are comma separated and
# all characters are taken literally, leading and trailing spaces are
# stripped from Face names.
# Note that this file uses the Java 1.1 Font names in order to be able to
# handle the NLS Plane (BUG #431051)
default.fontMap.appFontnames=Courier New,Courier,courier,System,Terminal,Fixed,Fixedsys,Times,Times New Roman,MS Sans Serif,Arial, Kunstler Script
default.fontMap.javaFontnames=MonoSpaced,MonoSpaced,MonoSpaced,Dialog,MonoSpaced,Dialog,Dialog,Serif,Serif,Dialog,SansSerif, Kunstler Script
# The Application Level icon files are relative to the DOCUMENTBASE
# example: icons/
# or an absolute URL.
# example: http://www.forms.net/~luser/d2k_project/
default.icons.iconpath=
default.icons.iconextension=gif
# Application level settings to control UI features
app.ui.lovButtons=true
app.ui.requiredFieldVA=false
# The background color is specified as an RGB triple.
app.ui.requiredFieldVABGColor=255,0,0
---====================================
I tried many times. But could not be successful. Then I just kept my icons in
\forms90\java directory without making jar. In my form, icon file name is the icon name without extension. Here, i can see my icon in button. but if i replace an icon
without changing the name of the icon, then i always see the old icon. The new icon, i can not see.
Please, help me with only Oracle 10g AS how i can see icon in button. Let's assume, there is not oracle 10g DS (any development tool) in the machine where the form is run.
Please, guide me clearly step by step so that i might be successful.
Thanks.
TKARIM

Answer 1

Thanks Bernard,
It works fine with JInitiator but not working with
the JPI. For JPI what settings I need to do ??hi TKARIM and Bernard, i am having similar problem even with the Bernard's recommended setup. could you post the webutiljini.htm (i presume you are using config=test) ?
i am actually using jinitiator 1.3.1.28 with Oracle HTTP Server of OAS 10gR2) calling Forms Server 6i (f60cgi). After setting up according to Bernard's recommended setup steps, the java console showed that it loaded the icon jar file when it could not read the form, but it skipped the loading of the icon jar file once it read and started the form. How do we specify in the form to pick up the icon from the jar file instead from a directory ? Or do we need to specify ? Any ideas ?
Thx and Regards
dkklau