CONVERSION FROM FORMS 4.5 - FORMS6

I have about 300 4.5 fmb's to convert.
Before I embark on this painfull task I have a few questions....
Can I convert any menu's I currently use or do I need to rebuild them?
I want to use the default smart bar available in 6.0. The current forms use buttons in a block. Where there is code to alter buttons properties ie. set_item_property('button_bar.excq' etc will it be possible to amend to
set_item_property('smartbar.excq' etc ??

There is no need of any tool wrather than Oracle Developer 6 to upgrade Forms 4.5 to Forms 6.0. Just open your
Forms4.5 version Forms in Forms6.0 builder. It will automatically upgrade the forms into V6.0. If you want to add any
funtionality or feature of Forms6i you need to do it manually after upgrading V4.5 forms.

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Hi all,
I'm trying to convert my forms from Forms version 4.5 to 6i.
In the process, all the variables declared as char are getting converted to varchar2.Say it was:
(in version 4.5)
v_variable char(22);
This gets converted to
(in version 6i)
v_variable varchar2(22);
But if the length of the char variable is not defined it is getting defaulted to varchar2 (1).This will give me various errors because of the conversion into a variable of length 1.(Earlier it was not compulsory to define the length of char variables)
Is there any way that I can prompt the compiler to convert char variables into varchar2(200) ?????
Any suggestions will be of great help.
Thanks in advance.
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But if you had a variable defined as "my_var char;" it had a
length of 1 implicitly. This should not affect your runtime
behavior.
You can check into using the Forms API to convert the text
string "varchar2(1)" to varchar2(2000). You can find
information on the API at:
http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/274326.pdf
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Candace Stover

Conversion from Forms 4.5 to 6i

Hello
Do someone knows wich are the most common problems converting the forms from 4.5 to 6i Forms version ?
Is there a product that can help me ?
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by wave80:
Hello
Do someone knows wich are the most common problems converting the forms from 4.5 to 6i Forms version ?
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Automated tool to convert from Forms to Dynamic Page for Oracle Portal?

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We are thinking to convert majority of the forms in our portal to dynamic pages. Is there any tool to automate the conversion from Forms to Dynamic page for Oracle Portal 9.0.4.1.0?
Thanks, Abbas

Dear Abbas,
You seem to have two issues... ;-)
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Calling Reports From Forms

Hello,
i'm trying to call a Report from a Form but i'm getting the error:
Cannot Get Output of Job ID 91 you requested on Mon Feb 03 14:00:03 BRT 2003.
REP-56033: Job 91 does not exist
I'm using Reports Server 9i (9.0.2.3) and Forms Server 6i.
The PL/SQL to call the report is something like the following:
declare
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v_rep_job_id Varchar2(200);
v_rep_status Varchar2(200);
begin
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 while v_rep_status in ('RUNNING', 'OPENING_REPORT', 'ENQUEUED')
 loop
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 end loop;
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end if;
end;
end if;
Destroy_Parameter_List(pLista_ID);
end;
I've already commented out the <security> section, and uncommented the <compatible version="6i"> in <reports_server>.conf file. The rwproxy service is up and running on port 1949 and i'm using SIGLE_SIGN_ON=NO in rwservlet.properties file.
What could be wrong??
Regards,
Marcus Santos.

Jermima,
To call Reports9i from Forms6i it needs to be configured for backward compatibility. this means that your Reports9i server must run as if it was a 6i server.
The following is from an unpublished paper I wrote on this topic:
Using Reports9i with Forms 6i
====================================================
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This can be done by issuing he following command from the Oracle9iAS/bin directory rwserver <servername> batch=yes & (UNIX)or rwserver -install <service name> (WINDOWS)In both cases, the first time that the Reports Server starts, a Reports configuration file <servername>.conf (UNIX) or <service_name>.conf (WINDOWS) is created in the Oracle9iAS/reports/conf directory.
To use Reports9i Services form a Forms6i client, this file needs some editing:
The Reports Sevices configuration file gets created with the first start of the Oracle9iAS Reports Services. The configuration settings in this file determine the runtime behavior of the Reports Services.
Two changes need to be applied to this file to make Oracle9iAs Services work with Forms6i client-server applications. Make sure that the Reports Services process was stopped before opening the Reports Services configuration file, located in the Oracle9iAS/reports/conf directory, with a text editor. The Reports Services configuration file name does apply to the following naming convention.
Separate server process
<ServiceName>.conf
<server>
[1] 
<cache class="oracle.reports.cache.RWCache">
<property name="cacheSize" value="50"/>


</cache>
[2] <security id="rwSec" class="oracle.reports.server.RWSecurity">
<property name="securityUserid" value="tyKAUY845QDO/2vyaGbQw â€¦" confidential="yes" encrypted="yes"/>
</security>
</server>
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clients.
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<compatible version="6i"/>
[2] Remove the <security> </security> tag pair and their included content. This effectively disables the Reports Services access control,
which by default requires a system authentication to be provided by the user to before running a report.
If later you want to recover access control, then all you need to do is to stop the Reports Services, delete the configuration file and start it up
again. This leads to a new configuration file being created. Repeat step [1].
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<report_server_name>.<domain>=
(ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL=tcp)
(HOST=<hostname of the Reports Server installation>)
(PORT=1950)
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(ADDRESS=
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(HOST=<fnimphiu-lap.de.oacle.com)
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=============================
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engine, The Reports servlet rwservlet is configured by a file named rwservlet.properties, located in the Oracle9iAS/reports/conf directory.
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Hi all,
Quick background info:
I'm working on a conversion project from Forms 4.5 client/server applications to a three tier, web based Forms 6i environment.
We're running Oracle 8i DB on HP-UX machines, Oracle 9ias on HP-UX machines, and users access forms through Netscape
on Win2000 platform.
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I have a SQL execution interface form from which users have been able to run dynamic SQL scripts w/o having direct access to
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output on an html page. Is there a better/easier way?!
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FLM
Paychex, Inc.

Thanks for the response,
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FLM
[email protected]
You can probably still use the host to sqlplus, but this time it will run on the Forms Server.
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"Squeegees Wanted"
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Thanks in advance for any comments.

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XML insert from forms

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*Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)
Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
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"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
*Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
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Santiago of Chile...

Integrating Forms and Apex. (Calling Apex from Forms).

Hi all.
We'll soon start an upgrade of our Forms / Reports 6i Application to 11g.
I was wondering, maybe, it would be nice to add some value for the upgrade process as a whole, using some of Apex new features like web mobile interface or maybe an integration between Forms an Apex, for example to provide users with the powerful features of Interactive Reports, just to name one.
I have found this interesting link: http://roelhartman.blogspot.com/2008/11/integrate-oracle-forms-with-apex.html. (not a 100% clear for me, but at least it is a start).
Obviously, to make it attractive, one would expect automatic login between the two Apps. As far as i know, this could be done like this:
1) Using SSO. With that a Portal / Forms / Reports/ Discoverer/ version would be mandatory (too expensive for some clients).
2) Oracle Access Manager? Not sure, can Oracle Forms connect to Access Manager? or LDAP? How about the licensing costs?. Not a clue.
3) Make all Apex pages public? Not feasible.
4) Now this one: in our forms application, every user authenticates within the application and we internally map that application user to an actual database user. At all times we hold metadata info about the current user (app, and DB), as well as application context. So this is my question:
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I have had my iPhone for a couple years now, and have accumulated a fairly large amount of iMessage conversations from various people. A few days ago, I purchased my first iPad and also updated my Mac to Mountain Lion. By doing so, I now have access to iMessage on three devices in total, whereas before I only had one.
I have managed to setup my devices so that all new iMessages I send and receive are being synced between them. However, is it possible to sync my old iMessage conversations from my iPhone back onto my iPad and Mac?
I would like to do so in order to keep a full record of the past conversations I have had with my contacts.
I have done a bit of research before posting, but the only related topics I found werehttps://discussions.apple.com/message/19095937 andhttps://discussions.apple.com/message/17818920. The former was left unresolved, whereas the latter describes a solution which I am unable to reproduce.
Could anyone shed some light on this for me?

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For me this was very early on in my Mountain Lion days.
I would now say that you cannot sync iMessages from an iOS device that were sent before your linked any Apple ID with the iPhone Number or added the Mac to the use of the Apple ID.
At the point at which and Apple ID is used on both an iPad and the Mac version of Messages becomes it's "Start date"
The same can be said for adding an Apple ID to an iPhone and the Mac.
On the Mac all messages can be saved if you wish.
This are in the .ichat format which you can send to Mac Buddies and then can open them and read them as if they were the chat (i.e they display as "chats').
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I'm stuck up in an urgent requirement where I want to send an array of values(eg., PL/SQL table) with a number of rows say 100 from Forms 6i to Oracle PL/SQL. PL/SQL table is based on a record type consists of a number of columns say 10.
The actual scenario is that, Forms interactive screen (multiple record block) does validations on the values entered by users and then it should send all the rows together to a Stored Procedure or Packaged procedure. Packaged procedure receives the PL/SQL table, does processing on the data values of the PL/SQL table and send it back to Forms 6i.
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hi,
I want to give n-array elements from a forms6i application to
a stored package at the same time. I want to work with n-array
elements in my stored package >>mypackage<<, because I want to sort the
array elements in a stored package. Now >>mypackage<< works only with
one array-element, but I need n-elements. First I start a test with
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t_file tab_spoolfile;
BEGIN
t_file(1):= 'abc_00017_cba'; -- 1.
t_file(2):= 'xyz_00002_zyx'; -- 2.
t_file(3):= 'efg_99999_gfe'; -- 3.
t_file(4):= 'mno_00115_onm'; -- 4.
t_file(5):= 'hij_00088_jih'; -- 5.
FOR i IN t_file.FIRST..t_file.LAST
LOOP
out('Element: '||t_file(i));
mypackage.my_procedure(mypackage.tab_array(t_file(i)),null);
END LOOP;
END;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE MyPackage AS
TYPE tab_array IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(300);
t_file tab_array;
PROCEDURE my_procedure(in_values IN tab_array, p_param VARCHAR2);
END MyPackage;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY MyPackage AS
i BINARY_INTEGER:= 1;
PROCEDURE my_procedure(in_values IN tab_array, p_param VARCHAR2) IS
BEGIN
IF in_values.EXISTS(i)
THEN
out('Sort : '||in_values(i));
END IF;
END;
END MyPackage;
SQL> exec element
Element: abc_00017_cba
Sort : abc_00017_cba
Element: xyz_00002_zyx
Sort : xyz_00002_zyx
Element: efg_99999_gfe
Sort : efg_99999_gfe
Element: mno_00115_onm
Sort : mno_00115_onm
Element: hij_00088_jih
Sort : hij_00088_jih
Does anybody have an idea?
Best regards,
Tom

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