Coverting Oracle Form to JSP

Hi,
I have one form designed in Oracle Forms 9i, I want to convert it to a .JSP. I believe I can do it using JHeadstart, this is all that I know. Could you please tell me, where can I download it from and once I have it, what steps do I need to follow for the conversion ?
Thanks!
Shalu

Shalu,
At this moment JHeadstart does not generate the JSP but uses UIX as the view implementation. JSP generation is high
on our list of enhancements but UIX does the Job. If you have a form that is not generated out of Designer you should reverse
engineer (design capture) your tables and form in Designer and then run the JHeadstart Designer Generator.
For more information see the viewlet and the developersguide on the JHeadstart page here at OTN.
http://otn.oracle.com/consulting/9iServices/JHeadstart2.html
Regards,
JHeadstart Team

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