Error in the standard htmlb.jar from EP6 SP9 (HTMLx)

Question

I've successfully migrated my custom developed applications from EP5 SP5 to EP6 SP9. I've used the well known 3rd party
HTMLxframework for the DatePicker and Locale corrections only (I am a brazilian developer). 
In the org.sapportals.htmlb.rendering there is a class named RenderUtil.
This class has two places with this specific code:
ResourceBundle r = ResourceBundle.getBundle("java.text.resources.LocaleElements", locale);
Which is very wrong as the "java.text.resources.LocaleElements" is available only until j2sdk 1.3. In the EP5 that runs under 1.3 there's no problem but EP6 uses j2sdk 1.4 and this packages has been relocated from the standard package to a "ext" (extension) package and been renamed as "sun.text.resources.LocaleElements".
So, as HTMLx uses this RenderUtil class, I had to decompile the original from the htmlb.jar using JAD and corrected the above line with the following new line or code:
ResourceBundle r = ResourceBundle.getBundle("sun.text.resources.LocaleElements", locale);
More than that, I had to change several places of the HTMLx's HxInputFieldRenderer to reflect the class name changes made to the CSSs of the EP6. In the new version SAP does not open a pop-up window for the DatePicker. Instead they chose to rewrite it as a dynamic layer. So the HTMLx code has to change to reflect that.
Here follows the workaround version of HxInputFieldRenderer.java (notice that some strings are not internationalized, I just copied and pasted the parts I needed, so it's not a definitive version, but will help you get a clue of what to do):
* HxInputFieldRenderer.java
* Copyright (C) 2003  Alan Hobbs
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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package org.open.sapportals.htmlx.rendering;
import javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext;
import org.open.sapportals.htmlx.HxField;
import org.open.sapportals.htmlx.HxInputField;
import org.open.sapportals.htmlx.HxLocaleUtil;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.Component;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.Form;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.InputField;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.enum.DataType;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.enum.InputFieldDesign;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.enum.ResourceType;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.rendering.DefaultInputFieldRenderer;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.rendering.IPageContext;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.type.AbstractDataType;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.type.DataDate;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.type.DataString;
import com.sapportals.htmlb.type.Date;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.component.IPortalComponentRequest;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.component.IPortalComponentResponse;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.logger.ILogger;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.runtime.PortalRuntime;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.service.urlgenerator.IUrlGeneratorService;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.service.urlgenerator.specialized.IPortalUrlGenerator;
import com.sapportals.portal.prt.service.urlgenerator.specialized.ISpecializedUrlGenerator;
* @author Alan.Hobbs
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* Render the HxInputField.
* Version   Date         Author     Description
* 0.1.0     1-Aug-2003   AHobbs     Origional
* 0.1.0     4-Aug-2003   AHobbs     Added resource bundle
* 0.1.1     6-Aug-2003   AHobbs     Write hidden fields to store the locale
* 0.1.1     8-Aug-2003   AHobbs     Don't show the date picker button if the field is disabled
* 0.1.2    10-Aug-2003   AHobbs     Only generate the month and day name javascript once per form
* 1.1.0     1-Apr-2004   AHobbs     Added render methods to allow a HTMLB InputField
*                                   to be used instead of a HxInputField
* 1.1.0     6-Apr-2004   AHobbs     Changed the names for the hidden fields to "_HTMLX_xxxxx"
* 1.1.0    20-Apr-2004   AHobbs     Allow debug code to be written to the console with System.out.println()
* 1.3.0      4-May-2004  AHobbs     Added PopUp rendering
public class HxInputFieldRenderer extends DefaultInputFieldRenderer {
    protected ILogger m_logger = PortalRuntime.getLogger("htmlx");
    private static boolean writingDebugToConsole;
    public HxInputFieldRenderer() {
        super();
    public void render(Component component, IPageContext pc)
        m_logger.info("Entry: HxInputFieldRenderer.render()");
        if (!(component instanceof HxInputField)) {
            m_logger.warning(
                "HxInputFieldRenderer.render() component is not instanceof HxInputField " +
                "(component.getClass().getName()='" + component.getClass().getName() + "')");
            return;       
        HxInputField inf = (HxInputField)component;
        DataType type = inf.getType();
        if (writingDebugToConsole) {
            System.out.println("Start    rendering HxInputField (id='" + inf.getId() + "') ...");
        m_logger.info("  id='" + inf.getId() + "'");
        m_logger.info(inf.toString());
/*  Only include for PDK version 5.0.5.0 and above - may not be required ???
//        m_logger.info("  VersionInfo.getVersion()='" + VersionInfo.getVersion() + "'");
//      if (VersionInfo.?????) {
//            if (pc.isUsingSession() && !inf.isVisible() && inf.getParkInSession()) {
//                String uniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(inf);
//                Object value = inf.getValue();
//                String valueString = null;
//                if (value != null) {
//                    if (value instanceof AbstractDataType) {
//                        AbstractDataType dataValue = (AbstractDataType)value;
//                        if (dataValue != null)
//                            if (dataValue.isValid())
//                                valueString = dataValue.toString(pc);
//                            else
//                            if (dataValue instanceof DataString)
//                                valueString = dataValue.toString(pc);
//                            else
//                                valueString = dataValue.getValueAsString();
//                    else {
//                        valueString = value.toString();
//                else {
//                    valueString = "";
//                pc.getParamList().put(uniqueName, valueString);
//                return;
        boolean showDateHelp = false;
        if (DataType.DATE.equals(type)
        && inf.isShowHelp()
        && !inf.isDisabled()) {
            showDateHelp = true;
        boolean showPatternHint = false;
        if (inf.isShowPatternHint()
        && (DataType.DATE.equals(type)
        ||  DataType.TIME.equals(type))
        ||  ((inf.getPatternHint() != null) && (inf.getPatternHint().length() > 0))) {
            showPatternHint = true;
        boolean showStatusMsg = false;
        if (inf.isShowStatusMsg() && (inf.getStatusMsg() != null) && (inf.getStatusMsg().length() > 0)) {
            showStatusMsg = true;
        if (showDateHelp || showPatternHint || showStatusMsg) {
            pc.write("<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" id="");
            pc.write(""><tr><td>");
          String uniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(inf);
        if (inf.isVisible()) {
             pc.write("<span id="");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
             pc.write("-r" class="urEdfHelpWhl">");
            if (inf.isPassword())
                pc.write("<input type="password" class="sapEdf");
            else
                pc.write("<input type="text" class="sapEdf");
            if (inf.isInvalid())
                pc.write("i");
            if (inf.isRequired())
                pc.write("Req");
            else
                pc.write("Txt");
            if (inf.isDisabled())
                pc.write("Dsbl");
            else
                pc.write("Enbl");
            if (inf.getDesign() == InputFieldDesign.SMALL)
                pc.write("Sml");
            pc.write("" autocomplete="off");
            int mySize = inf.getSize();
            if (mySize > 0) {
                pc.write("" size="");
                pc.write(mySize);
            int maxlength = inf.getMaxlength();
            if (maxlength > 0) {
                pc.write("" maxlength ="");
                pc.write(maxlength);
            java.lang.String value = inf.getWidth();
            if (value != null && !"".equals(value)) {
                pc.write("" style="width:");
                pc.write(value);
                pc.write(";");
            java.lang.String tooltip = inf.getTooltip();
            if (tooltip != null) {
                pc.write("" title="");
                pc.writeEncoded(tooltip);
               pc.write(" onchange="return htmlbDoEvent(this,'TV','onchange','0','");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
               pc.write("',1,1,'',0);" "); 
               pc.write(" onblur="return htmlbDoEvent(this,'TV','onblur','0','");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
               pc.write("',1,1,'',0);" ");
            if(inf.isDisabled())
                pc.write("" readonly="");
        else {
            pc.write("<input type="hidden");
        pc.write("" name="");
        pc.write(uniqueName);
        if (inf.isLabeled()) {
            pc.write("" id="");
            pc.write(uniqueName);
        Object value = inf.getValue();
        pc.write("" value="");
        if (value != null) {
            String valueString = null;
            if (value instanceof AbstractDataType) {
                m_logger.info("-- Abstract Data Type");
                AbstractDataType dataValue = (AbstractDataType)value;
                if (dataValue != null) {
                    m_logger.info("-- dataValue != null");
                    if (dataValue.isValid()) {
                        m_logger.info("-- dataValue.isValid()");
                        if (dataValue instanceof DataDate) {
                            m_logger.info("-- dataValue instanceof DataDate");
                            Date date = ((DataDate)dataValue).getValue();
                            valueString = HxLocaleUtil.formatDate(date, pc.getLocale());
                        else {                       
                            m_logger.info("-- NOT dataValue instanceof DataDate");
                            valueString = dataValue.toString(pc);
                    else if (dataValue instanceof DataString) {
                        m_logger.info("-- dataValue instanceof DataString");
                        valueString = dataValue.toString(pc);
                    else {
                        m_logger.info("-- dataValue.getValueAsString()");
                        valueString = dataValue.getValueAsString();
            else {
                // Not Abstract Data Type
                m_logger.info("-- Not Abstract Data Type");
                valueString = value.toString();
            pc.writeEncoded(valueString);
        pc.write(""/>");
        if (showDateHelp) {
            String dateFormat  = HxLocaleUtil.getSapDatePatternNumber(pc.getLocale());       
               pc.write("</td><td align='left'><button id='");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
               pc.write("-btn' type="button" tabindex="-1" ti="-1" class="urEdfHlpDate" onclick="htmlb_showDateHelp(event,'");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
               pc.write("','");
               pc.write(dateFormat);
               pc.write("','1')"></button>");
               pc.write("<script>htmlb_addTexts('pt_BR',{SAPUR_OCTOBER:"Outubro",SAPUR_MSG_LOADING:"Processo de carga em andamento"," +
                    "SAPUR_SUNDAY_ABBREV:"Do",SAPUR_F4FIELD_TUTOR:"Pressionar F4 para exibir as entradas possíveis"," +
                    "SAPUR_INVALID:"Não válido",SAPUR_FEBRUARY:"Fevereiro",SAPUR_F4FIELD:"F4- campo de entrada"," +
                    "SAPUR_FRIDAY_ABBREV:"6ª",SAPUR_WEDNESDAY_ABBREV:"4ª",SAPUR_MAY:"Maio",SAPUR_MSG_WARNING:"Advertência"," +
                    "SAPUR_DECEMBER:"Dezembro",SAPUR_SEPARATOR:"-",SAPUR_MSG_SUCCESS:"Com êxito",SAPUR_SATURDAY_ABBREV:"Sa"," +
                    "SAPUR_THURSDAY_ABBREV:"5ª",SAPUR_MSG:"{0} {1} {2}",SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL:"{0} - {1} - {2} - {3}",SAPUR_JULY:"Julho"," +
                    "SAPUR_APRIL:"Abril",SAPUR_FIELD_TIME:"Hora",SAPUR_MSG_ERROR:"Erro",SAPUR_REQUIRED:"Necessário"," +
                    "SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL3:"{0} - {1} - {2}",SAPUR_SEPTEMBER:"Setembro",SAPUR_NOVEMBER:"Novembro",SAPUR_AUGUST:"Agosto"," +
                    "SAPUR_JANUARY:"Janeiro",SAPUR_BUTTON:"Botão",SAPUR_FIELD_PW:"Senha",SAPUR_FIELD:"Texto editável"," +
                    "SAPUR_DISABLED:"Não disponível",SAPUR_FIELD_DATE:"Data",SAPUR_MARCH:"Março",SAPUR_FIELD_NUMBER:"N°"," +
                    "SAPUR_MSG_STOP:"Stop",SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL4:"{0} - {1} - {2} - {3}"," +
                    "SAPUR_BUTTON_ENABLED:"Para ativar, utilizar a barra de espaço",SAPUR_TUESDAY_ABBREV:"3ª",SAPUR_READOLNY:""," +
                    "SAPUR_MSG_JUMPKEY:"Pressionar a barra de espaço para navegar para o campo correspondente",SAPUR_JUNE:"Junho"," +
                    "SAPUR_MONDAY_ABBREV:"2ª"});</script>");
        if (showPatternHint) {
            String pattern        = "";       
            String patternTooltip = "";
            if (DataType.DATE.equals(type)) {
                pattern        = HxLocaleUtil.getDatePatternInLocaleLanguage(pc.getLocale());       
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.DatePatternTooltip", pattern);
            else if (DataType.TIME.equals(type)) {
                pattern        = HxLocaleUtil.getTimePatternInLocaleLanguage(pc.getLocale());       
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.TimePatternTooltip", pattern);
                pattern = " " + pattern;
            else if ((inf.getPatternHint() != null) && (inf.getPatternHint().length() > 0)) {
                pattern = " " + inf.getPatternHint();
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.PatternTooltip", pattern);
            pc.write("</td><td align='left'>");
            pc.write("<span class='sapTxtLeg' title='" + patternTooltip + "'><nobr>");
            pc.write("<font color='666666' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' style='vertical-align:super' size='1'><b>" + pattern + "</b></font>");
            pc.write("</nobr></span>");
        if (showStatusMsg) {
            if (inf.getStatusMsgPosition().equalsIgnoreCase("RIGHT")) {
                pc.write("</td><td align='left'>");
                pc.write("<font color='990000' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' size='1'>");
            else if (inf.getStatusMsgPosition().equalsIgnoreCase("BELOW")) {
                pc.write("</td></tr><tr>");
                if (showDateHelp && showPatternHint) {
                    pc.write("<td align='left' colspan='3'>");
                else if (showDateHelp ^ showPatternHint) {      // '^' is Exclusive OR (XOR)
                    pc.write("<td align='left' colspan='2'>");
                else {
                    pc.write("<td align='left'>");
                pc.write("<font color='990000' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' style='verticle-align:super' size='1'>");
            pc.write("<nobr>" + inf.getStatusMsg() + "</nobr>");
            pc.write("</font>");
        if (showDateHelp || showPatternHint || showStatusMsg) {
            pc.write("</td></tr></table>");
        // Generate code to store the current Locale in the HTML form,
        // and make the month and day names available in javascript arrays.
        // The form's Language attribute is used as a flag so that this is only
        // done once for each form.
        Form form = pc.getCurrentForm();
        if ((form.getLanguage() == null)
        || (!form.getLanguage().equals(pc.getLocale().toString()))) {
            // Save the locale in the html form as hidden fields so that the
            // same locale can be used to parse returned data.
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_LANGUAGE_" value="" + pc.getLocale().getLanguage() + "">");
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_COUNTRY_"  value="" + pc.getLocale().getCountry()  + "">");
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_VARIANT_"  value="" + pc.getLocale().getVariant()  + "">");
            // Write javascript arrays of month and day names in the locale language
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(250);
            String javaScriptPath = pc.getJavascriptPath();
            sb.append("var javaScriptPath='");
            sb.append(javaScriptPath);
            sb.append("';");
            java.lang.String dayNames[] = RenderUtil.getDayAbbreviations(pc.getLocale());
            if (dayNames.length != 7) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Only locales with 7 days are supported!");
            sb.append("var htmlbDayNames = new Array('");
            for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
                sb.append(dayNames<i>);
                sb.append("','");
            sb.append(dayNames[6]);
            sb.append("');n");
            sb.append("var htmlbMonthNames = new Array('");
            java.lang.String monthNames[] = RenderUtil.getMonthNames(pc.getLocale());
            for (int i = 0; i < 11; i++) {
                sb.append(monthNames<i>);
                sb.append("','");
            sb.append(monthNames[11]);
            sb.append("');n");
            java.lang.String jscript = sb.toString();
            pc.getDocument().getIncludes().addBodyEndResource(ResourceType.DIRECTJSCRIPT, "HTMLB_INPUTFIELD_DATEHELP", jscript);
            // Set the language in the form so we don't do this again       
            form.setLanguage(pc.getLocale().toString());
        if (writingDebugToConsole) {
            System.out.println("Finished rendering HxInputField (id='" + inf.getId() + "')");
        m_logger.info("Exit:  HxInputFieldRenderer.render()");
    //  Methods to allow the Standard HTMLB InputField to Mimic HxInputField
    //  The key idea here is to use the standard InputField ONLY as a String
    //  field (never Date) so that we have total control over the display format
    //  and then HTMLX looks after ofrmating the string, abd displaying the
    //  help icons, status messages etc.  
     * Render the HTML placed before a HTMLB InputField, an InputField,
     * and the code placed after the InputFIeld, so that it behaves like a
     * HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param field
     * @param pc
    public static InputField mimicRender(HxField hxField, IPageContext pc) {
        HxInputField hxInputField = new HxInputField(hxField, pc.getLocale());
        return mimicRender(hxInputField, pc);
     * Render the HTML placed before a HTMLB InputField, an InputField,
     * and the code placed after the InputFIeld, so that it behaves like a
     * HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param field
     * @param pc
    public static InputField mimicRender(HxInputField hxInputField, IPageContext pc) {
        // Render stuff before InputField
        renderBeforeInputTag(hxInputField, pc);
        // Render InputField
        InputField inputField = new InputField(hxInputField.getId());  
        setUpInputField(hxInputField, inputField, pc);
        // This is a kludge to make a field read only.  It is achieved by
        // adding the flag to the 'width' attribute.  HTMLB then unknowingly
        // adds the flag when it renders the 'width' attribute.
        if (hxInputField.isReadOnly()) {
            inputField.setWidth( inputField.getWidth() + ";" readonly="");
        inputField.render(pc);
        String uniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(inputField);
        String popUpKeyUniqueName = "";
        // If the field has a Pop Up add a hidden field for the Key populated by the Pop Up
        if (hxInputField.isShowPopUp()) {
            InputField keyInputField = new InputField(hxInputField.getId() + "PopUpKey");  
            keyInputField.setVisible(false);
            keyInputField.setValue(hxInputField.getPopUpKeyValue());
            keyInputField.render(pc);
            popUpKeyUniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(keyInputField);
        // Render stuff after InputField
        renderAfterInputTag(hxInputField, pc, uniqueName, popUpKeyUniqueName);
        return inputField;      
     * Render the HTML to be placed before a HTMLB InputField so that it
     * behaves like a HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param field
     * @param pc
    public static void renderBeforeInputTag(HxField field, IPageContext pc) {
        renderBeforeInputTag(new HxInputField(field), pc);
     * Render the HTML to be placed before a HTMLB InputField so that it
     * behaves like a HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param inf
     * @param pc
    public static void renderBeforeInputTag(HxInputField inf, IPageContext pc)
        if (writingDebugToConsole) {
            System.out.println("Start    rendering mimic HxInputField (id='" + inf.getId() + "') ...");
        if (showDateHelp(inf) || showPopUp(inf) || showPatternHint(inf) || showStatusMsg(inf)) {
            pc.write("<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" id="");
            pc.write(""><tr><td>");
     * Set a HMTLB InputField with the values stored in the HxField.
     * This makes for less code in the JSP, and some versions of the PDK/EP
     * do not support some paramters in the TAG (e.g. Tooltip)
     * @param hxField
     * @param myContext
     * @param pageContext
    public static InputField setUpInputField(HxField hxField, IPageContext pc, PageContext pageContext) {
        Component component = (Component)pageContext.getAttribute(hxField.getId());
        if (!(component instanceof InputField)) {
            String msg =
                "HxInputFieldRenderer.setUpInputTag() component is not instanceof InputField " +
                "(hxField.getId()='" + hxField.getId() + "' " +
                " component.getClass().getName()='" + component.getClass().getName() + "')";
            PortalRuntime.getLogger("htmlx").severe(msg);
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
        InputField inf = (InputField)pageContext.getAttribute(hxField.getId());
        setUpInputField(hxField, inf, pc);
        return inf;
     * Set a HMTLB InputField with the values in the HxField.
     * This makes for less code in the JSP, and some versions of the PDK/EP
     * do not allow you to set some paramters in the TAG (e.g. Tooltip)
     * @param hxField
     * @param myContext
     * @param pageContext
    public static void setUpInputField(HxField hxField, InputField inf, IPageContext pc) {
        inf.setDisabled(hxField.isDisabled());
        inf.setInvalid(hxField.isInvalid());
        inf.setMaxlength(hxField.getMaxLength());
        inf.setRequired(hxField.isRequired());
        inf.setShowHelp(false);
        inf.setTooltip(hxField.getTooltip());
        inf.setType(DataType.STRING);
        inf.setValue(hxField.getValueAsString(pc.getLocale()));
        inf.setVisible(hxField.isVisible());
        inf.setSize(hxField.getMaxLength());
     * Set a HMTLB InputField with the values stored in the HxField.
     * This makes for less code in the JSP, and some versions of the PDK/EP
     * do not support some paramters in the TAG (e.g. Tooltip)
     * @param hxField
     * @param myContext
     * @param pageContext
    public static void setUpInputField(HxInputField hxInputField, InputField inf, IPageContext pc) {
        inf.setDisabled(hxInputField.isDisabled());
        inf.setInvalid(hxInputField.isInvalid());
        inf.setMaxlength(hxInputField.getMaxlength());
        inf.setRequired(hxInputField.isRequired());
        inf.setShowHelp(false);
        inf.setTooltip(hxInputField.getTooltip());
        inf.setType(DataType.STRING);
        inf.setValue(hxInputField.getPreformattedValueAsString());
        inf.setVisible(hxInputField.isVisible());
        inf.setSize(hxInputField.getSize());
     * Render the HTML to be placed after a HTMLB InputField so that it
     * behaves like a HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param field
     * @param myContext
     * @param pageContext
    public static void renderAfterInputTag(HxField field, IPageContext pc, PageContext pageContext) {
        renderAfterInputTag(new HxInputField(field), pc, pageContext);
     * Render the HTML to be placed after a HTMLB InputField so that it
     * behaves like a HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param inf
     * @param myContext
     * @param pageContext
    public static void renderAfterInputTag(HxInputField inf, IPageContext pc, PageContext pageContext) {
        Component component = (Component)pageContext.getAttribute(inf.getId());
        String uniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(component);
        String popUpKeyUniqueName = "";
        if (inf.isShowPopUp()) {
            component = (Component)pageContext.getAttribute(inf.getId() + "PopUpKey");
            popUpKeyUniqueName = pc.getParamIdForComponent(component);
        renderAfterInputTag(inf, pc, uniqueName, popUpKeyUniqueName);
     * Render the HTML to be placed after a HTMLB InputField so that it
     * behaves like a HTMLX HxInputField
     * @param inf
     * @param pc
     * @param uniqueName
     * @param popUpKeyUniqueName
    public static void renderAfterInputTag(
        HxInputField inf,
        IPageContext pc,
        String       uniqueName,
        String       popUpKeyUniqueName)
        if (showDateHelp(inf)) {
            String dateFormat  = HxLocaleUtil.getSapDatePatternNumber(pc.getLocale());       
            pc.write("</td><td align='left'><button id='");
               pc.write(uniqueName);
               pc.write("-btn' type="button" tabindex="-1" ti="-1" class="urEdfHlpDate" onclick="htmlb_showDateHelp(event,'");
            pc.write(uniqueName);
            pc.write("','");
            pc.write(dateFormat);
            pc.write("','1')"></button>");
               pc.write("<script>htmlb_addTexts('pt_BR',{SAPUR_OCTOBER:"Outubro",SAPUR_MSG_LOADING:"Processo de carga em andamento"," +
                    "SAPUR_SUNDAY_ABBREV:"Do",SAPUR_F4FIELD_TUTOR:"Pressionar F4 para exibir as entradas possíveis"," +
                    "SAPUR_INVALID:"Não válido",SAPUR_FEBRUARY:"Fevereiro",SAPUR_F4FIELD:"F4- campo de entrada"," +
                    "SAPUR_FRIDAY_ABBREV:"6ª",SAPUR_WEDNESDAY_ABBREV:"4ª",SAPUR_MAY:"Maio",SAPUR_MSG_WARNING:"Advertência"," +
                    "SAPUR_DECEMBER:"Dezembro",SAPUR_SEPARATOR:"-",SAPUR_MSG_SUCCESS:"Com êxito",SAPUR_SATURDAY_ABBREV:"Sa"," +
                    "SAPUR_THURSDAY_ABBREV:"5ª",SAPUR_MSG:"{0} {1} {2}",SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL:"{0} - {1} - {2} - {3}",SAPUR_JULY:"Julho"," +
                    "SAPUR_APRIL:"Abril",SAPUR_FIELD_TIME:"Hora",SAPUR_MSG_ERROR:"Erro",SAPUR_REQUIRED:"Necessário"," +
                    "SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL3:"{0} - {1} - {2}",SAPUR_SEPTEMBER:"Setembro",SAPUR_NOVEMBER:"Novembro",SAPUR_AUGUST:"Agosto"," +
                    "SAPUR_JANUARY:"Janeiro",SAPUR_BUTTON:"Botão",SAPUR_FIELD_PW:"Senha",SAPUR_FIELD:"Texto editável"," +
                    "SAPUR_DISABLED:"Não disponível",SAPUR_FIELD_DATE:"Data",SAPUR_MARCH:"Março",SAPUR_FIELD_NUMBER:"N°"," +
                    "SAPUR_MSG_STOP:"Stop",SAPUR_BUTTON_WHL4:"{0} - {1} - {2} - {3}"," +
                    "SAPUR_BUTTON_ENABLED:"Para ativar, utilizar a barra de espaço",SAPUR_TUESDAY_ABBREV:"3ª",SAPUR_READOLNY:""," +
                    "SAPUR_MSG_JUMPKEY:"Pressionar a barra de espaço para navegar para o campo correspondente",SAPUR_JUNE:"Junho"," +
                    "SAPUR_MONDAY_ABBREV:"2ª"});</script>");
        if (showPopUp(inf)) {
            String dateFormat  = HxLocaleUtil.getSapDatePatternNumber(pc.getLocale());       
            pc.write("</td><td align='left'><div class="urEdfHlpSml" onClick="");
            pc.write("htmlxPopUp('");
            pc.write(getPopUpUrl(pc, inf.getPopUpPage()));
            pc.write("', '");
            pc.write(uniqueName);
            pc.write("', '");
            pc.write(popUpKeyUniqueName);
            pc.write("', ");
            pc.write(inf.getPopUpWidth());
            pc.write(", ");
            pc.write(inf.getPopUpHeight());
            pc.write(", '");
            pc.write(inf.getPopUpAttributes());
            pc.write("')">");
            pc.write(" </div>");
        if (showPatternHint(inf)) {
            String pattern        = "";       
            String patternTooltip = "";
            if (DataType.DATE.equals(inf.getType())) {
                pattern        = HxLocaleUtil.getDatePatternInLocaleLanguage(pc.getLocale());       
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.DatePatternTooltip", pattern);
            else if (DataType.TIME.equals(inf.getType())) {
                pattern        = HxLocaleUtil.getTimePatternInLocaleLanguage(pc.getLocale());       
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.TimePatternTooltip", pattern);
                pattern = " " + pattern;
            else if ((inf.getPatternHint() != null) && (inf.getPatternHint().length() > 0)) {
                pattern = " " + inf.getPatternHint();
                patternTooltip = HxLocaleUtil.formatHxMsg(pc.getLocale(), "HxInputField.PatternTooltip", pattern);
            pc.write("</td><td align='left'>");
            pc.write("<span class='sapTxtLeg' title='" + patternTooltip + "'><nobr>");
            pc.write("<font color='666666' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' style='vertical-align:super' size='1'><b>" + pattern + "</b></font>");
            pc.write("</nobr></span>");
        if (showStatusMsg(inf)) {
            if (inf.getStatusMsgPosition().equalsIgnoreCase("RIGHT")) {
                pc.write("</td><td align='left'>");
                pc.write("<font color='990000' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' size='1'>");
            else if (inf.getStatusMsgPosition().equalsIgnoreCase("BELOW")) {
                pc.write("</td></tr><tr>");
                if (showDateHelp(inf) && showPatternHint(inf)) {
                    pc.write("<td align='left' colspan='3'>");
                else if (showDateHelp(inf) ^ showPatternHint(inf)) {      // '^' is Exclusive OR (XOR)
                    pc.write("<td align='left' colspan='2'>");
                else {
                    pc.write("<td align='left'>");
                pc.write("<font color='990000' face='Microsoft Sans Serif' style='verticle-align:super' size='1'>");
            pc.write("<nobr>" + inf.getStatusMsg() + "</nobr>");
            pc.write("</font>");
        if (showDateHelp(inf) || showPopUp(inf) || showPatternHint(inf) || showStatusMsg(inf)) {
            pc.write("</span></td></tr></table>");
        // Generate code to store the current Locale in the HTML form,
        // and make the month and day names available in javascript arrays.
        // The form's Language attribute is used as a flag so that this is only
        // done once for each form.
        Form form = pc.getCurrentForm();
        if ((form.getLanguage() == null)
        || (!form.getLanguage().equals(pc.getLocale().toString()))) {
            // Save the locale in the html form as hidden fields so that the
            // same locale can be used to parse returned data.
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_LANGUAGE_" value="" + pc.getLocale().getLanguage() + "">");
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_COUNTRY_"  value="" + pc.getLocale().getCountry()  + "">");
            pc.write("<input type="hidden" name="_HTMLX_VARIANT_"  value="" + pc.getLocale().getVariant()  + "">");
            // Write javascript arrays of month and day names in the locale language
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(250);
            String javaScriptPath = pc.getJavascriptPath();
            sb.append("var javaScriptPath='");
            sb.append(javaScriptPath);
            sb.append("';");
            java.lang.String dayNames[] = RenderUtil.getDayAbbreviations(pc.getLocale());
            if (dayNames.length != 7) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Only locales with 7 days are supported!");
            sb.append("var htmlbDayNames = new Array('");
            for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
                sb.append(dayNames<i>);
                sb.append("','");
            sb.append(dayNames[6]);
            sb.append("');n");
            sb.append("var htmlbMonthNames = new Array('");
            java.lang.String monthNames[] = RenderUtil.getMonthNames(pc.getLocale());
            for (int i = 0; i < 11; i++) {
                sb.append(monthNames<i>);
                sb.append("','");
            sb.append(monthNames[11]);
            sb.append("');n");
            String jscript = sb.toString();
            pc.getDocument().getIncludes().addBodyEndResource(ResourceType.DIRECTJSCRIPT, "HTMLB_INPUTFIELD_DATEHELP", jscript);
            pc.getDocument().getIncludes().addBodyEndResource(ResourceType.DIRECTJSCRIPT, "HTMLX", getHtmlxJavascript());  
            // Set the language in the form so we don't do this again       
            form.setLanguage(pc.getLocale().toString());
        if (writingDebugToConsole) {
            System.out.println("Finished rendering mimic HxInputField (id='" + inf.getId() + "')");
    private static boolean showDateHelp(HxInputField inf) {
        if (DataType.DATE.equals(inf.getType())
        && inf.isShowHelp()
        && !inf.isDisabled()) {
            return true;
        return false;
    private static boolean showPopUp(HxInputField inf) {
        if (!showDateHelp(inf)
        && !inf.isDisabled()
        && inf.isShowPopUp()) {
            return true;
        return false;
    private static boolean showPatternHint(HxInputField inf) {
        boolean isDateOrTime = DataType.DATE.equals(inf.getType()) || DataType.TIME.equals(inf.getType());
        boolean patternHintSet = (inf.getPatternHint() != null) && (inf.getPatternHint().length() > 0);
        if (inf.isShowPatternHint()
        && (isDateOrTime || patternHintSet)) {
            return true;
        return false;
    private static boolean showStatusMsg(HxInputField inf) {
        if (inf.isShowStatusMsg()
        && (inf.getStatusMsg() != null)
        && (inf.getStatusMsg().length() > 0)) {
            return true;
        return false;
    private static String getPopUpUrl(IPageContext pc, String pageName) {
        IPortalComponentRequest request = (IPortalComponentRequest)pc.getRequest();
        IPortalComponentResponse response = (IPortalComponentResponse)pc.getResponse();
        IPortalUrlGenerator portalGen = null;
        IUrlGeneratorService urlGen = (IUrlGeneratorService)request.getService(IUrlGeneratorService.KEY);
        ISpecializedUrlGenerator specUrlGen2 = urlGen.getSpecializedUrlGenerator(IPortalUrlGenerator.KEY);
        if (specUrlGen2 instanceof IPortalUrlGenerator) {
            portalGen = (IPortalUrlGenerator) specUrlGen2;
        // Create the url to the iView
        String url = "";
        if (portalGen != null) {
            // Create the parameters passed to SAP transaction for mesima
            url = portalGen.generatePortalComponentUrl(request, pageName); // "htmlxJarMimicExample.default");
        return url;
    protected static String getHtmlxJavascript() {   
        return "n" +
        "    if(window.document.domain == window.location.hostname) {                         n" +
        "        document.domain = document.domain.substring(document.domain.indexOf('.')+1); n" +
        "    }                                                                                n" +
        "    var popUpTextId;                                                                 n" +
        "    var popUpKeyId;                                                                  n" +
        "    var myPopUp;                                                                     n" +
        "    function setTextField(text) {                                                    n" +
        "        field = document.getElementById(popUpTextId);                                n" +
        "        if (field) {                                                                 n" +
        "            field.value = text;                                                      n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        else {                                                                       n" +
        "            alert('Text target field for pop up not found (' + popUpTextId + ')');   n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "    }                                                                                n" +
        "    function setKeyField(key) {                                                      n" +
        "        field = document.getElementById(popUpKeyId);                                 n" +
        "        if (field) {                                                                 n" +
        "            field.value = key;                                                       n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "    }                                                                                n" +
        "    function setFields(text, key, close) {                                           n" +
        "        setTextField(text);                                                          n" +
        "        setKeyField(key);                                                            n" +
        "        if (close) {                                                                 n" +
        "            myPopUp.close();                                                         n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        return false;                                                                n" +
        "    }                                                                                n" +
        "    function htmlxPopUp(url, textId, keyId, width, height, attributes) {                  n" +
        "        popUpTextId = textId;                                                        n" +
        "        popUpKeyId = keyId;                                                          n" +
        "        if (myPopUp) {                                                               n" +
        "            myPopUp.close();                                                         n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        if (event!=null){                                                            n" +
        "            xPos = event.screenX-event.offsetX;                                      n" + 
        "            yPos = event.screenY-event.offsetY;                                      n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        if ((xPos+width) > screen.availWidth) {                                      n" +
        "            xPos=screen.availWidth - width - 10;                                     n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        if ((yPos+height) > screen.availHeight) {                                    n" +
        "            yPos=screen.availHeight - height - 10;                                   n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "        sizeAndPos = 'width=' + width + ', height=' + height + ', top=' + yPos + ', left=' + xPos;      n" +
        "        myPopUp = window.open(url, 'PopUp', sizeAndPos + ', ' + attributes); n" +
        "        if (!myPopUp) {                                                              n" +
        "            alert('You may have unrequested popup blocking on.');                    n" +
        "        }                                                                            n" +
        "    }n";   
    //  Methods to assist dubugging JSP pages   
     * @return True if debug messages are being written to the console
    public static boolean isWritingDebugToConsole() {
        return writingDebugToConsole;
     * When an error occurs in a JSP page the line number given in the stack
     * trace is rarely the line that caused the error.  This can make traking
     * down errors in a JSP page can be very difficult.  By writing debug messages
     * to the console every time a field is rendered, it can be much easier to
     * identify the area of code causing a problem.<p>  
     * <b>Do NOT set this in the production release of your application.</b>
     * @param b
    public static void setWritingDebugToConsole(boolean b) {
        writingDebugToConsole = b;
     * Initialise to NOT write debug to the console
    static {
        writingDebugToConsole = false;

Answer 1

Try these
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmobile71/helpdata/en/45/65ad4ee0531aa8e10000000a114a6b/content.htm]
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6f/1bd5c6a85b11d6b28500508b5d5211/content.htm]
[http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.infocenter.dc01381.0120/doc/html/koh1278435126915.html]
Reagards,
Mouli