Forms 10g & forms 11g

hi
I'm asking are there going to be any jobs that need Forms 10g or Forms 11g programmers in future?
thank you

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Doubt with Windows and Oracle Forms 10G and 11g

Hi
I have some doubts in installing Oracle Client on Windows.
a)Can we install Oracle Forms 10g and Reports 10g client on Windows 7?
b)Can we install Oracle Forms 11g and Reports 11g client on Windows XP?
c)If we have an Oracle Forms 11g and Reports 11g, can it connect to a 10g Server?
d)If we have an Oracle Forms 10g and Reports 10g Client, can it connect to an 11g Server?
Please, Can any one help me in this????

a)yes it can be installed on win7, may have some issues on 64bit systems but they're solvable
b)11g had some problems with windows 2000, but didn't see mention of any problems on XP
c)if you mean a database server then yes - i managed to connect 11g to an 8i database, so v10 should not be a problem. If you mean a forms/reports server..well newer forms/reports builder might not want to run old forms/reports and vice versa, but I don't see the point of operating on the same files from different versions. You can still load old form/report source files with a newer builder and recompile them to run on the new server.
d) the "client" is effectively your web browser with a java plugin, unless I misunderstood your question. What version was a form/report compiled with should not be an issue.

Forms 10g - Oracle 11g DB - Date Format Error - Urgent

Hi All,
We are migrating forms 6i to forms 10g.Data Base is 9i to 11g Migration.
In 10g forms pre-form trigger ,i have statement
:head.yr_st_dt := to_date(sc.get_property('ps.yr_st_dt'),'MON DD YYYY HH:MI:SSPM');
In 6i ,it is working fine,the :head.yr_st_dt=22-SEP-09.
In 1og forms with 11g Database, I am getting the below error
frm-40735:PRE-FORM trigger raised unhandled exception ORA-01843
It seems invalid month.
In 9i ,the NLS_DATE_FORMAT is DD-MON-RR.In 11g also same.
Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
Shan

user642745: In the list of forum topics, the fourth topic down is this:
Before posting on this forum please read. Within that post there is a recommendation: "Also read the 10 Commandments on OTN forum posting." with this link: http://blogs.oracle.com/shay/2007/03/02
Please read and follow step 6, "Get a name".
You now have 101 posts to your "user642745" name. When you write, it is difficult to distinguish between your post and the original poster's since you both have a similar number as your names.
user648338: It is clear you do not understand how Oracle handles dates. Depending on the NLS_DATE_FORMAT and NLS_LANG for the session you are running, you will get different results when you display your sc.get_property('ps.yr_st_dt') output.
The fact that you are even trying to execute the command:
select to_date('01-MAY-09','MON DD YYYY HH:MI:SSPM') from dual;shows that you do not understand standard date processing.
Internally, Oracle stores ALL dates in a 7-byte format that includes both date AND time.
The fact that you are getting results like 01-MAY-09 just means that your session is running with NLS_DATE_FORMAT set to DD-MON-YY. It does NOT mean that the date is stored that way.
Your entire problem is caused by the fact that the system on which your old Oracle 9i -- Forms 6i environment has its NLS_DATE_FORMAT (and possibly NLS_LANG) set differently than on your Oracle 11g -- Forms 10g environment.
If you can set your new environment the same as the old, your trouble will go away. Here is how you determine what the values of those environment variables are. Run this in SQL Plus:
select * from nls_session_parameters
where parameter in('NLS_LANGUAGE','NLS_TERRITORY',
'NLS_DATE_FORMAT','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE');Be aware, though, that it is possible for your Forms environment to change the settings only for the Forms sessions, so what you get from SQL Plus may not be the same.
Edited by: Steve Cosner on Sep 23, 2008 11:13 AM

Hierarchical tree in web forms 10g - form freezing

I have an application with an hierarchical tree on one of the forms - the application worked fine as client/server back in forms 6 but now that it is web enabled in 10g there are problems with the tree causing the form to freeze, then the entire application has to be closed. It doesn't seem to matter if you are selecting a node or creating a new node both have caused the form to freeze. It doesn't happen all of the time but it seems that the longer the application has been in use the more it starts to freeze. Any ideas? Is there a known problem with trees in web forms? Thanks
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set_item_property('tree_block.tree_item', NAVIGABLE, PROPERTY_TRUE);
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Ftree.Set_Tree_Property(lv_tree_id,
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end loop;
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lv_return_value NUMBER;
lv_node_value varchar2(100);
lv_search_node FTREE.node;
BEGIN
lv_search_node:=FTREE.Find_Tree_Node(pi_tree_id,                              'CLINIC VISITS',                         FTREE.FIND_NEXT,                         FTREE.NODE_LABEL,                         FTREE.ROOT_NODE,                         FTREE.ROOT_NODE);
lv_node_value:='G' || to_char(pi_seq);
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end if;
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END;

Forms team: Make a comparisontable about administration inForms 10g vs 11g

Hi,
It would be nice to have a table making comparison about forms 10g and 11g ... I think that this would take few time from Forms Team...
For instance, differences in the deployement, in the administration tasks such as starting and stopping the server, differences in the memory footprint, differences in configurations, etc...
Is this anywhere and it is just me that i can't find it?
Regards
Ricardo

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Forms 10g installed and running on Windows Vista

Update 12-Dec-2008: Oracle has published NOTE 559067.1 -- How to Install Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2 - hence 10.1.2.3 - on Windows Vista, 24-OCT-2008 with some installation help.
Update 07-July-2008: Added text at the bottom showing how to find patchsets for Forms 10g.
Update 29-May-2008: This thread was started in November, 2007. In January, 2008, Oracle released Patch 3 for Forms 10g, which makes Forms 10g compatible with Windows Vista. As time permits I'll try to keep the information in this post up to date. Updated information will be inserted as blue text.

Original message begins here:
This is a second thread I am posting to outline the steps I have used to install Forms on a Windows Vista Home Basic laptop. The other thread describes installing Forms 6i:
Forms 6i installed and running on Windows Vista
Please read through the initial part of that post for the background. I realize Oracle has not certified Forms 10g to run on Vista, but the time has come for my associates and I to upgrade our old computers to new desktop/laptop platforms, and I would hate to acquire XP machines and be stuck with them for the next 5 years. (Note: Since first posting this message, Oracle has certified Forms 10g Patch 3 (version 10.1.2.3.0) to run on Vista) So after another person informed me that he had Forms installed and running on Vista, I went ahead and bought one. I found that as long as I set the compatibility mode to run Forms programs as Windows XP (and a few other changes), Forms 6i and 10g run quite satisfactorily.
Update 29-Jan-2008: Unfortunately, it turns out that the Forms 10g Builder running on Vista had a major flaw: If you try to develop a form, the Builder will crash if you try to compile a procedure that calls another procedure in the form that has errors. The problem is reported and described in this thread: Error compiling a form under Vista
Update 12-Mar-2008: Installing Patch 3 on Vista does not help with this problem -- the Builder still crashes in the same situation.
Update 25-July-2008: Applying Patch 7047034 has corrected the problem. See this link within this thread: Forms 10g: Installing Patch 7047034 on Windows Vista
Webutil note: I am stuck in a Forms 6i client/server world, so all my forms must run in that environment. Therefore I have not used any Webutil software, and I do not know whether that part will run under Vista.
Internet Explorer note: On Windows Vista, IE CANNOT be used to run the Web Forms runtime. It crashes immediately when you try to run a form. Instead, I can use either Firefox (Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0 Crashes with Forms 10g) or Netscape, as long as they are set to disable java. [ Correction: IE7 on Vista now runs the Forms 10g forms. You just need to add "?config=jpi" to the browser URL when starting the Web Forms session. More IE/Vista info: [url=http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=642973]Vista JInitiator Problem ]
The Oracle Developer Suite download page:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ids/index.html
Oracle Developer Suite Installation Guide:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25016_07//doc/dl/core/B16012_04/toc.htm
The steps below are those I followed to install Forms 10g (version 10.1.2.0.2)
I. Preliminary system changes in Windows
When I started installing, I got the following error message: Install has encountered an error while
 attempting to verify your virtual memory settings.
 Please verify that the sum of the initial sizes of
 the paging files is at least 256 MB.To fix this: Go to Control Panel, System and Maintenance, View amount of RAM and processor speed (under "System"),
Advanced system settings (in left "Tasks" column), Advanced tab, Settings (under "performance"), Advanced tab:
Virtual Memory shows a "Total paging file size for all drives: 2337MB.
Click "change", Uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives"
Click "custom size:", set Initial size to: 2048, Max to 4096
Click set button, then OK, get message:The changes you have made require you to restart your computer before
 they can take effect.Restart the computer.
II. Installing Forms 10g
1. Download two files from Oracle:
ds_windows_x86_101202_disk1.zip (626,122,752 bytes)
ds_windows_x86_101202_disk2.zip (236,880,881 bytes)
2a. Before extracting, it is a good idea to shut down any virus protection software. It can sometimes prevent some files from being created.
2b. Extract both into the C:\oracle directory, as disk1 and disk2.
3. Using Windows Explorer, change the properties of setup.exe in the C:\oracle\disk1 folder. (In windows explorer, right click, properties, Compatibility tab.) Change the compatibility to run as Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
4. Right click setup.exe and click "Run as administrator"
5. Select "Installation type" = Complete (1.11 GB)
6. Received this message:Windows Firewall has blocked this program from
accepting incoming network connections. If you
unblock this program, it will be unblocked on all
public networks that you connect to.
C:\users\steve\appdata\local\temp\orainstall...
2007-10-29_11-59-08am\jre\1.4.2\bin\javaw.exeI clicked "Unblock"
7. Received this message: "Provide outgoing mail server information" I entered the smtp mail server that I use.
8. A summary screen displayed showing 274 products under New Installations.
I clicked the Install button.
9. Received this message: You can find a log of this install session at:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\installActions2007.....log
10. The installation completed. Installed products shows Forms 10.1.2.0.2
III. After the install completed
1. Create a shortcut to the Forms 10 Builder on the Desktop.
On the shortcut line, after the .exe, add *userid=userxxx/pwxxx@orcl* so Builder automatically logs into 10g database. If you do step 4 below (creating an easily-accessible folder to use for your forms) change the "Start in" path on the shortcut so it points to that folder. Otherwise, Forms Builder will not find referenced objects and PLL libraries when it opens a form. Also do the same on the Start, All Programs shortcut for the Forms Builder.
Edit: After applying Patch 3, the following steps are not necessary.
Set its compatibility to Windows XP.
Set checkbox: "Run this program as as an administrator." (Without this, FormBuilder will NOT open a PLL library.)
Click the "Show settings for all users" and change values there.
2. Copy "Start OC4J Instance" icon to desktop.
Set its compatibility to Windows XP.
The first time it runs, I got a Windows popup to unblock program named Java. I clicked "Unblock".
3. tnsnames.ora:
Rename C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
to: tnsnames_orig.ora
If you created a tnsnames.ora file for Forms 6i, just copy it to the path above. If not, do this:
Create a new tnsnames.ora file, copying entries old file on my old laptop, which contains all the connections I use.
Delete the old laptop entry, replace with new entry for the new local ORCL connection on new laptop from tnsnames file renamed from the c:\oracle\... ...\10.2.0\db_1\ path.
4. Optional: Create an easily accessible folder to store fmb files:
C:\users\steve\.1\fmb10
You don't really want to keep drilling into C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\forms, and then find your .fmb file among the several dozen oracle-supplied files.
To create a folder named .1, you have to open a CMD.exe (Windows DOS) window, and type the Make Directory command:
MD .1
That will create the folder within the current directory -- mine defaults to C:\users\steve
Note: If you also need to use Forms 6i like me, DO NOT EVER open a .fmb file in the Forms 10 Builder from the Forms 6i folder. If you compile it, or even worse, save the .fmb, Forms 6i *cannot ever* access the file. Instead, always use the File Manager (Windows Explorer) to copy the fmb from the fmb6 folder into the fmb10 location.
5. Change the Forms 10g Default.env file using a text editor.
This file replaces all the settings originally written to the Windows Registry (GREAT idea, Oracle! I hate the registry.) No more Regedit. The default.env file is located at: (DevSuiteHome_1 path)\forms\server\default.env
Locate line with: FORMS_PATH= and add:
;C:\users\steve\.1\fmb10
Add a new line:
FORMS_MMAP=FALSE
The above allows compiling an fmx while the form is running.
Add a new line:
FORMS_ROWLOCK_OPTIMIZATION=FALSE
(This fixes Oracle bug number 3949854, which prevents automatic skipping if the same value is typed over another value. TAR 4806199.993 Automatic Skip failure...) See bug 4068896
Add a new Line:
FORMS_RESTRICT_ENTER_QUERY=False
This allows use of Query-Where window in enter query, after entering a colon in any input field. Without this, Forms returns FRM-40367: Invalid criteria in field nnn in example record. Oracle shut it down to prevent "sql injection" attacks.
6. Jiniator setup:
Run file jinit.exe in C:\oracle\DevSuiteHime_1\jinit\jinit.exe
It installs Jinitiator 1.3.1.22.
I installed it in C:\oracle\JInitiator 1.3.1.22\
For Firefox, make sure a copy of file \bin\NPJinit13122.dll resides in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins.
For Netscape, the path is: C:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator 9\plugins
7. Browser settings
See the note above about using Firefox 2 and not Firefox 3!
In Firefox 2 go to: Tools-> Options-> Content
Uncheck the "Enable Java" checkbox
--Firefox terminates if this is not done!
Note: After my system automatically installed updates to either java or Firefox, re-check the "Enable Java" setting. I am suspicious that one of these installs re-enables java in the browser.
Also note: some web sites cannot display properly if java is disabled. Example: U.S. time website: http://www.time.gov Use Internet Explorer to view these.
In Netscape make the same changes as Firefox. Without disabling java, it also terminates when you try to run a form.
Creating a url to use in the browser:
Try this:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet
If it does not work, change the 8889 port number as follows:
Open file: C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\install\portlist.ini
Note the number in line:
Oracle Developer Suite HTTP port = 8889
Use the number as the port number.
You can also change the 127.0.0.1 to the computer name:
Control Panel, System and Maintenance, See the name of this computer (under "System"). Mine is "steve-PC"
So the alternate URL is: http://steve-PC:8889/forms/frmservlet
To try out the URL, start the OC4J instance set up above. Then start either Netscape or Firefox, and enter the URL. You should get a welcome screen.
If the above URL works, start up the Forms Builder, and open Edit, Preferences. On the General tab, uncheck the "Build before running" check box (optional). On the Runtime tab, set the "Application Server URL to the url above.
To run a real form, add this to the URL after frmservlet, (with no spaces):
?form={formname}&userid={userxxx}/{passwordyyy}@{connect-string}
but replace the parts in curly braces with the appropriate values. Example:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet?form=ABC&userid=abc123/zyx@orcl
Setting up Forms Builder to directly run a form in the browser:
Run the Forms Builder. Go to Edit, Preferences, Runtime tab.
Set the Application Server URL to:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet
(or use whatever URL string you developed above)
Set the Web Browser Location to:
"C:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator 9\navigator.exe"
(or an equivalent to run the Firefox browser).
8. FORMSWEB.CFG file changes
The file is located at:
C:\ORA_DS_101202\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server\formsweb.cfg
I changed the following two lines in the file, but these are my personal preferences:
separateFrame=true
lookandfeel=Generic
9. FMRWEB.RES file changes
For Oracle help: Enabling Key Mappings
The file fmrweb.res defines actions (triggers that run) when a function key is pressed while running Forms. The one released has unix-style key mapping, but I prefer keys originally mapped for Windows PC Forms users. There is a fmrpcweb.res in the same folder that can be renamed to fmrweb.res.
In the C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\forms path, I renamed fmrweb.res to fmrweb_orig.res.
I have a file that I prefer to use, so I put it into the folder as fmrweb.res. The contents are listed below. It is organized so the most important keys are listed alphabetically at the top (URFD column is the sort column), followed by a group of less-important keys. These are keys that are available to users, but they either would not use, or are disabled within most forms. The URFD column in the second set starts with a hex A0 character, which is a high-order space, so collates after normal alphabetic characters. (Note: If you want to copy the text below and use it, the hex A0 character has been changed by the forum software to a space. So you would need to use a text editor with hexadecimal character capabilities to replace the space with the original character. )
My file has special keys defined for F2 (I use it for a debugging Key-F2 trigger in my forms), and a "Cursor to Home" F12 function. All the rest are pretty much the same as in the released fmrpcweb.res file, only mine are organized alphabetically on the URFD column.
The Web Forms fmrweb.res file is editable using any programming editor (NOT MS Word!!!). The old Client/Server key mapping file, fmrusw.res, could only be changed using the Oracle Terminal program (and it is a pain to use).
Here is the main part of my fmrweb.res file:#
#Jfn :Jmn: URKS :Ffn : URFD
# : : (User-readable : : (User-readable
# : : Key-sequence ) : : function description)
118 : 1 : "Shift F7" : 74 : "Clear Form"
121 : 0 : "F10" : 36 : "Commit"
117 : 0 : "F6" : 65 : "Create Record"
10 : 1 : "Shift Enter" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" # sdsu uses this
123 : 0 : "F12" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" # sdsu uses this
 #: --Alt+Home works, but leaves the Action (first
 #: --pull-down menu item) highlighted. Press Esc or
36 : 8 : "Alt Home, then Alt" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" #-- Alt again to clear highlight.
117 : 1 : "Shift F6" : 63 : "Delete Record"
119 : 0 : "F8" : 77 : "Execute Query"
120 : 0 : "F9" : 29 : "List of Values"
9 : 0 : "Tab" : 1 : "Next Field"
40 : 0 : "Down-Arrow" : 7 : "Next Record"
9 : 1 : "Shift Tab" : 2 : "Previous Field"
38 : 0 : "Up-Arrow" : 6 : "Previous Record"
112 : 0 : "F1" : 35 : "Show Keys"
116 : 1 : "Shift F5" : 69 : " Clear Block"
116 : 2 : "Ctrl F5" : 3 : " Clear Field"
113 : 1 : "Shift F2" : 80 : " Count Query Hits"
112 : 1 : "Shift F1" : 78 : " Display Error"
114 : 0 : "F3" : 73 : " Duplicate Item"
115 : 0 : "F4" : 64 : " Duplicate Record"
69 : 2 : "Ctrl E" : 22 : " Edit Field"
122 : 0 : "F11" : 75 : " Enter " # Causes validation, w/o cursor move
118 : 0 : "F7" : 76 : " Enter Query"
81 : 2 : "Ctrl Q" : 32 : " Exit"
112 : 2 : "Ctrl F1" : 30 : " Help"
34 : 0 : "Page Down" : 66 : " Next Set of Records"
119 : 1 : "Shift F8" : 79 : " Print"
10 : 0 : "Enter/Return key": 27: " Enter/Next Field"
33 : 0 : "Page Up" : 12 : " Scroll Up"
116 : 0 : "F5" : 87 : " F5 Key for special uses"
#121 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F10" : 82 : " Function 0" #--disabled. Cursor to home defined above
112 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F1" : 83 : " Function 1"
113 : 0 : "F2" : 84 : " Function 2"
113 : 11: "Ctrl Alt Shift F2":95: " List Tab Pages" #<-REQUIRED, or F2 cant be assigned
114 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F3" : 85 : " Function 3"
115 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F4" : 86 : " Function 4"
117 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F6" : 88 : " Function 6"
118 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F7" : 89 : " Function 7"
119 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F8" : 90 : " Function 8"
120 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F9" : 91 : " Function 9"Finding Forms 10g Patchsets
Here is how to do the search: Log into metalink ( https://metalink.oracle.com ), then click on the Patches & Updates tab, then Simple Search.
In "Search by", select Product or Family. Enter "Developer Forms" in the box.
Then click the Release choices, and select "iAS 10.1.2.3"
Patch Type should be "Patchset/Minipack"
Platform or Language should be "Microsoft Windows (32-bit)"
Click Go, and the Forms 10g patch should show up. As of July, 2008 the only one available is: [url=
https://updates.oracle.com/ARULink/PatchDetails/process_form?patch_num=5983622&release=1710123&plat_lang=912P&patch_num_id=943599
]5983622
Edited 2008-12-12 to add a link to Oracle Note 559067.1 and added the fmrweb.res file listing.
Edited 2008-10-28 to change text format to work better within new forum format
Edited 2008-7-7 to add patchset search information.
Edited 2008-4-21 to modify information.
Edited 2008-3-6 to add information.
Edited 2008-5-29 to update information.

I followed your instructions and installed Developer Suite 10G on Windows Vista Home Premium edition. I have Oracle 11G DB running on the same machine.
Two points, Steve:
1. When I tried to set the maximum virtual memory to 6110 an error message displayed from Windows and told me that I can't set the maximum virtual memory to more than 4096. I set it to 4090 and it worked and I got nothing wrong during the installation process.
2. After installing JInitiator and disabling Java on Firefox I called the http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet page and everything seemed to be OK because the Oracle Forms Services logo appeared and then a successful installation message appeared , but as I clicked (ok) to continue a gray screen appeared inside the browser (like the one displayed when you try to run a Java applet inside a browser) and then I wait to death till something appears but sadly nothing. I just get a blank gray screen inside my Firefox browser.
Do you have any idea what to do to solve the problem?
Regards

Minimum hardware spec to run a forms 10g client

Hi
Has anyone please got any info this.
I'm trying to define what the minimum specification pc in terms of cpu and memory (say running Windows XP) that will run a Forms 10g Form through IE.
A client has many PC's of differinf ages and specifications, it's a matter of defining which one are too old and can't run the application.
TIA
Tony

Tony,
Check out the Hardware Requirements and the Certified Software section of the Oracle Developer Suite Installation Guide 10g Release 2. As long as the prospective PC the application will run on meets this minimum requirement to install the Developer Suite, it should run OK.
Hope this helps.
Craig...

10g vs 11g differences?

I'm planning an upgrade of Forms 10g to 11g. We have a customized basejpi.htm file and I was comparing it to the 11g basejpi.htm file for differences and noticed that besides a few additional parameters (%parameter%) in 11g there were some that were not in the 11g basejpi.htm file that were in the 10g file especially ones referring to the SSO. Are these parameters no longer needed? Is there any documentation on what variables are needed and what are optional?
Edited by: do**** on Apr 27, 2011 7:01 AM

Let me start by saying what I say often to our customers that are upgrading from old versions to new versions.... Every new version should be viewed as a new product with some backward compatibility support. For some reason customers seem to think each new release is the same as the old. It wouldn't be new if it was the old ;) So this leads to my point. Do not attempt to take configuration files from old versions and use them with new versions. Changes should be made directly to the new files in order to prevent the possibility of overlooking changes in the new one. For example new parameters or obsoleted parameters and or values. Other critical changes may include things like adherance to formating. By taking an old file an dropping it in a new version's environment may cause unpredictable behavior depending on exactly which config file is moved. More importantly, doing this is not at all supported.
Also important to note is that in version 11, administrators are discouraged from making changes to configuration files manually. All changes should be made from within EM unless a particular configuration file is not managed by EM. Manual changes to config files resulting in errors/failures will not be supported by Oracle. In other words, if a problem only occurs when you alter a config file manually, but does not occur if/when you attempt the same from within EM, the issue will not be deemed a defect.
As for your specific question related to SSO I can offer the following. As mentioned above, v11 is a very different animal compared to 10. Although the basic components like Forms have remained mostly the same (at least on the surface), changes/improvements have been made which resulted in some obvious and not so obvious differences such as the one you noted. In v11 for example, there is no included SSO solution as there was in v10 where we included all of the necessary OID/SSO components and configurations. In 11 you must now add SSO/OID as a separate installation. Therefore configuration of SSO in Forms occurs after you complete the setup for SSO integration. And yes, some internal changes have also been made, so the exact parameters used in v10 may not be the same in v11.
For details about using SSO in v11, refer to the product documentation:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17904_01/web.1111/e10240/sso.htm
Also refer to MyOracleSupport note 852352.1

Forms HOST command no longer works after database upgrade from 10g to 11g

Hi,
After upgrading the database 10g to 11g the forms HOST command no longer works on Unix server. The form used to work fine prior the upgrade. I read all the threads I could find and did not see any solutions. Adding PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not work because it does not even run a basic shell script. (I saw this solution, adding PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH, in many questions / threads).
1. I wouldn't expect the database upgrade to be an issue, but it is the only change we had.
2. Note, 11g is Oracle Fusion Middleware which is quite a bit different than 10g.
I even tried the most basic commands like "echo" which is a build-in Unix command and there is no directory for it (ie. no /usr/bin - so variable PATH is irrelvent). i.e HOST('echo hi'); and HOST('echo "hi" '); and even HOST ('echo hi > /my_file.txt'); all returns FORMS_FAILURE (actually the if is IF FORM_SUCCESS THEN ... else ... and the else part always runs now - whereas it didn't before.).
Or basic commands like /usr/bin/ls as in HOST(/usr/bin/ls). At that point I was just testing the Unix command would return FORM_SUCCESS even though I could not see the results (because they weren't writing to a log file). Notice that I'm using the direct path /usr/bin so no Unix environment variables were needed.
The form does use webutil but that part works. For example, we have webutil_file_transfer( ....) The file shows up on the application server and in the expected directory.
Here's the main goal. Upload a file from clients local PC to the datebase server. The form uploads the file to the Application server, then we have a Unix script to scp (secure copy) the file from the application server to the database server. IF webutil, or any other Oracle functions could put the file on the database server that would be better. But, I don't know of any procedures that do that - or would have done it cleanly (i.e. storing to database and write back to server and then using a blob etc. )
Anyway, I was hoping someone would help with either of these.
1) Get the HOST command to work. - If we can get that to work then I wouldn't need any more help. We can just call the already existing Unix script to copy the file from the application server to the database.
2) OR be able to upload directly to the database server - wanted to do that originally
Any help would be appreciated

Solution for those interested and for anyone else searching this forum for a solution
I found this on My Oracle Support:
<h3>Host Command from Forms Not Working in 11g in Sun Solaris Sparc OS [ID 1157346.1]</h3>
Applies To: Oracle Forms - Version 11.1.1.1.0 and later
Sun SPARC Sun OS
Symptoms:
When trying to execute a Shell script or any OS command using the host() Built-in from Forms 11g, the host()command is not getting executed. The same functionality works on other operating systems and in previous versions like 10gR2.
Steps to be followed:
1) Take a backup and edit the $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/servers/WLS_FORMS/applications/formsapp_11.1.1/config/default.env or any custom environment file.
2) Locate the following environment variable:
LD_PRELOAD=/ora10gas/app/11.1.0/Middleware/as_1/jdk/jre/lib/sparcv9/libjsig.so
3) Comment out this variable. After the changes, it will look like the following:
#LD_PRELOAD=/ora10gas/app/11.1.0/Middleware/as_1/jdk/jre/lib/sparcv9/libjsig.so
3) a) Instead of LD_PRELOAD, kindly use LD_PRELOAD_64 as given below :
LD_PRELOAD_64=/ora10gas/app/11.1.0/Middleware/as_1/jdk/jre/lib/sparcv9/libjsig.so
(This makes HOST AND RUN_REPORT_OBJECT work fine).
4) Save the file and execute your forms. The Host() built-in will work as expected
The LD_PRELOAD setting in default.env is only required for the working of signal chaining facility in JVM version 1.5 and later. If you are not using theSignal chaining facility, this variable is not required. For more information, refer to the following documentation
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14571_01/doc.1111/e14772/forms.htm#CJAJGAFF

NLS_LANG value that suits Forms 10G and Database 11G wanted !

I can't believe how bad is to install Oracle Database and Oracle Forms on the same Windows Vista machine!
I had a problem in Oracle Forms 10g that prevents many items in the Form Builder menu from appearing in English Language and also prevents anything in the web-based forms runtime from appearing in English. I searched the forum for a solution and found that I have to set a NLS_LANG value in the environment variables equal to the following: AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8MSWIN1256.
I did this and my Forms builder looked great. Everything in english with no problems. But now what ?! The Oracle Database itself refused to connect from all clients! It refused to connect from Forms Builder, SQL Deeveloper, and even from SQL PLUS! The error given is: ORA-12705: Cannot access NLS data files or invalid environment specified.
It seems that what I exactly need is a NLS_LANG value that will satisfy both Oracle Forms 10G and Oracle Database 11G that both are installed on the same Vista machine. The question is: What could this NLS_LANG value be?!
Thank you in advance

If you have connected to the database on which the form is based, prior to running the form from the Builder, the uname and password will automatically be passed in at startup and you will not be prompted.
If you would rather hard code a username and password, enter it in formsweb.cfg. For example:
SYNTAX:
userid=<USERNAME>/<PASSWORD>@<DB NAME>
EXAMPLE:
userid=scott/tiger@orcl
Remember that this change will only impact runtime and have no effect on the Builder.

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Hi All,
I am trying to create a workshop on a VM for showing the migration / upgrading of Oracle Forms 10g to Oracle 11g FMW using the Upgrade Assistant tool available in <ORACLE_HOME>/bin/ua.bat.
As per my understanding of pre-requisites:
1) I need to install Oracle SOA Suite 10g on my VM.
2) I also need to install Oracle SOA Suite 11g on my VM.
3) I need to install Oracle Forms/Reports Services 10g on my Oracle SOA Suite 10g installation.
4) I need to run Oracle Forms/reports installer on my Oracle SOA Suite 11g installation.
5) I need to run upgrade assistant tool on my VM to upgrade my form from source(Oracle SOA Suite 10g) to destination(Oracle SOA Suite 11g). Is it mandatory for this migration that I should have Oracle SOA Suite 10g and Oracle SOA Suite 11g on the same system ?
Having all these software installed on one VM would be difficult. So just wanted to check can I avoid any software to install on VM ?
If there is any alternative suggestion then please let me know.
Regards,

What do you want to do with the SOA-suite? At least for Froms10G is is not necessary.

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Hi
I need to install oracle 10g form in my system .
Here is my system
1. OS --XP
2. 32 Bit
4. Already oracle 11g release client installed ( I think that create the problem )
I tried to install oracle 10g form , it installed but can cont configure net manager for it , Always it point to 11g client and hence I could not configure .
Also I tried install Oracle Forms first then 11g client , But I got same issue .
I think if I created multiplr home one for 11g client and other for forms , it may work out .
Please help me
Debashis

While deploying the example 'VacationRequest' in the oracle complete guide for 11g, i got an exception like this
"12:08:15 PM] Deploying Application...
[12:11:16 PM] [Deployer:149191]Operation 'deploy' on application 'VacationRequestTaskFlow' is initializing on 'soa_server1'
[12:11:24 PM] [Deployer:149034]An exception occurred for task [Deployer:149026]deploy application VacationRequestTaskFlow on soa_server1.: [Deployer:149145]Unable to contact 'bam_server1'. Deployment is deferred until 'bam_server1' becomes available.; nested exception is:
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[12:11:24 PM] [Deployer:149193]Operation 'deploy' on application 'VacationRequestTaskFlow' has failed on 'soa_server1'
[12:11:24 PM] [Deployer:149034]An exception occurred for task [Deployer:149026]deploy application VacationRequestTaskFlow on soa_server1.: Failed to load webapp: 'VacationRequestTaskFlow.war'.
[12:11:24 PM] Weblogic Server Exception: weblogic.application.ModuleException: Failed to load webapp: 'VacationRequestTaskFlow.war'
[12:11:24 PM] Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.adf.library.webapp.ResourceServlet
[12:11:24 PM] See server logs or server console for more details.
[12:11:24 PM] weblogic.application.ModuleException: Failed to load webapp: 'VacationRequestTaskFlow.war'
[12:11:24 PM] #### Deployment incomplete. ####
[12:11:24 PM] Deployment Failed"
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How to display an image in FORM 10g/11g data recovered through Web Services

I need to show in a FORM 10g/11g an image that is recovered from a Web Service (XML format).
(The Web Service retrieves several images from SQL Server database).
versions previous 6i... one use field type ActiveX Control, and there showed the respective images, even with previous and next controls. Aspect that new versions of form 10g & 11g is obsolete.
Any help thank you.
Edited by: 859272 on 16/05/2011 03:06 PM
Edited by: 859272 on 17/05/2011 07:15 AM

I tried it doing it this way and it worked -
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2. In the PL/SQL code section after header, I write the following code -
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Hi, I'm working in 10g forms and reports development. However, in my company want to migrate to Oracle 11g.
My doubt is: May I deploy 10g forms and reports in Oracle 11g installation (Weblogis server + Oracle Fusion Middleware)?
Thanks.

I downloaded developer suite.does this developer suite includes 10g database also.becoz there are two disks for the developer suite whereas there was only one disk for oracle 10g datbase that i downloaded earlier and installed.if this developer suite includes database,reports and forms then do i need to uninstall the previous data base 10g that i installed.please help me regarding this.
thanking you all

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Someone told me that forms 10g will be the last version of Oracle Forms. There will never be an version 11. Oracle Jdeveloper will be the way to go from version 10 of forms. Any comments on this? How will we migrate from Forms 10g to JDeveloper/ADF/Jheadstart... and when...

Would you be willing to share who this "someone " was....I can tell you they are talking complete rubbish.. We have ben VERY clear about this in the statement of direction document.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/pdf/10g/ToolsSOD.pdf
"Oracle recognizes this considerable investment and remains
committed to the long-term support of these products."
"Oracleâs development teams are already working on features for Forms/Reports 11g and beyond. This aligned with the commitment outlined above means that Oracle is already committing development resources that will take Forms and Reports through to, at least, 2013."
Please pass this on to who ever was telling you that there would not be a Forms 11.
Thanks
Grant Ronald
Forms Product Management

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