Forms 10g upgrade options

I read Grant Ronald's blog post (https://blogs.oracle.com/grantronald/entry/migrating_forms_to_java_or), which he outlined 3 options:
1- Java
2- ADF
3- APEX
I don;t understand the distinction between ADF and Java options... If they are different, please help me understand what is meant by the java option, since I thought ADF created a java app?
Thanks in advance,
Clint
Edited by: 919171 on Mar 6, 2012 3:19 PM

ADF is an "Application Development Framework" based on Java, but There are so many other tools based on Java. ADF is just one of them.
Francois

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Thanx Grant,
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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

Shell script for batch compilation of forms 10g on AIX 5.3L AS

Hi All,
Can anybody provide me the Shell script for batch compilation of forms 10g and reports 10g on AIX 5.3L AS?
Regards,
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Hi Alex,
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ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/OraHome_3
export ORACLE_HOME
TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
export TNS_ADMIN
LIBPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib32:$ORACLE_HOME/jdk/jre/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/jdk/jre/bin/cla
ssic:$LIBPATH
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$ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmcmp module=$i userid=mydbuser/mydbuser@mydb
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compile_all=yes window_state=minimize
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export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/OraHome_3
export ORACLE_TERM=vt220
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/oracle/OraHome_3/lib:/opt/oracle/OraHome_3/jdk/jre/l
ib:/opt/oracle/OraHome_3/jdk/jre/lib/i386:
cd ../forms
for i in `ls *.pll`
do
echo "Compiling Library $i ...."
/opt/oracle/OraHome_3/bin/frmcmp module_type=form userid=mydbuser/mydbuser@mydb
module=$i batch=yes compile_all=no
window_state=minimize upgrade=no
done
echo "PLL Compilation done"
But there was a same kind of error thst turning up all the time.
Compiling Library Agf.pll ....
Forms 10.1 (Form Compiler) Version 10.1.2.0.2 (Production)
Forms 10.1 (Form Compiler): Release - Production
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
PL/SQL Version 10.1.0.4.2 (Production)
Oracle Procedure Builder V10.1.2.0.2 - Production
Oracle Virtual Graphics System Version 10.1.2.0.0 (Production)
Oracle Multimedia Version 10.1.2.0.2 (Production)
Oracle Tools Integration Version 10.1.2.0.2 (Production)
Oracle Tools Common Area Version 10.1.2.0.2
Oracle CORE 10.1.0.4.0 Production
FRM-10043: Cannot open file.
Form not created
I hence updated the permissions on the pll as below
-rwxrwxrwx 1 oracle oinstall 335872 May 19 16:31 Agf.pll
But the problem is still persisting.
My environment details are as below.
I am working on Win XP machine. Connected to my AS via telnet and xmanager. I have set my DISPLAY to my local IP.
Is there any thing more that I need to do? If so then let me know.
Regards,
SAM

Forms 10G menu not showing submenus

I have a forms 10G application that is showing the main menu items but wont display the submenu items. The application works correctly on both a Linux (OAS 10.1.2.0.1) and a Windows (OAS 10.1.2.3) testserver.
After placing and compiling (without any errors) the application on a clients server the main screen is shown with the main menu items. However, clicking on the menu items won't open the submenus. The only menu item that works is the exit option which is not of command type "menu" but of command type "PL/SQL".
The menu's use security property is set to no.
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There is a solution in MetaLink. See Subject: "Drop Downs Don't Work With Dual Monitors (Extended Desktop)".
Symptoms
When Forms application is dragged from a monitor to another in a dual monitor system, the drop down lists stops working
Cause
This issue was caused both by the lack of Multi-screen Setup Support in Java versions prior to JDK1.2 and by Bug 2772796 - Apps6: Drop Down Menus Invisible When Using Dual Or Multiple Monitor Setup
The bug is fixed in Forms 10.1.2.2 and beyond. It allowed the bounds to be calculated fine across the now available displays.
Solution
If using Forms version 9.0.4.3 then you can apply Patch 2772796 on top of it.
If using Forms 10.1.2.0.2 then upgrade to Forms version 10.1.2.2 or beyond.
Note: If using Oracle Applications 11i, please consult the solution rather in the Note 430179.1 - Drop Down Menus Invisible When Using Dual Or Multiple Monitors

Forms 10g, OAS and Web Services.... help!

Hello,
We're in the middle of a project that was originally supposed to be a (simple :D) upgrade of an existing Forms 6i application to a Forms 10g application.
During the course of the project we have encountered various problems with the older forms (shakes fist at Headstart code...) and as a side effect have had to upgrade our OAS to 10.1.2.0 (10gR2). That's fine, however we have recently been looking into replacing the C++ code that the old application uses to connect to SAP with a new Web Services system, using the SAP Adapter and WSDLs and BPEL and all the rest of it (steep learning curve).
In setting that up it seems it would be advisable for us to upgrade to 10.1.3.x (or "get a headache" said Oracle Support...) However, I now read (in an article from July last year) that Forms and Reports are not supported in 10.1.3.x...
So, do we ask our DBAs to go ahead and install the SOA suite 10.1.3.x? And if so, do I need to do something else to support our !0gR2 forms? Or will they just work? Can we do a "clean" install of 10.1.3.x or do we upgrade the existing 10.1.2.0 system....? Colour me confused.
Help!
Thanks in advance
Dan

You are correct, Forms 10gR2 is the latest and is not available on the 10.1.3 stack. I am also not sure if you are talking about writing web services or just consuming them. However you have 2 main options.
you can install 10.1.2 and use 10.1.2 for Forms and use 10.1.2 for your web services - this should work ok but of course you are "handicapped" by only being able to use 10.1.2 features of BPEL and WS.
Next option, you can install 10.1.2 for running Forms and run a separate 10.1.3 for running BPEL and SOA suite - nothing wrong with that. And if you write a web service and deploy to 10.1.3 you can call that from Forms.
Example of calling an external web service from Forms
http://groundside.com/blog/GrantRonald?title=live_demo_of_sending_an_sms_from_forms&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/forms_modernization.html - calling a BPEL process is just like calling a web services
http://groundside.com/blog/GrantRonald?title=oracle_forms_bpel_and_soa_hooking_forms_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Hope this helps
Grant

FRM-12404 : Shared Menus Desupported in forms 10g

Hi All ,
This is regarding hte error that I get when opening a menu module in forms 10g.
~~
FRM-12404 : Shared Menus Desupported in forms 10g
Do you want to duplicate or subclass shared menus
Subclass , copy , cancel are 3 options
~~
Could anyone please explain what exactly is this message , what are shared menus , when are they used .
How to resolve this issue in forms 10g.
Thanks ,

Hi Jan ,
Thanks for the reply.
The scenario is somthing like this .
We have a Menu Module say X.mmb which is attached to a form X.fmb.
Now in the menu module X.mmb when opened in Form Builder 10g , we have
X.mmb
|
|
-> MAIN_MENU : With Item VIEW ( sub-menu set to Y_MENU )
-> Y_MENU : Items present are I1 , I2
-> Z_MENU -> Z1_ITEM( sub-menu set to Y_MENU )
-> Z2_ITEM( sub-menu set to Y_MENU )
So now we have Y_MENU being shared and used by VIEW , Z1_ITEM & Z2_ITEM
which all are sub-menus themself.
Now when this X.mmb is opened in forms builder I get 2 more say Y1_MENU and Y2_MENU getting created and sub-classing from Y_MENU.
The issue that I am facing is we have a code in teh form X.fmb ,
set_menu_item_property ('Y_MENU.I1', CHECKED, PROPERTY_FALSE);
Thhe above built-in when executed gives error :
FRM : 41067 Cannot find menu item id
So it is unable to find Y_MENU.I1 item , though it very well exist in the menu when opened in forms10g form builder.
Could you please explain why I am encountering this issue during 10g upgrade when it has worked fine in the previous version.
Thanks once again.

Oracle Forms 10g on the Internet.

Hello
I currently have an Oracle Forms Application, called JTT running on my company LAN, it comprises
Oracle Database 10.2.0.4.0 on Windows Server 2008,
OAS 10.1.2.0.3 on Windows Server 2003
Oracle Forms and Reports 10g
We would like to create a new architecture matching our own, on an externally hosted server through which our customers can access a production version of the Application JTT_Live. The application is complex and cannot be rebuilt in ADF or Apex.
I have the following questions, running this application on the internet is it
a) Secure? What additional security measures would I need to examine, or does the OAS handle all that. Should it be https
b) Will the forms,reports be rendered quickly enough and navigation be adequate if bandwidth is optimized?
I know Oracle Forms and reports are primarily designed for LAN but our customer needs an external hosting solution, we cannot rebuild JTT as it has 10years of development behind it. Any links to documentation for OAS and Database setup and configuration for Internet access would be very helpful.
Or should I just forget about this as a possible offering to my new customers?
Thanks

As with any application deployed to the internet, security is one of your top most concerns. How you deploy the application depends on how your application is going to be used and how many concurrent users you expect to have. If you will have a high rate of concurrent users, VPN may not be the best option because your VPN server will become a potential bottle-neck. If your VPN server can handle the number of potential users then you might be OK. If you don't use VPN, then you definately will want to use HTTPS. Additionally, you will want to always run the most current version of the 10g software stack to ensure you have the latest security patches, etc. This will be a problem with 10g because support for this release ends in December 2011. Consequently, you would want to upgrade our application to Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMw) 11g R2 to ensure your application is supported and has all the latest security patches. If upgrading to 11g is not an option yet, then you may want to stick to a VPN solution and beef up your VPN server to handle the increase in users.
By the way, I've worked on a Forms Application that was deployed to the open internet in the past. We used SSL and HTTPs to ensure the security of the connection and we implemented complex password rules to make it harder to Brute-Force hack a user's password. Unfortunately, Forms 10g does not support case-sensative passwords so if you want or need to support case-sensative passwords you will have to upgrade to FMw 11g with an 11g RDBMS. As to performance, we didn't have a huge user base (less than 1000 field users) so performance was good. If you will have a large user base, you will need to ensure your Technology Stack (DB, App, Infrastructure servers) can handle the work load.
Craig...

Forms 10g deployment on 9iAS

Is it possible/supported to deploy an application developed in Forms 10g to a 9iAS instance?

Is it 9iAS R1 (1.0.2.2) or R2 (9.0.2.x)?
I think you might be able to get webutils working under 9.0.2, but definitely not under 1.0.2.2. If you got it running, it probably wouldn't be supported.
If I understand right, webutils just exposes certain functions in a DLL to java which are then included in the form via new functions in the 904 DS.
You may be able to get the jacob.jar (the main component of webutils) working in your environment without totally deploying webutils, but you have to change the way your Forms applet is launched and resign the jars, then create your own form with the bean that reimplements all the work that went into webutils.
I think the easier option is to ask the client why they want webutils, then see if there are older version PJCs that already implement it - or - tell them to upgrade to 10g if they want webutils to be supported.

Oracle reports 6i to Oracle forms 10g migration

Hi,
I have .rdf files which were created on Oracle Reports 6i. I would like to migrate the .rdf files into Oracle Reports module which is present as a part of Oracle Forms 10g to generate PDF output.
Please let me know the detailed steps to be followed as I am a total newbie. Also I need to generate these reports on demand from a java 5 application (JSF 2.0).
Currently for ORacle reports 6i, I have the following code in my java application
rwrun60.exe g:\tomcat33\webapps\reports\web-inf\src\null userid=***/*** destype=FILE desformat="pdf" paramform=NO printjob=NO batch=YES desname=temp.pdf
1. What would be the equivalent for reports in ORacle Forms 10g ? I know there is an Oracle Apps server where ther report services reside. How to I invoke my report from my java application (residing on a weblogic server 10.3.6)?
2. What ould I do with the 6i .rdf files to upgrade them to 10g ?

I am trying to call an Oracle report i.e .rdf (which is located on the Oracle App Server) from my java EE 5 (JSF) application. The Oracle App server is Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2. I assume Oracle report generation capability is available in this release. I need to invoke the report from my Java JSF application on demand (whenever the user clicks a button on the web browser page, the report should appear on the browser as PDF) . My java application resides on Linux weblogic server.
Please let me know how it can be done ? I see rwclient.sh and another method to directly invoke using a URL. How do I do it on java, would a request.redirect() to the URL work ?
Also for hiding the params in the URL. keys need to be configured on the Oracle server right ?
Also if we use rwclient.sh or the URL based invocation, would there be any issue in concurrency when multiple users request the same report at the same time ?

How to FTP a file from client machine to database server using forms 10g

Hi
I want to ftp a file from a client machine to the database server machine using forms 10G (or PL/SQL).
could you please tell me how can I do this
Regards

hi
How to get up and running with WebUtil 1.06 included with Oracle Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2 on a win32 platform
Solution
Assuming a fresh "Complete" install of Oracle Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2,
here are steps to get a small test form running, using WebUtil 1.06.
Note: Oracle_Home is used as an alias for your real oDS ORACLE_HOME.
Feel free to copy this note to a text editor, and do a global find/replace on
Oracle_Home with your actual value (no trailing slash). Then it is easy to
copy/paste actual commands to be executed from the note copy.
1) Download http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/jacob-project/jacob_18.zip
and extract to a temporary staging area. Do not attempt to use 1.7 or 1.9.
2) Copy or move jacob.jar and jacob.dll
C:\webutile is the folder where you extracted Jacob, and will end in ...\jacob_18
cd C:\webutile
copy jacob.jar Oracle_Home\forms\java\.
copy jacob.dll Oracle_Home\forms\webutil\.
The Jacob staging area is no longer needed, and may be deleted.
3) Sign frmwebutil.jar and jacob.jar
Open a DOS command prompt.
Add Oracle_Home\jdk\bin to the PATH:
set PATH=Oracle_Home\jdk\bin;%PATH%
Sign the files, and check the output for success:
Oracle_Home\forms\webutil\sign_webutil Oracle_Home\forms\java\frmwebutil.jar
Oracle_Home\forms\webutil\sign_webutil Oracle_Home\forms\java\jacob.jar
4) If you already have a schema in your RDBMS which contains the WebUtil stored code,
you may skip this step. Otherwise,
Create a schema to hold the WebUtil stored code, and privileges needed to
connect and create a stored package. Schema name "WEBUTIL" is recommended
for no reason other than consistency over the user base.
Open Oracle_Home\forms\create_webutil_db.sql in a text editor, and delete or comment
out the EXIT statement, to be able to see whether the objects were created witout
errors.
Start SQL*Plus as SYSTEM, and issue:
CREATE USER webutil IDENTIFIED BY [password]
DEFAULT TABLESPACE users
TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp;
GRANT CONNECT, CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM TO webutil;
CONNECT webutil/webutil@rcci
@Oracle_Home\forms\create_webutil_db.sql
-- Inspect SQL*Plus output for errors, and then
CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM webutil_db FOR webutil.webutil_db;
Reconnect as SYSTEM, and issue:
grant execute on webutil_db to public;
5) Modify Oracle_Home\forms\server\default.env, and append Oracle_Home\jdk\jre\lib\rt.jar
to the CLASSPATH entry.
6) Modify Oracle_Home\forms\server\formsweb.cfg insde [default] add :
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
archive=frmall.jar
also add :
[webutil]
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
baseHTML=webutilbase.htm
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar,f90all.jar
archive=frmwebutil.jar,f90all.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle
7) Modify Oracle_Home\forms\server\webutil.cfg and add :
transfer.database.enabled=TRUE
transfer.appsrv.enabled=TRUE
8) Start the OC4J instance
9) Start Forms Builder and connect to a schema in the RDBMS used in step (4).
Open webutil.pll, do a "Compile ALL" (shift-Control-K), and generate to PLX (Control-T).
It is important to generate the PLX, to avoid the FRM-40039 discussed in Note 303682.1
If the PLX is not generated, the Webutil.pll library would have to be attached with
full path information to all forms wishing to use WebUtil. This is NOT recommended.
10) Create a new FMB.
Open webutil.olb, and Subclass (not Copy) the Webutil object to the form.
There is no need to Subclass the WebutilConfig object.
Attach the Webutil.pll Library, and remove the path.
Add an ON-LOGON trigger with the code
NULL;
to avoid having to connect to an RDBMS (optional).
Create a new button on a new canvas, with the code
show_webutil_information (TRUE);
in a WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED trigger.
Compile the FMB to FMX, after doing a Compile-All (Shift-Control-K).
11) Under Edit->Preferences->Runtime in Forms Builder, click on "Reset to Default" if
the "Application Server URL" is empty.
Then append "?config=webutil" at the end, so you end up with a URL of the form
http://server:port/forms/frmservlet?config=webutil
12) Run your form.

Printer selection in Forms 10g

Hello,
I am looking for a suggestion, to realize a printer selection in Forms 10g.
For a migration I have to replace the command
win_api_dialog.select_printer with something similar.
Some threads suggest to implement a java class.
Under
How i select printer in Forms9i
exist an example.
The implementation there is based on the JDK 1.4.
I need an implementation based on JDK 1.3.
Inside of the JDK 1.3 exist only a simple printer dialog.
(compare http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4645377 )
Probably exist the option to use the C-API of WebUtil. The C-API could be used to start a printer dialog of a dll. I like to avoid this option, but if you an example for that option, I appreciate to see an example for that.
In all other respects, I hope on your suggestions.

I invest some more time on that topic, but did not found a solution to display a printer selection on the client.
The only thing that i found in forum was that you can read the standard printer out the registry. But I would need all local installed printers.
I hope on your help.

Using graph in forms 10g

Hello,
I am using FormsGraph in forms 10g.
Now I need additional options - more visualized graph and dynamic graph - like in Flash.
Is there a way to achieve that using a java bean?
Is it possible to use flash inside a form window?
Thank you,
Nina

Java Plug-in 1.6.0_14
Using JRE version 1.6.0_14-b08 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n
c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
Reading certificates from 141303 http://pc10-060.jer.ad.malam.com:8889/forms/java/frmall.jar | C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\25\373de359-57e5f745.idx
load: class oracle.forms.webutil.common.RegisterWebUtil not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.common.RegisterWebUtil
 at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)
 at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
proxyHost=null
proxyPort=0
connectMode=HTTP, native.
Reading certificates from 141303 http://pc10-060.jer.ad.malam.com:8889/forms/java/frmall.jar | C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\25\373de359-57e5f745.idx
גרסת Forms Applet היא : 10.1.2.3
Reading certificates from 1990 http://pc10-060.jer.ad.malam.com:8889/forms/java/eHTMLBrowser.jar | C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\9\603b1b09-2844393f.idx
Reading certificates from 6718 http://pc10-060.jer.ad.malam.com:8889/forms/java/jdic.jar | C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\51\2a47f033-52581ebc.idx
org.jdesktop.jdic.init.JdicInitException: java.io.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
 at org.jdesktop.jdic.init.JdicManager.initShareNative(Unknown Source)
 at org.jdesktop.jdic.browser.WebBrowser.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.fd.EnhancedHTMLBrowser.<init>(EnhancedHTMLBrowser.java:56)
 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
 at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
 at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
 at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.canonicalize0(Native Method)
 at java.io.Win32FileSystem.canonicalize(Unknown Source)
 at java.io.File.getCanonicalPath(Unknown Source)
 ... 23 more
------> ExtendedFrame title : Enhanced Web Browser
Set Border=false
Reading certificates from 141303 http://pc10-060.jer.ad.malam.com:8889/forms/java/frmall.jar | C:\Documents and Settings\nina_n\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\25\373de359-57e5f745.idx

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