FORMS 4.5 : Migration to 6i

What is the easiest way to migrate a form (4.5) to a 6i.
There are meny migration tools , but there are too expensive(I dont see any trial).
Does Oracle have a migration tool????.
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If you can open your 4.5 form in Developer 6i, simply generate the form in 6i and it should automatically convert it to a 6i form

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