Forms API Programing....

Dear All,
I am Oracle forms developer and still working with forms 6i. I am in the middle of upgrading my oracle application using C API. Can someone guide me how to import a custom color palette using C API program? I have the palette ready and and it works fine if I import it to any form manually. But I want to get it done by c API program in order to save time. Please help.......
I have posted this problem few days ago too but no reply. Oracle Forms product manager,,,,,,please help!
Regards,
A Rehman

How does forms relate to SQL and PL/SQL which this forum is?
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