Forms Not running

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Hello i am very much new to Oracle Forms.
1.) Do we require JDK for running Oracle Forms ..??
2.) If yes then,i am Actually using Oracle 10g on that i have installed Oracle Developer Suite 10G
3.) When i see in my ADD/Remove Programs i find JDK 5, JRE 5 , Java Update 6 & JRE 6.
And the Problem i am facing is that when i try to Run a Form... that means ... my forms gets connected to the database so there is no issue with the connectivity,
But when i Run the Forms ... on Internet Explorer it shows me 'PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED' .... what can be the reason for this ..& is there any solution to this ...?
Please help.

Answer 1

Aijaz Mallick,
1.) Do we require JDK for running Oracle Forms ..??No, during Runtime, an Oracle Forms application runs as a Java Applet but all that is needed for this is a compatible JRE not JDK.
And the Problem i am facing is that when i try to Run a Form... that means ... my forms gets connected to the database so there is no issue with the connectivity, But when i Run the Forms ... on Internet Explorer it shows me 'PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED' .... what can be the reason for this ..& is there any solution to this ...?By default, the Oracle Developer Suite (ODS) 10g installation is configured to run with the Oracle Jinitiator 1.3.1.26. However, Oracle has since desupported Jinitiator so I recommend you use the Sun JRE 6 that you have installed. In order to use the Sun JRE, you will need to modify the ODS configuration to specify the version of the JRE that it is to use. This is done by editing the \DevSuiteHome10g\forms\server\formsweb.cfg file. I strongly suggest you make a backup copy of this file before you make any changes. Once you have made a backup, open this file and modify the following lines:
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
#baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm  -- Original
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejpi.htm   -- New
#jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html  -- Original
jpi_download_page=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html  -- new
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
#jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA  -- Original
jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0023-ABCDEFFEDCBA  -- New
  /* Note: this setting specifies JRE 1.6.0_23 */
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
#jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/autodl/jinstall-1_4_2-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,4,2,06  -- Origiinal
jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-6-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,6,0,22  -- New
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
#jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06  -- Original
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_23After making these changes, you will need to "Start the OC4J Instance" first before you can run a Form from the Forms Builder.
Hope this helps,
Craig B-)
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