How to get an open file dialog in Forms 9i?

Although in online help I can find the get_file_name function just like it was in Forms 6.0, at runtime this wonderful function doesn't seem to do anything.
Furthermore, there is no more d2kwutil.pll, nor d2kwutil.dll.
How could I get an open file dialog?

Hi,
actually this functionality does not work. The reason for this is that Forms9i is Web only and there is no functionality downloaded with the generic Java Applet. For the moment I filed an enhancement request to have this on our radar. Meanwhile, if you need thi sfunctionality you can help yourself by writing a PJC that opens a dialog and performs the action that you want to.
Frank
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