It looks Oracle Form/Applet die hard versus J2EE Servlet/JSP/JSF & AJAX

I left the form forum for a while and am busy with transfering our Oracle web forms app to Struts based J2EE application (just because the Oracle EE AS is the moving cause, it's out of my control.). After a year or so on J2EE which I enjoyed the fresh OO coding while keep enhancing Oracle webform app in production, I have some thought on Applet vs J2EE JSP/JSF plus AJAX.
1) JSP itself is hard to avoid the full screen refreshing even though user just does partial changes ,e.g., lists, on the screen, it has to use AJAX to do the tricks. While partial refreshing in applet is natural default behavior.
2) Forms is really an RAD, while J2EE's IDEs does help a bit(IBM's Websphere v6 even called iRAD) which takes way longer programming time compared to Forms. One IBM's article says it trys to win the Oracle Forms developers by giving the familiar graphical way of drag/drop GUI, so IBM recognizes the RAD coding power of Oracle Forms. So, IBM promotes the RAD similar to Oracle Forms.
3) GUI/business rules related validation: Applet offered a great advantage over JSP/ even JSF which to avoid the full screen refresh, AJAX/JavaScript is used heavily. User friendly interaction of applet is way better than J2EE.
4) Browser's back/refresh buttons also are headache to J2EE, expecially we need to support IE and Firefox. Applet basically is not bothered by these buttons.
Recently, I read techi news said that the new chips will make the network transfer speed 10 time faster than now-even the cell phone transfer the image will be way faster. Then I predict the applet, just like IBM's mainframe, will see its Spring again, not like now in its winter. Especially the Oracle Forms makes coding easier than pure applet coding.
Oracle folks, kepp beefing up the Oracle Forms, don't just pay attention to JDev. J2EE IDE, most of all, remove the Oracle EE ASxx block, be open. Oracle EE ASxx is really not a pretty baby, even though so Oracle thinks it is.

1) Why we are transfering your Oracle web forms app to Struts based J2EE application?
Since our corporate is IBM world-DB2/UDB, WebSphere AS (WAS) etc. It only allows Oracle Forms/reports servers to be compatible with the infrastructure. It does not allow to purchase another EE app server(espeically LDAP). We could not upgrade our forms/reports6i to 9i or 10g.
2.Therefore the Oracle EE AS is the moving cause, it's out of my control because I did my best to talk to Oracle sales, but no avail. I am glad that I got a good chance to beef up my J2EE Struts skills.
If extract out the forms/report9i/10g engines from the Oracle EE AS 9i/10g, (don't attempt to bundle sell the EE AS to customers-regardless of the shrinked 9.0.4 forms/reports services version, it's still another EE AS) and make them compatible with other ASs(espcially the LDAP), then Oracle Forms will have more customers.

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How to change the parameter's value of Oracle Forms Applet?

Hello,
I'm working with Oracle Forms 10.1.2.3.0 and JRE 1.6.0_14, we got some performance issues and we think are related with Java, so we enabled Java trace and we realized that every time user moves the cursor from one item to another, the applet sends a request to the server. This is the request.
network: Connecting http://server/forms/lservlet;jsessionid=e53bb50b2f95ecb357451bf21a291367cc1747d2d9956b3ba1c4a05916d87d34.e34LaheTahaLai0LaxyLbN4ObxqTe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy with proxy=DIRECT
I want to disable these connections as Sun states that sometimes they are not needed (not sure if this is the case but we want to test it).
I got a possible answer from a Sun forum, the possible fix is to set the following property to false:
<APPLET ...>
<PARAM name="codebase_lookup" value="false">
</APPLET>
But I don't know how to pass that parameter to Oracle Forms applet.
Does anybody know?
Thanks.

You can try passing the parameter in the HTML template file ... for example in the $ORACLE_HOME/forms/server/basejpi.htm
i.e.
<PARAM NAME="TYPE" VALUE="%jpi_mimetype%">
<PARAM NAME="CODEBASE" VALUE="%codebase%">
<PARAM NAME="CODE" VALUE="oracle.forms.engine.Main" >
<PARAM NAME="ARCHIVE" VALUE="%archive%" >
<PARAM name="codebase_lookup" value="false">
I have never done it myself so I do not know if it would be recognized though.

Oracle forms 10g (win Xp middle tier IE 8 Win 7- IE 8 client)

forms services 10.1.2.0.2
Database 11gR2 also on Win Xp pro SP3
Hi
I have a problem with java and Jinitiator and my understanding of what is / should be happening.
In the file forms/server/formsweb.cfg see below. I can alter the parameter
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
###baseHTMLjinitiator=basejpi.htm
between the two alternatives. As it stands as shown the IE8 on the middle tier and on the database PC both work as near correctly as i can tell. On the Win 7 client IE 8 however crashes. switch it to the other way around and the
win 7 works and the win xp on the database server stops with frm-92095 error version number too low. while on the middle tier Xp PC a blank doucument is displayed.
How can i have both working at the same time please. I you need more information i will happily supply it.
Neill
# $Id: formsweb.cfg 15-apr-2005.13:17:30 pkuhn Exp $
# formsweb.cfg defines parameter values used by the FormsServlet (frmservlet)
# This section defines the Default settings. Any of them may be overridden in the
# following Named Configuration sections. If they are not overridden, then the
# values here will be used.
# The default settings comprise two types of parameters: System parameters,
# which cannot be overridden in the URL, and User Parameters, which can.
# Parameters which are not marked as System parameters are User parameters.
# SYSTEM PARAMETERS
# These have fixed names and give information required by the Forms
# Servlet in order to function. They cannot be specified in the URL query
# string. But they can be overridden in a named configuration (see below).
# Some parameters specify file names: if the full path is not given,
# they are assumed to be in the same directory as this file. If a path
# is given, then it should be a physical path, not a URL.
# USER PARAMETERS
# These match variables (e.g. %form%) in the baseHTML file. Their values
# may be overridden by specifying them in the URL query string
# (e.g. "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?form=myform&width=700")
# or by overriding them in a specific, named configuration (see below)
[default]
# System parameter: default base HTML file
baseHTML=base.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
###baseHTMLjinitiator=basejpi.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Sun's Java Plug-In
baseHTMLjpi=basejpi.htm
# System parameter: delimiter for parameters in the base HTML files
HTMLdelimiter=%
# System parameter: working directory for Forms runtime processes
# WorkingDirectory defaults to <oracle_home>/forms if unset.
workingDirectory=
# System parameter: file setting environment variables for the Forms runtime processes
envFile=default.env
# Forms runtime argument: whether to escape certain special characters
# in values extracted from the URL for other runtime arguments
escapeparams=true
# Forms runtime argument: which form module to run
form=test.fmx
# Forms runtime argument: database connection details
userid=scott/xxxxxxxxxxx@orcl
# Forms runtime argument: whether to run in debug mode
debug=no
# Forms runtime argument: host for debugging
host=
# Forms runtime argument: port for debugging
port=
# Other Forms runtime arguments: grouped together as one parameter.
# These settings support running and debugging a form from the Builder:
otherparams=buffer_records=%buffer% debug_messages=%debug_messages% array=%array% obr=%obr% query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% render=%render% record=%record% tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term%
# Sub argument for otherparams
buffer=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
debug_messages=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
array=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
obr=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
query_only=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
quiet=yes
# Sub argument for otherparams
render=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
record=
# Sub argument for otherparams
tracegroup=
# Sub argument for otherparams
log=
# Sub argument for otherparams
term=
# HTML page title
pageTitle=Oracle Application Server Forms Services
# HTML attributes for the BODY tag
HTMLbodyAttrs=
# HTML to add before the form
HTMLbeforeForm=
# HTML to add after the form
HTMLafterForm=
# Forms applet parameter: URL path to Forms ListenerServlet
serverURL=/forms/lservlet
# Forms applet parameter
codebase=/forms/java
# Forms applet parameter
imageBase=DocumentBase
# Forms applet parameter
width=750
# Forms applet parameter
height=600
# Forms applet parameter
separateFrame=false
# Forms applet parameter
splashScreen=
# Forms applet parameter
background=
# Forms applet parameter
lookAndFeel=Oracle
# Forms applet parameter
colorScheme=teal
# Forms applet parameter
logo=
# Forms applet parameter
restrictedURLparams=HTMLbodyAttrs,HTMLbeforeForm,pageTitle,HTMLafterForm,log,allow_debug,allowNewConnections
# Forms applet parameter
formsMessageListener=
# Forms applet parameter
recordFileName=
# Forms applet parameter
serverApp=default
# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin, Appletviewer, etc)
archive=frmall.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. You should
# only change this after reading the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download Oracle JInitiator.
# Oracle JInitiator is used with Windows clients.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms/jinitiator/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0022-ABCDEFABCDEF
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,22
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.22
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download Sun's Java Plugin.
# Sun's Java Plugin is typically used for non-Windows clients.
# (NOTE: you should check this page and possibly change the settings)
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA
# 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
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jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06
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em_mode=0
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ssoCancelUrl=
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# case mod_osso will be given control for authentication or continue in
# the FormsServlet if not. It is false by default. Set it to true in an
# application-specific section to enable Single Sign-On for that application.
ssoMode=false
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# Example Named Configuration Section
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# "generic" look and feel (include "config=sepwin" in the URL)
# You may define your own specific, named configurations (sets of parameters)
# by adding special sections as illustrated in the following examples.
# Note that you need only specify the parameters you want to change. The
# default values (defined above) will be used for all other parameters.
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# a URL like "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?config=sepwin".
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 2: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases (even if
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[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
# Example Named Configuration Section
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# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file).
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serverURL=/forms/lservlet/debug
# Sample configuration for deploying WebUtil. Note that WebUtil is shipped with
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WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
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WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
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baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
archive=frmall.jar
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You have a mixture of problems here.
1. Oracle Jinitiator is not supported for use on Windows 7
2. JRE 1.7 is not supported for use with any version of Forms on any platform. Be sure you do not have this version installed.
3. JRE 1.6 is not supported for use with Forms 10.1.2.0.2, however is supported with 10.1.2.3 (10.1.2.0.2 + patch ID 5983622) and only with IE 8
4. In order to use Win 7 with Forms 10 in a certified and supported manner, you must use 10.1.2.3 (meaning 10.1.2.0.2 + patch ID 5983622).
In short, my recommendation would be the following:
o Patch to 10.1.2.3 (assuming you have access to MyOracleSupport)
o Don't bother trying to use Oracle Jinitiator as it is old and has been desupported for a long time.
o Uninstall any instances of Jinitiator as it can cause conflicts with other JRE installations.
o Uninstall all instances of JRE 1.7. Reconfig your formsweb.cfg to use the JRE (Java Plugin) 1.6.0
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
jpi_classid=clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;version=1.6
jpi_download_page=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre-6u27-download-440425.html
jpi_codebase=http://javadl-esd.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-6u27-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,6,0Finally, refer to this:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/as-certification-r2-101202-095871.html#BABGCBHA

IE failed after installing oracle forms

Hello ,
I have installed Oracle Forms10g,& DB then .After connecting to DB when I tried to run TEST.FMB(example form given by oracle), My IE(IE8,Windows7) dont show the form runtime,rather it shows a blank page with a url: http://<My_PC Namexxx-pc>:8889/forms/frmservlet. I came to know that I need to change formsweb.cfg,default.env and registry.dat,I have installed the my jinitiator also. Please help me out how can i run my form locally. I am giving the codes also of those files,if i need to change anything please let me know
default.env*
# $Id: default.env 14-apr-2005.13:22:43 pkuhn Exp $
# default.env - default Forms environment file, Windows version
# This file is used to set the Forms runtime environment parameters.
# If a parameter is not defined here, the value in the Windows registry
# will be used. If no value is found in the registry, the value used will
# be that defined in the environment in which the servlet engine (OC4J
# or JServ) was started.
# NOTES
# 1/ The Forms installation process should replace all occurrences of
# <percent>FORMS_ORACLE_HOME<percent> with the correct ORACLE_HOME
# setting, and all occurrences of <percent>O_JDK_HOME<percent> with
# the location of the JDK (usually $ORACLE_HOME/jdk).
# Please make these changes manually if not.
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# Please refer to the Forms documentation for details.
ORACLE_HOME=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1
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FORMS_PATH=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\forms
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WEBUTIL_CONFIG=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server\webutil.cfg
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# statements when in enter-query mode.
FORMS_REJECT_GO_DISABLED_ITEM=FALSE
FORMS_RESTRICT_ENTER_QUERY=TRUE
# The PATH setting is required in order to pick up the JVM (jvm.dll).
# The Forms runtime executable and dll's are assumed to be in
# E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\bin if they are not in the PATH.
# In addition, if you are running Graphics applications, you will need
# to append the following to the path (where <Graphics Oracle Home> should
# be replaced with the actual location of your Graphics 6i oracle_home):
# ;<Graphics Oracle Home>\bin;<Graphics Oracle Home>\jdk\bin
PATH=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\bin;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jdk\jre\bin\client
# Settings for Graphics
# NOTE: These settings are only needed if Graphics applications
# are called from Forms applications. In addition, you will need to
# modify the PATH variable above as described above.
# Please uncomment the following and put the correct 6i
# oracle_home value to use Graphics applications.
#ORACLE_GRAPHICS6I_HOME=<your Graphics 6i oracle_home here>
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#GRAPHICS60_PATH=
# Settings for Forms tracing and logging
# Note: This entry has to be uncommented to enable tracing and
# logging.
#FORMS_TRACE_PATH=<FORMS_ORACLE_HOME>\forms\server
# System settings
# You should not normally need to modify these settings
FORMS=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\forms
# Java class path
# This is required for the Forms debugger
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# frmsrv.jar, repository.jar and ldapjclnt10.jar are required for
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CLASSPATH=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\j2ee\OC4J_BI_Forms\applications\formsapp\formsweb\WEB-INF\lib\frmsrv.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\repository.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\ldapjclnt10.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\debugger.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\ewt3.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\share.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\utj.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\jlib\zrclient.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\reports\jlib\rwrun.jar;E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\java\frmwebutil.jar
formsweb.cfg_
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# This section defines the Default settings. Any of them may be overridden in the
# following Named Configuration sections. If they are not overridden, then the
# values here will be used.
# The default settings comprise two types of parameters: System parameters,
# which cannot be overridden in the URL, and User Parameters, which can.
# Parameters which are not marked as System parameters are User parameters.
# SYSTEM PARAMETERS
# These have fixed names and give information required by the Forms
# Servlet in order to function. They cannot be specified in the URL query
# string. But they can be overridden in a named configuration (see below).
# Some parameters specify file names: if the full path is not given,
# they are assumed to be in the same directory as this file. If a path
# is given, then it should be a physical path, not a URL.
# USER PARAMETERS
# These match variables (e.g. %form%) in the baseHTML file. Their values
# may be overridden by specifying them in the URL query string
# (e.g. "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?form=myform&width=700")
# or by overriding them in a specific, named configuration (see below)
[default]
# System parameter: default base HTML file
baseHTML=base.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Sun's Java Plug-In
baseHTMLjpi=basejpi.htm
# System parameter: delimiter for parameters in the base HTML files
HTMLdelimiter=%
# System parameter: working directory for Forms runtime processes
# WorkingDirectory defaults to <oracle_home>/forms if unset.
workingDirectory=
# System parameter: file setting environment variables for the Forms runtime processes
envFile=default.env
# Forms runtime argument: whether to escape certain special characters
# in values extracted from the URL for other runtime arguments
escapeparams=true
# Forms runtime argument: which form module to run
form=test.fmx
# Forms runtime argument: database connection details
userid=
# Forms runtime argument: whether to run in debug mode
debug=no
# Forms runtime argument: host for debugging
host=
# Forms runtime argument: port for debugging
port=
# Other Forms runtime arguments: grouped together as one parameter.
# These settings support running and debugging a form from the Builder:
otherparams=buffer_records=%buffer% debug_messages=%debug_messages% array=%array% obr=%obr% query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% render=%render% record=%record% tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term%
# Sub argument for otherparams
buffer=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
debug_messages=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
array=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
obr=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
query_only=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
quiet=yes
# Sub argument for otherparams
render=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
record=
# Sub argument for otherparams
tracegroup=
# Sub argument for otherparams
log=
# Sub argument for otherparams
term=
# HTML page title
pageTitle=Oracle Application Server Forms Services
# HTML attributes for the BODY tag
HTMLbodyAttrs=
# HTML to add before the form
HTMLbeforeForm=
# HTML to add after the form
HTMLafterForm=
# Forms applet parameter: URL path to Forms ListenerServlet
serverURL=/forms/lservlet
# Forms applet parameter
codebase=/forms/java
# Forms applet parameter
imageBase=DocumentBase
# Forms applet parameter
width=750
# Forms applet parameter
height=600
# Forms applet parameter
separateFrame=false
# Forms applet parameter
splashScreen=
# Forms applet parameter
background=
# Forms applet parameter
lookAndFeel=Oracle
# Forms applet parameter
colorScheme=teal
# Forms applet parameter
logo=
# Forms applet parameter
restrictedURLparams=HTMLbodyAttrs,HTMLbeforeForm,pageTitle,HTMLafterForm,log,allow_debug,allowNewConnections
# Forms applet parameter
formsMessageListener=
# Forms applet parameter
recordFileName=
# Forms applet parameter
serverApp=default
# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin, Appletviewer, etc)
archive=frmall.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. You should
# only change this after reading the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download Oracle JInitiator.
# Oracle JInitiator is used with Windows clients.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms/jinitiator/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0022-ABCDEFABCDEF
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,22
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.22
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download Sun's Java Plugin.
# Sun's Java Plugin is typically used for non-Windows clients.
# (NOTE: you should check this page and possibly change the settings)
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA
# 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
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06
# EM config parameter
# Set this to "1" to enable Enterprise Manager to track Forms processes
em_mode=0
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oid_formsid=%OID_FORMSID%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oracle_home=E:\ORACLE_INSTALLED\DevSuiteHome_1
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
formsid_group_dn=%GROUP_DN%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter: indicates whether we allow
# dynamic resource creation if the resource is not yet created in the OID.
ssoDynamicResourceCreate=true
# Single Sign-On parameter: URL to redirect to if ssoDynamicResourceCreate=false
ssoErrorUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: Cancel URL for the dynamic resource creation DAS page.
ssoCancelUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: indicates whether the url is protected in which
# case mod_osso will be given control for authentication or continue in
# the FormsServlet if not. It is false by default. Set it to true in an
# application-specific section to enable Single Sign-On for that application.
ssoMode=false
# The parameter allow_debug determines whether debugging is permitted.
# Administrators should set allow_debug to "true" if servlet
# debugging is required, or to provide access to the Forms Trace Xlate utility.
# Otherwise these activities will not be allowed (for security reasons).
allow_debug=false
# Parameter which determines whether new Forms sessions are allowed.
# This is also read by the Forms EM Overview page to show the
# current Forms status.
allowNewConnections=true
# EndUserMonitoring
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# Indicates whether EUM/Chronos integration is enabled
EndUserMonitoringEnabled=
# EndUserMonitoringURL
# indicates where to record EUM/Chronos data
EndUserMonitoringURL=
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 1: configuration to run forms in a separate browser window with
# "generic" look and feel (include "config=sepwin" in the URL)
# You may define your own specific, named configurations (sets of parameters)
# by adding special sections as illustrated in the following examples.
# Note that you need only specify the parameters you want to change. The
# default values (defined above) will be used for all other parameters.
# Use of a specific configuration can be requested by including the text
# "config=<your_config_name>" in the query string of the URL used to run
# a form. For example, to use the sepwin configuration, your could issue
# a URL like "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?config=sepwin".
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 2: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases (even if
# the client browser is on Windows)
[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 3: configuration running the Forms ListenerServlet in debug mode
# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file).
[debug]
serverURL=/forms/lservlet/debug
# Sample configuration for deploying WebUtil. Note that WebUtil is shipped with
# DS but not AS and is also available for download from OTN.
[webutil]
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
archive=frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle

I tried to run TEST.FMB(example form given by oracle), My IE(IE8,Windows7) dont show the, I have installed the my jinitiator also.Internet explorer (IE 8) doesn't support jinitiator. You have to upgrade JRE.
Check this link. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/as-certification-r2-101202-095871.html#BABGCBHA
Hope this will help you
If someone's response is helpful or correct, please mark it accordingly.

WebUtil: oracle.forms.webutil.host.Host bean not found

Hi. This is my first attempt using WebUtil. The following code is in my When-New-Form-Instance trigger:
client_host('N:\TTMS\ITS\vbasic\compiled\MenuUpdate.exe');
This is the error I receive:
oracle.forms.webutil.host.Host bean not found
I've included my formsweb.cfg below for your reference. Note that the application is using the [ttmsmenu] configuration.
Thanks in advance for your help with this problem.
***FORMSWEB.CFG***
# $Id: formsweb.cfg 15-apr-2005.13:17:30 pkuhn Exp $
# formsweb.cfg defines parameter values used by the FormsServlet (frmservlet)
# This section defines the Default settings. Any of them may be overridden in the
# following Named Configuration sections. If they are not overridden, then the
# values here will be used.
# The default settings comprise two types of parameters: System parameters,
# which cannot be overridden in the URL, and User Parameters, which can.
# Parameters which are not marked as System parameters are User parameters.
# SYSTEM PARAMETERS
# These have fixed names and give information required by the Forms
# Servlet in order to function. They cannot be specified in the URL query
# string. But they can be overridden in a named configuration (see below).
# Some parameters specify file names: if the full path is not given,
# they are assumed to be in the same directory as this file. If a path
# is given, then it should be a physical path, not a URL.
# USER PARAMETERS
# These match variables (e.g. %form%) in the baseHTML file. Their values
# may be overridden by specifying them in the URL query string
# (e.g. "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?form=myform&width=700")
# or by overriding them in a specific, named configuration (see below)
[default]
#WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
#WebUtilLogging=off
#WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
#WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
#WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
#WebUtilTrustInternal=true
#WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
# System parameter: default base HTML file
baseHTML=base.htm
# baseHTML=webutilbase.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
# baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Sun's Java Plug-In
baseHTMLjpi=basejpi.htm
# baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
# System parameter: delimiter for parameters in the base HTML files
HTMLdelimiter=%
# System parameter: working directory for Forms runtime processes
# WorkingDirectory defaults to <oracle_home>/forms if unset.
workingDirectory=
# System parameter: file setting environment variables for the Forms runtime processes
envFile=default.env
# Forms runtime argument: whether to escape certain special characters
# in values extracted from the URL for other runtime arguments
escapeparams=true
# Forms runtime argument: which form module to run
form=test.fmx
# Forms runtime argument: database connection details
userid=
# Forms runtime argument: whether to run in debug mode
debug=no
# Forms runtime argument: host for debugging
host=
# Forms runtime argument: port for debugging
port=
# Other Forms runtime arguments: grouped together as one parameter.
# These settings support running and debugging a form from the Builder:
otherparams=buffer_records=%buffer% debug_messages=%debug_messages% array=%array% obr=%obr% query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% render=%render% record=%record% tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term%
# Sub argument for otherparams
buffer=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
debug_messages=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
array=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
obr=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
query_only=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
quiet=yes
# Sub argument for otherparams
render=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
record=
# Sub argument for otherparams
tracegroup=
# Sub argument for otherparams
log=
# Sub argument for otherparams
term=
# HTML page title
pageTitle=Oracle Application Server Forms Services
# HTML attributes for the BODY tag
HTMLbodyAttrs=
# HTML to add before the form
# HTMLbeforeForm=
HTMLbeforeForm=<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">window.opener = top;</SCRIPT>
# HTML to add after the form
HTMLafterForm=
# Forms applet parameter: URL path to Forms ListenerServlet
serverURL=/forms/lservlet
# Forms applet parameter
codebase=/forms/java
# Forms applet parameter
#imageBase=DocumentBase
imageBase=codeBase
# Forms applet parameter default 750
# width=1000
# width=100%
width=500
# Forms applet parameter default 600
# height=700
# height=100%
height=500
# Forms applet parameter default false
separateFrame=true
# Forms applet parameter
# splashScreen=
splashScreen=no
#splashScreen=ttmslogo_new.gif
# Forms applet parameter
background=ttmslogo_new.gif
# Forms applet parameter
lookAndFeel=Oracle
# Forms applet parameter
colorScheme=teal
# Forms applet parameter
logo=ttms_banner.gif
# Forms applet parameter
restrictedURLparams=HTMLbodyAttrs,HTMLbeforeForm,pageTitle,HTMLafterForm,log,allow_debug,allowNewConnections
# Forms applet parameter
formsMessageListener=
# Forms applet parameter
recordFileName=
# Forms applet parameter
serverApp=default
# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin, Appletviewer, etc)
archive=frmall.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. You should
# only change this after reading the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download Oracle JInitiator.
# Oracle JInitiator is used with Windows clients.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms/jinitiator/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0022-ABCDEFABCDEF
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,22
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.22
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download Sun's Java Plugin.
# Sun's Java Plugin is typically used for non-Windows clients.
# (NOTE: you should check this page and possibly change the settings)
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA
# 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
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06
# EM config parameter
# Set this to "1" to enable Enterprise Manager to track Forms processes
em_mode=0
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oid_formsid=%OID_FORMSID%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oracle_home=C:\DevSuiteHome_1
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
formsid_group_dn=%GROUP_DN%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter: indicates whether we allow
# dynamic resource creation if the resource is not yet created in the OID.
ssoDynamicResourceCreate=true
# Single Sign-On parameter: URL to redirect to if ssoDynamicResourceCreate=false
ssoErrorUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: Cancel URL for the dynamic resource creation DAS page.
ssoCancelUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: indicates whether the url is protected in which
# case mod_osso will be given control for authentication or continue in
# the FormsServlet if not. It is false by default. Set it to true in an
# application-specific section to enable Single Sign-On for that application.
ssoMode=false
# The parameter allow_debug determines whether debugging is permitted.
# Administrators should set allow_debug to "true" if servlet
# debugging is required, or to provide access to the Forms Trace Xlate utility.
# Otherwise these activities will not be allowed (for security reasons).
allow_debug=false
# Parameter which determines whether new Forms sessions are allowed.
# This is also read by the Forms EM Overview page to show the
# current Forms status.
allowNewConnections=true
# EndUserMonitoring
# EndUserMonitoringEnabled parameter
# Indicates whether EUM/Chronos integration is enabled
EndUserMonitoringEnabled=
# EndUserMonitoringURL
# indicates where to record EUM/Chronos data
EndUserMonitoringURL=
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 1: configuration to run forms in a separate browser window with
# "generic" look and feel (include "config=sepwin" in the URL)
# You may define your own specific, named configurations (sets of parameters)
# by adding special sections as illustrated in the following examples.
# Note that you need only specify the parameters you want to change. The
# default values (defined above) will be used for all other parameters.
# Use of a specific configuration can be requested by including the text
# "config=<your_config_name>" in the query string of the URL used to run
# a form. For example, to use the sepwin configuration, your could issue
# a URL like "http://myhost.mydomain.com/forms/frmservlet?config=sepwin".
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 2: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases (even if
# the client browser is on Windows)
[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 3: configuration running the Forms ListenerServlet in debug mode
# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file).
[debug]
serverURL=/forms/lservlet/debug
# Sample configuration for deploying WebUtil. Note that WebUtil is shipped with
# DS but not AS and is also available for download from OTN.
[webutil]
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
archive=frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle
[ttmsmenu]
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
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
archive=frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle
width=500
height=500
background=no
form=ttmsmenu.fmx

Dumb dumb dumb.
I was running this form out of Form Builder 10g. At some point I changed the Application Server URL (Edit => Preferences => Runtime menus) from:
http://ssbuechl2.div16.ibm.com:8889/forms/frmservlet?config=ttmsmenu
to:
http://ssbuechl2.div16.ibm.com:8889/forms/frmservlet?
So my customized configuration with all the WebUtil references was not being referenced and I was getting the error.
Dumb dumb dumb.

Passing parameters to web based oracle forms

Hi,
How can I pass parameters from web page to oracle form applet? OR is there anyway i can know (within a form) if that form is run from a client/server or from web. This is just to set some parameters depending on the condition: client/server or web application.
thank you

To know if you are on the Web use the get_application_property built-in, check out the online help for it.
To pass parameters - if you are using the forms servlet you can pass parameters on the URL that calls your Forms application.

Found Error FRM-13008 Cannot find JaveBean with name oracle.forms.webutil.o

Create new form attached libraies WEBUTIL and Open webutil.old
drag WEBUTILCONFIG and WEBUTIL then create datablock,canvas WEBUTIL_CANVAS I double click canvas alert Found Error FRM-13008 Cannot find JaveBean with name oracle.forms.webutil.o
How to solve problem
Please Urgent
Thank you

formsweb.cfg
ific, named configuration (see below)
[default]
# System parameter: default base HTML file
baseHTML=webutilbase.htm
baseHTML=base.htm
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
workingDirectory=
envFile=default.env
escapeparams=true
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with JInitiator client
baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm
# System parameter: base HTML file for use with Sun's Java Plug-In
baseHTMLjpi=basejpi.htm
# System parameter: delimiter for parameters in the base HTML files
HTMLdelimiter=%
# System parameter: working directory for Forms runtime processes
# WorkingDirectory defaults to <oracle_home>/forms if unset.
# System parameter: file setting environment variables for the Forms runtime processes
envFile=default.env
# Forms runtime argument: whether to escape certain special characters
# in values extracted from the URL for other runtime arguments
# Forms runtime argument: which form module to run
form=test.fmx
# Forms runtime argument: database connection details
userid=
# Forms runtime argument: whether to run in debug mode
debug=no
# Forms runtime argument: host for debugging
host=
# Forms runtime argument: port for debugging
port=
# Other Forms runtime arguments: grouped together as one parameter.
# These settings support running and debugging a form from the Builder:
otherparams=buffer_records=%buffer% debug_messages=%debug_messages% array=%array% obr=%obr% query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% render=%render% record=%record% tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term%
# Sub argument for otherparams
buffer=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
debug_messages=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
array=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
obr=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
query_only=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
quiet=yes
# Sub argument for otherparams
render=no
# Sub argument for otherparams
record=
# Sub argument for otherparams
tracegroup=
# Sub argument for otherparams
log=
# Sub argument for otherparams
term=
# HTML page title
pageTitle=Oracle Application Server Forms Services
# HTML attributes for the BODY tag
HTMLbodyAttrs=
# HTML to add before the form
HTMLbeforeForm=
# HTML to add after the form
HTMLafterForm=
# Forms applet parameter: URL path to Forms ListenerServlet
serverURL=/forms/lservlet
# Forms applet parameter
codebase=/forms/java
# Forms applet parameter
imageBase=DocumentBase
# Forms applet parameter
width=2000
# Forms applet parameter
height=800
# Forms applet parameter
separateFrame=false
# Forms applet parameter
splashScreen=
# Forms applet parameter
background=
# Forms applet parameter
lookAndFeel=Oracle
# Forms applet parameter
colorScheme=teal
# Forms applet parameter
logo=no
# Forms applet parameter
restrictedURLparams=HTMLbodyAttrs,HTMLbeforeForm,pageTitle,HTMLafterForm,log,allow_debug,allowNewConnections
# Forms applet parameter
formsMessageListener=
# Forms applet parameter
recordFileName=
# Forms applet parameter
serverApp=default
# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin, Appletviewer, etc)
archive=frmall.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. You should
# only change this after reading the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download Oracle JInitiator.
# Oracle JInitiator is used with Windows clients.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms/jinit/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0022-ABCDEFABCDEF
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,22
# Parameter related to the version of JInitiator
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.22
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download Sun's Java Plugin.
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA
# 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
# Parameter related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06
# EM config parameter
# Set this to "1" to enable Enterprise Manager to track Forms processes
em_mode=0
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oid_formsid=%OID_FORMSID%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
oracle_home=C:\DevSuiteHome_1
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter
formsid_group_dn=%GROUP_DN%
# Single Sign-On OID configuration parameter: indicates whether we allow
# dynamic resource creation if the resource is not yet created in the OID.
ssoDynamicResourceCreate=true
# Single Sign-On parameter: URL to redirect to if ssoDynamicResourceCreate=false
ssoErrorUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: Cancel URL for the dynamic resource creation DAS page.
ssoCancelUrl=
# Single Sign-On parameter: indicates whether the url is protected in which
# case mod_osso will be given control for authentication or continue in
# the FormsServlet if not. It is false by default. Set it to true in an
# application-specific section to enable Single Sign-On for that application.
ssoMode=false
# The parameter allow_debug determines whether debugging is permitted.
# Administrators should set allow_debug to "true" if servlet
# debugging is required, or to provide access to the Forms Trace Xlate utility.
# Otherwise these activities will not be allowed (for security reasons).
allow_debug=false
# Parameter which determines whether new Forms sessions are allowed.
# This is also read by the Forms EM Overview page to show the
# current Forms status.
allowNewConnections=true
# EndUserMonitoring
# EndUserMonitoringEnabled parameter
# Indicates whether EUM/Chronos integration is enabled
EndUserMonitoringEnabled=
# EndUserMonitoringURL
# indicates where to record EUM/Chronos data
EndUserMonitoringURL=
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 2: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases (even if
# the client browser is on Windows)
[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
# Example Named Configuration Section
# Example 3: configuration running the Forms ListenerServlet in debug mode
# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file).
[debug]
serverURL=/forms/lservlet/debug
# Sample configuration for deploying WebUtil. Note that WebUtil is shipped with
# DS but not AS and is also available for download from OTN.
[webutil]
#WEBUTIL_CONFIG=C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\webutil.cfg
#WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilArchive=/forms/java/frmwebutil.jar,/forms/java/jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
archive=frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle
[webutilie]
IE=native
webUtilArchive=/forms/java/frmwebutil.jar,/forms/java/jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTML=webutilbase.htm
baseHTMLie=webutilbase.htm
archive=/forms/java/frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle
[webutiljpi]
WebUtilArchive=/forms/java/frmwebutil.jar,/forms/java/jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljpi.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
baseHTMLie=webutiljpi.htm
baseHTML=webutiljpi.htm
archive=/forms/java/frmall.jar
[tutoforms10g]
envFile=tutforms10g.env
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,myIcons.jar,FormsGraph.jar
archive=frmall.jar,myIcons.jar,FormsGraph.jar
pageTitle=Oracle Forms 10g tutorial
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljini.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
form=tuto_forms.fmx
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Oracle
imagebase=codebase
width=2000
height=800
splashScreen=no
background=no
lookAndFeel=Oracle
colorScheme=blaf
logo=no
2 class path,create db packages,generate plx? how to set where? classpath,create public synonym? Please ask me step to set

Forms crashing while executing Oracle Forms Functional script in OTM

Hello,
We're trying to execute Oracle Ebiz forms related functional test scripts developed in Open Script in Oracle Test Manager.
Exactly when the forms get launched, the JRE is getting crashed, and the script is failing. What could be the reason.
I've added the class path in Java control panel for the JRE which comes with OATS, and enabled 1.6.33 version, which works absolutely fine when same script is run using OpenScript and not through OTM.
Also, in windows services we have provided the valid admin login credentials to the run the service as, instead of local machine user.
Any help and insight on this problem would be of great help.
Regards,
Nishant
Edited by: 958623 on Oct 29, 2012 5:09 AM

Yes as mentioned i have used run time setting "-formsft.startup_timeout 30".
Per release notes, i am starting the agent service using the command line "C:\OracleATS\agentmanager\bin\AgentManagerService.exe -c
C:\OracleATS\agentmanager\bin\AgentManagerService.conf".
But what's happening is, OTM is not actually waiting for the applet to load. The moment the forms are invoked and about to load after signing in and selecting the responsibility and menu, the script and forms are crashing. OTM is giving the below error though its not waiting to connect to the forms.
Failure when running child script GL_JournalEntry_Batch. Caused by: Failed to connect to the Oracle Forms applet after 30 seconds. Verify that the applet launching page opens, and that the Forms Startup Timeout setting is high enough for this site

J2EE applications Vs. Oracle Forms server

Hi guys,
I have worked in the oracle forms server and building some J2EE applications.
So what is making me confused is with is better to use? Oracle forms server OR J2EE applications?
I have seen that most of the enterprise applications build on J2EE technology, building applications using Oracle Forms Developer or Oracle Designer Forms Generator is easer than using J2EE technology and as I know forms server is much faster than downloading html pages using J2EE
The BIG question is “Why Oracle is pushing and supporting the J2EE more than the forms server”????????
Please can any one answer this question, I want to posted to some decision makers in my company.
Thanks a lot,
Regards,
Ibrahim Sawalha
[email protected]

Ibrahim,
thanks for your question and lets see if I can help answer your points.
"which is better to use" - well it depends! - If you have a team of PL/SQL developers who are comfortable in the relational world and are more focused on the business logic of the application rather than the implementation details, then Forms may be the tool which fits the developers' requirements.
If you have a team of Java programmers and you want ability to build and tailor your application at every level - if you want flexibility on the UI (JSP/HTML, wireless, Swing etc) then J2EE and JDeveloper gives you those choices.
"...[Forms/Designer]is easer than using J2EE" I think that this is true now but becoming less so. Because Forms is a "black box" in that it hide much of the implementation details, it is inherently easier because you are not looking at that implementation level.
However, with Jdeveloper, you are seeing the introduction of more and more frameworks do much of the "common implementation" details for you..and so this becomes easier. Jdeveloper is also introducing a number of features which will make development more productive (e.g. WYSIWYG editors). This will bring it more in line with the Forms development experience.
"Why Oracle is pushing and supporting the J2EE more than the forms server" - well, I guess this is a perception thing. Yes there is a huge push behind J2EE but equally there is a huge effort going into Forms as well (we have a US and EMEA wide Forms Upgrade workshop running at the moment, we have 7 Forms and Designer Papers at ODTUG this year (Jdeveloper has 8 - so its a pretty even split {and thats not including Reports}). Compare the Forms and JDeveloper forums on OTN and you will see both are very active (Forms has the most post of any forum).
I personally believe that as J2EE is a newer technology there is more to talk about that an more estbalished tool like Forms.
So I don't really see it as J2EE vs Forms Server. Its more a case of different technologies, different strengths and the decision on which you use will be based on questions about integration, users, application front end, development skills etc etc....and I would hope that the choice becomes clearer when you address each of these questions.
I hope this helps and please post if you have any more questions.
Regards
Grant Ronald
Application Development Tools Product Management
ps. may also be worth checking out http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/htdocs/FormsJavaSOD.html which addresses the question of those who are considering moving Forms applications to J2EE

Oracle Forms Look & Feel

I want to change my forms look & fell thats why I performs below mention steps.But when form run the look & feel naver change only visual attribute of emp block becomes purple & when i change color then its not change means always remains purple.
Steps Performed.
1) My Forms install on C:\Oracle\Dmhome10g Direcotry.
2) I am using Oracle JINITIATOR 1.3.1.17
3) I am using JRE 1.4.2.17.
4) My Os Platform Is Windows Advance Server 2000.
5) I put Laf.Jar file in C:\Oracle\Dmhome10g\Forms90\Java.
6) I open formsweb.cfg file & put archive=frmall.jar,laf.jar
When I run the form then emp block visual attribute becomes purple & other theme remains defult no other changes performed. And when I change color then no action happened.
I had 1 question in my mind.
1) Where I put "DrawLAF.java" file.
Regards
Fahed Akhter

Fahed,
I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing. I am speaking about the Java console opened when you run your form (the little coffe-cup icon in the quick task bar) that should show something like this:
Java Plug-in 1.5.0_12
Utilisation de la version JRE 1.5.0_12 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
Répertoire d'accueil de l'utilisateur = C:\Documents and Settings\Francois
c: effacer la fenêtre de la console
f: finaliser les objets de la file d'attente de finalisation
g: libérer la mémoire
h: afficher ce message d'aide
l: vider la liste des chargeurs de classes
m: imprimer le relevé d'utilisation de la mémoire
o: déclencher la consignation
p: recharger la configuration du proxy
q: masquer la console
r: recharger la configuration des politiques
s: vider les propriétés système et déploiement
t: vider la liste des threads
v: vider la pile des threads
x: effacer le cache de chargeurs de classes
0-5: fixer le niveau de traçage à <n>
proxyHost=null
proxyPort=0
connectMode=HTTP, native.
La version Forms Applet est : 10.1.2.0
Francois

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Hi All,
I have developed swing applet. Through this applet I need to start the Oracle Forms on web and access it as well. Is there a way to to this. In this case, Oracle Form is using Global Variables, and the requirement is to set these from my swing applet.

Many thnx Frank.
Still little confused. I am J2EE guys and hardly have any understanding on Oracle Forms. I am explaining the requirement in detail so as to you can get an insight into my issue.
We have a developed a swing Applet, which would be access on web. We have received Oracle Forms from the client, and this has been installed on Oracle10gAS. Our application is installed on the same server. Once user starts interactions with the applet, it will be session based. Also the applet is running at the client end and the form would open at the client end as well. So how is this singleton going to benefit it.
If the singleton in placed at the server end, how would be maintain the session?
Can the solution you are mentioning, used in some way to implement SSO, although the login will be done through the applet?
I am sorry to be a trouble, but if can possibly provide some code snippet, it would be of immense help.
Thnx a million!
Regards,
Rajiv

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Hi there
I have recently installed App Server 10.1.2.0 on a new machine.
Copied all my forms to an appropriate directory. Set up formsweb.cfg to allow them to run and have attempted to run them.
Unfortunately I get stuck at the Loading Java Applet screen, and in the status bar at the bottom it says :
load: class oracle.forms.engine.Main not found
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And also, it mentions class with no proxy, so on looking around the forums it has been suggested that put the proxy details into jinitiator, which I have done, but this has made no difference either.
Can anyone suggest anything else please ?
Java Console log follows.
Thanks a lot
Scott
Oracle JInitiator: Version 1.3.1.9
Using JRE version 1.3.1.9 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\hilliers
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
q: hide console
s: dump system properties
t: dump thread list
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
Unregistered modality listener
Removed trace listener: sun.plugin.ocx.ActiveXAppletViewer[oracle.forms.engine.Main,0,0,914x613,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout]
Sending events to applet. STOP
Sending events to applet. DESTROY
Sending events to applet. DISPOSE
Sending events to applet. QUIT
Finding information...
Releasing classloader: sun.plugin.ClassLoaderInfo@d9850, refcount=0
Caching classloader: sun.plugin.ClassLoaderInfo@d9850
Current classloader cache size: 1
Done...
Registered modality listener
Referencing classloader: sun.plugin.ClassLoaderInfo@d9850, refcount=1
Added trace listener: sun.plugin.ocx.ActiveXAppletViewer[oracle.forms.engine.Main,0,0,914x613,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout]
Sending events to applet. LOAD
Sending events to applet. INIT
Sending events to applet. START
Determine if the applet requests to install any HTML page
HTML Installation finished.
Opening http://appserver008/forms90/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class
Connecting http://appserver008/forms90/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class with no proxy
Opening http://appserver008/forms90/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class
Connecting http://appserver008/forms90/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class with no proxy
load: class oracle.forms.engine.Main not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed.
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.security.PluginClassLoader.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)

You're a star, thanks.
In my haste I had cut too much out of my old formsweb.cfg file and not realised I'd done it.
Thanks Francois.

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Also, I was wondering what kind of web applications Oracle Forms Services was made for? I'm under the impression that it's more for private uses ( Inside a company ). Is it safe to run those applets on the web in commercial sites? Is it appropriate?
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Please give me your thoughts on this.
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Hi there, anyone of you worked with Oracle Forms Services before? I'm looking for users comments. Oracle says that there are no performance issues running the forms as applets but I was wondering if any one of you guys tried it.
Also, I was wondering what kind of web applications Oracle Forms Services was made for? I'm under the impression that it's more for private uses ( Inside a company ). Is it safe to run those applets on the web in commercial sites? Is it appropriate?
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Hi,
I am trying to record automation functional test script on Oracle Forms 11g using OpenScript.
Able to open the browser, but after accessing application URL, getting application error as "Bad Applet class name"
Java Plug-in 10.17.2.02
Using JRE version 1.7.0_17-b02 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
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
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>
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cracked oracle.forms.engine.Main
Loading cached Forms Jars ...
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Please advise if there is any work around here.
Thanks.

From the last OATS release notes available in the C:\OracleATS\docs directory:
4.1 Oracle Functional Testing/OpenScript
Oracle Functional Testing’s OpenScript scripting platform has the following system
requirements:
■ Operating System (32-bit and 64-bit versions): Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 2003, Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2.
■ Memory: Minimum 1 GB
■ System: x86, 32-bit or 64-bit processor, 2.6 GHz or faster
■ Disk Space: 4 GB minimum
■ Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x, 8.x., 9.x; Firefox 3.5/3.6, 6.x, 10; Chrome 27+
(playback only).
■ Java Runtime Environment: JRE 1.6 minimum (up to build 38), JRE 1.7 (up to build
11) .
So basically, it's not supported... Can you try with another JRE version?
As always don't forget to run OpenScript as administrator on W7/8 or equivalent
JB

Problem of calling the applet by Oracle Form

Hi,
The oracle form invokes a applet function, and send one parameter to the applet. The parameter will be displayed in the applet correctly at the first time.
But if the user do not close the applet and use invoke the applet function again, the applet cannot show the latest parameter and keep show the old one.
Please give me some adive.
Thanks

Hi,
This is a JDeveloper help forum, the Formsforum can be found at Forms Now you might think that Forms developers don't understand Java well enough, they do however understand teh Forms context and this is important to answr the question.
a) Which Java version does your ben require?
b) Are you using JInitiator or JavaPlugin (Jinitiator only supports Java 1.3)
c) Is your PJC signed? Note that running an app stand alone as a Java app does not require special grants. Running it within a JavaApplet - as Forms is - does execute teh bean in a security sandbox, for which reasons the jar file must be signed and the public key be available in the Forms certdb.txt file (assuming Jinitiator)
d) An exception stack trace gives more information than "Oracle Form it doesn't run and exception is thrown on javax.imageio and other packages", which is meanlingless to me and others. Teh stack trace canbe copied from teh JInitiator console
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