Migrating Oracle Forms 6i application to 9i

Hi,
I have a (Client/Server) application which was developed using Oracle Forms 6i and Reports 6i and would like to migrate this application into Forms 9i & Reports 9i. Where can I find the migration instructions or manuls?. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ravi.

Check also otn.oracle.com/formsupgrade. And as a final point I would not recommend going to 9i - its desupported - upgrade to 10g (10.1.2) of Forms
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Grant Ronald
Oracle Product Management

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