Migration from Character Mode Forms 4 - 6

I'm currently using Pre-Developer 2000, Some Oracle Forms 4 through 6. All in character mode for RF (radio frequency) devices in a warehouse. I'm concerned about migration. I've read that the new forms, post 6i releases will not support character mode. What would be the best migration strategy to move forward? The devices only work for character mode, NO GUI.
Thanks for you assistance,
Chase

You are correct in that Oracle 9i Forms is a GUI Web only release.
Forms 6i still supports chrarcter mode runtime and will be supported and patched through 2006 with extended support through 2008.
This gives you 7 years to figure out an upgrade stategy, hopefully that gives you enough time.
Thanks,
Candace Stover
Forms Product Management

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Trace of 11g TG... generating errors due to lack of automatic mapping from SQL NVARCHAR to Oracle NVARCHAR, where the previous 9g TG mapped from SQL NVARCHAR to Oracle VARCHAR2.
Oracle Corporation --- MONDAY    SEP 22 2014 13:35:08.186
Heterogeneous Agent Release
11.2.0.4.0
Oracle Corporation --- MONDAY    SEP 22 2014 13:35:08.186
Version 11.2.0.4.0
Entered hgogprd
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL" returned "DEBUG"
Entered hgosdip
setting HS_OPEN_CURSORS to default of 50
setting HS_FDS_RECOVERY_ACCOUNT to default of "RECOVER"
setting HS_FDS_RECOVERY_PWD to default value
setting HS_FDS_TRANSACTION_LOG to default of HS_TRANSACTION_LOG
setting HS_IDLE_TIMEOUT to default of 0
setting HS_FDS_TRANSACTION_ISOLATION to default of "READ_COMMITTED"
setting HS_NLS_NCHAR to default of "UCS2"
setting HS_FDS_TIMESTAMP_MAPPING to default of "DATE"
setting HS_FDS_DATE_MAPPING to default of "DATE"
setting HS_RPC_FETCH_REBLOCKING to default of "ON"
setting HS_FDS_FETCH_ROWS to default of "100"
setting HS_FDS_RESULTSET_SUPPORT to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_RSET_RETURN_ROWCOUNT to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_PROC_IS_FUNC to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_MAP_NCHAR to default of "TRUE"
setting HS_NLS_DATE_FORMAT to default of "YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS"
setting HS_FDS_REPORT_REAL_AS_DOUBLE to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_LONG_PIECE_TRANSFER_SIZE to default of "65536"
setting HS_SQL_HANDLE_STMT_REUSE to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_QUERY_DRIVER to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_SUPPORT_STATISTICS to default of "TRUE"
setting HS_FDS_QUOTE_IDENTIFIER to default of "TRUE"
setting HS_KEEP_REMOTE_COLUMN_SIZE to default of "OFF"
setting HS_FDS_GRAPHIC_TO_MBCS to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_FDS_MBCS_TO_GRAPHIC to default of "FALSE"
setting HS_CALL_NAME_ISP to "gtw$:SQLTables;gtw$:SQLColumns;gtw$:SQLPrimaryKeys;gtw$:SQLForeignKeys;gtw$:SQLProcedures;gtw$:SQLStatistics;gtw$:SQLGetInfo"
setting HS_FDS_DELAYED_OPEN to default of "TRUE"
setting HS_FDS_WORKAROUNDS to default of "0"
setting HS_FDS_ARRAY_EXEC to default of "TRUE"
Exiting hgosdip, rc=0
ORACLE_SID is "xxxDEV"
Product-Info:
Port Rls/Upd:4/0 PrdStat:0
Agent:Oracle Database Gateway for MSSQL
Facility:hsa
Class:MSSQL, ClassVsn:11.2.0.4.0_0019, Instance:xxxDEV
Exiting hgogprd, rc=0
Entered hgoinit
HOCXU_COMP_CSET=1
HOCXU_DRV_CSET=178
HOCXU_DRV_NCHAR=1000
HOCXU_DB_CSET=178
HS_LANGUAGE not specified
rc=1239980 attempting to get LANG environment variable.
HOCXU_SEM_VER=102000
Entered hgolofn at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
RC=-1 from HOSGIP for "PATH"
Setting PATH to "C:\oracle\product\11.2.0\tg_2\dg4msql\driver\lib"
Exiting hgolofn, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
HOSGIP for "HS_OPEN_CURSORS" returned "50"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_FETCH_ROWS" returned "100"
HOSGIP for "HS_LONG_PIECE_TRANSFER_SIZE" returned "65536"
HOSGIP for "HS_NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTER" returned ".,"
HOSGIP for "HS_KEEP_REMOTE_COLUMN_SIZE" returned "OFF"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_DELAYED_OPEN" returned "TRUE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_WORKAROUNDS" returned "0"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_MBCS_TO_GRAPHIC" returned "FALSE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_GRAPHIC_TO_MBCS" returned "FALSE"
treat_SQLLEN_as_compiled = 1
Exiting hgoinit, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgolgon at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
reco:0, name:abaccess, tflag:0
Entered hgosuec at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
uencoding=UTF16
Entered shgosuec at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Exiting shgosuec, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
shgosuec() returned rc=0
Exiting hgosuec, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_RECOVERY_ACCOUNT" returned "RECOVER"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_TRANSACTION_LOG" returned "HS_TRANSACTION_LOG"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_TIMESTAMP_MAPPING" returned "DATE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_DATE_MAPPING" returned "DATE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_MAP_NCHAR" returned "TRUE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_RESULTSET_SUPPORT" returned "FALSE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_RSET_RETURN_ROWCOUNT" returned "FALSE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_PROC_IS_FUNC" returned "FALSE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_REPORT_REAL_AS_DOUBLE" returned "FALSE"
HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_DEFAULT_OWNER" returned "dbo"
HOSGIP for "HS_SQL_HANDLE_STMT_REUSE" returned "FALSE"
Entered hgocont at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = "sqlserverxxx/sqlinstancexxx/SQL_Server_2008_xxx_DEV"
RC=-1 from HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_CONNECT_STRING"
Entered hgogenconstr at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
dsn: sqlserverxxx/sqlinstancexxx/SQL_Server_2008_xxx_DEV, name:xxx_admin
optn:
Entered hgocip at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
dsn:sqlserverxxx/sqlinstancexxx/SQL_Server_2008_xxx_DEV
Exiting hgocip, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered shgogohn at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
ohn is 'OraGtw11g_home2'
Exiting shgogohn, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
RC=-1 from HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_ENCRYPT_SESSION"
using 0 as default value for "HS_FDS_ENCRYPT_SESSION"
RC=-1 from HOSGIP for "HS_FDS_VALIDATE_SERVER_CERT"
using 1 as default value for "HS_FDS_VALIDATE_SERVER_CERT"
Entered hgocont_OracleCsidToIANA at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Returning 2252
Exiting hgocont_OracleCsidToIANA at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Exiting hgogenconstr, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopoer at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
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[Oracle][ODBC SQL Server Wire Protocol driver][Microsoft SQL Server]Changed database context to 'Xxx_XXX_DEV'. {01000,NativeErr = 5701}[Oracle][ODBC SQL Server Wire Protocol driver][Microsoft SQL Server]Changed language setting to us_english. {01000,NativeErr = 5703}
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Entered hgolosf at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Exiting hgolosf, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
DriverName:HGmsss23.dll, DriverVer:07.01.0093 (B0098, U0065)
DBMS Name:Microsoft SQL Server, DBMS Version:10.00.2531
Exiting hgocont, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08 with error ptr FILE:hgocont.c LINE:2764 ID:SQLDriverConnect
SQLGetInfo returns Y for SQL_CATALOG_NAME
SQLGetInfo returns 128 for SQL_MAX_CATALOG_NAME_LEN
Exiting hgolgon, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgoulcp at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgowlst at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Exiting hgowlst, rc=1 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
SQLGetInfo returns Y for SQL_PROCEDURES
SQLGetInfo returns 0x1f for SQL_OWNER_USAGE
TXN Capable:2, Isolation Option:0xf
SQLGetInfo returns 128 for SQL_MAX_SCHEMA_NAME_LEN
SQLGetInfo returns 128 for SQL_MAX_TABLE_NAME_LEN
SQLGetInfo returns 134 for SQL_MAX_PROCEDURE_NAME_LEN
HOSGIP returned value of "TRUE" for HS_FDS_QUOTE_IDENTIFIER
SQLGetInfo returns " (0x22) for SQL_IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_CHAR
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capno:1992, context:0x0001ffff, add-info:        0
capno:3042, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0, translation:"42"
capno:3047, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0, translation:"57"
capno:3049, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0, translation:"59"
capno:3050, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0, translation:"60"
capno:3066, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0
capno:3067, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0
capno:3068, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0
capno:3069, context:0x00000000, add-info:        0
capno:3500, context:0x00000001, add-info:       91, translation:"42"
capno:3501, context:0x00000001, add-info:       93, translation:"57"
capno:3502, context:0x00000001, add-info:      107, translation:"59"
capno:3503, context:0x00000001, add-info:      110, translation:"60"
Exiting hgoulcp, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgouldt at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
NO instance DD translations were uploaded
Exiting hgouldt, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgobegn at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
tflag:0 , initial:1
hoi:0x12ee18, ttid (len 32) is ...
xxx
xxx
tbid (len 10) is ...
0: 09000F00 0FAC1E00 010A [..........]
Exiting hgobegn, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgodtab at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
count:1
table: XXX_INTERFACE
Allocate hoada[0] @ 0000000005F58270
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:1(InterfaceID): dtype:2 (NUMERIC), prc/scl:20/0, nullbl:0, octet:0, sign:1, radix:10
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:2(TableName): dtype:-9 (WVARCHAR), prc/scl:30/0, nullbl:0, octet:60, sign:1, radix:0
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:3(TableID): dtype:4 (INTEGER), prc/scl:10/0, nullbl:0, octet:0, sign:1, radix:10
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:4(StatusCode): dtype:-9 (WVARCHAR), prc/scl:30/0, nullbl:0, octet:60, sign:1, radix:0
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:5(StatusTimestamp): dtype:93 (TIMESTAMP), prc/scl:23/3, nullbl:0, octet:0, sign:1, radix:0
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgopcda at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Column:6(InterfaceLog): dtype:-9 (WVARCHAR), prc/scl:400/0, nullbl:1, octet:800, sign:1, radix:0
Exiting hgopcda, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
The hoada for table XXX_INTERFACE follows...
hgodtab, line 1073: Printing hoada @ 0000000005F58270
MAX:6, ACTUAL:6, BRC:1, WHT=6 (TABLE_DESCRIBE)
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DTY NULL-OK LEN MAXBUFLEN   PR/SC CST IND MOD NAME
3 DECIMAL N         22         22 20/ 0    0   0   0 InterfaceID
12 VARCHAR N         60         60 128/ 30 1000   0 440 TableName
4 INTEGER N          4 4   0/ 0    0   0   0 TableID
12 VARCHAR N         60         60 128/ 30 1000   0 440 StatusCode
91 DATE N         16         16 0/ 0    0   0   0 StatusTimestamp
12 VARCHAR Y        800        800 129/144 1000   0 440 InterfaceLog
Exiting hgodtab, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgodafr, cursor id 0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Free hoada @ 0000000005F58270
Exiting hgodafr, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
Entered hgotcis at 2014/09/22-13:35:08
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IndexType=1: PK_XXX_Interface
IndexType=3: IX_TableID
IndexType=3: IX_TableName
Calling SQLColumns for dbo.SQL_app_INTERFACE
#1 Column "InterfaceID": dtype=2, colsize=20, decdig=0, char_octet_length=0, cumulative avg row len=15
#2 Column "TableName": dtype=-9, colsize=30, decdig=0, char_octet_length=60, cumulative avg row len=60
#3 Column "TableID": dtype=4, colsize=10, decdig=0, char_octet_length=0, cumulative avg row len=64
#4 Column "StatusCode": dtype=-9, colsize=30, decdig=0, char_octet_length=60, cumulative avg row len=109
#5 Column "StatusTimestamp": dtype=93, colsize=23, decdig=3, char_octet_length=0, cumulative avg row len=125
#6 Column "InterfaceLog": dtype=-9, colsize=400, decdig=0, char_octet_length=800, cumulative avg row len=725
3 Index(es) found:
Index: PK_XXX_Interface, type=1, ASCENDING, UNIQUE, cardinality=0
#1 Column 1: InterfaceID
Index: IX_TableID, type=3, ASCENDING, NON-UNIQUE, cardinality=0
#1 Column 3: TableID
Index: IX_TableName, type=3, ASCENDING, NON-UNIQUE, cardinality=0
#1 Column 2: TableName
Exiting hgotcis, rc=0 at 2014/09/22-13:35:08

Migrating from Forms 3.0 to Forms 6.0

Can we migrate from Forms 3.0 to Forms 6.0
directly using Developer 6.0 tool.

Hello.
We are currently upgrading our app. from forms 3.0 to 6i
charaacter-mode.
I would like to hearsome tips from your experience.
Thanks,
Ofer Razon
[email protected]

Display graphs in 10g on migration from forms 6i

Hello,
plesase can u tell me how will u display forms in 10g on migration from forms 6i?
mamata

The HOST command in Forms can only call procedures on the client that runs Forms (assuming you run Forms in client/server mode, this is the user's PC).
If you want to run a procedure on the database host, you have to call this procedure from the database, not from Forms.
In 8i the easiest way is to do this via a Java stored procedure:
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:952229840241

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During application migration from forms 9i to JSP & BC4J, I have to code the following Forms code into my JSP application.This is for a button pressed trigger.
DECLARE
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Hi,
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put the following file in that package.
package BankrecBC4J;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.zip.*;
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InputStream is;
String type;
StreamGobbler(InputStream is, String type)
this.is = is;
this.type = type;
public void run()
try
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
String line=null;
while ( (line = br.readLine()) != null)
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ioe.printStackTrace();
public class GoodWindowsExec
private static final boolean NATIVE_COMMANDS = true;
//Allow browsing and file manipulation only in certain directories
     private static final boolean RESTRICT_BROWSING = false;
//If true, the user is allowed to browse only in RESTRICT_PATH,
//if false, the user is allowed to browse all directories besides RESTRICT_PATH
private static final boolean RESTRICT_WHITELIST = false;
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//private static final String RESTRICT_PATH = "C:\\CODE;E:\\"; //Win32: Case important!!
     private static final String RESTRICT_PATH = "/etc;/var";
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     private static final String[] COMMAND_INTERPRETER = {"cmd", "/C"}; // Dos,Windows
     //private static final String[] COMMAND_INTERPRETER = {"/bin/sh","-c"};      // Unix
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     private static String VERSION_NR = "1.1a";
     private static DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
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/*if (g.length < 1)
System.out.println("USAGE: java GoodWindowsExec <cmd>");
System.exit(1);
try
String osName = System.getProperty("os.name" );
String[] cmd = new String[3];
System.out.println("here ");
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cmd[0] = "cmd.exe" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = g;
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System.out.println("Windows 2000");
cmd[0] = "command.com" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = g;
else if( osName.equals( "Windows XP" ) )
System.out.println("Windows XP");
cmd[0] = "command.com" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = g;
else if( osName.equals( "Windows 95" ) )
cmd[0] = "command.com" ;
cmd[1] = "/C" ;
cmd[2] = g;
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
System.out.println("Execing " + cmd[0] + " " + cmd[1]
+ " " + cmd[2]);
Process proc = rt.exec(cmd);
     * Starts a native process on the server
     *      @param command the command to start the process
     *     @param dir the dir in which the process starts
// any error message?
StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new
StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");
// any output?
StreamGobbler outputGobbler = new
StreamGobbler(proc.getInputStream(), "OUTPUT");
// kick them off
errorGobbler.start();
outputGobbler.start();
// any error???
int exitVal = proc.waitFor();
System.out.println("ExitValue: " + exitVal);
} catch (Throwable t)
t.printStackTrace();
     * Converts some important chars (int) to the corresponding html string
     static String conv2Html(int i) {
          if (i == '&') return "&";
          else if (i == '<') return "<";
          else if (i == '>') return ">";
          else if (i == '"') return """;
          else return "" + (char) i;
static String startProcess(String command, String dir) throws IOException {
          StringBuffer ret = new StringBuffer();
          String[] comm = new String[3];
          comm[0] = COMMAND_INTERPRETER[0];
          comm[1] = COMMAND_INTERPRETER[1];
          comm[2] = command;
          long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
          try {
               //Start process
               Process ls_proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(comm, null, new File(dir));
               //Get input and error streams
               BufferedInputStream ls_in = new BufferedInputStream(ls_proc.getInputStream());
               BufferedInputStream ls_err = new BufferedInputStream(ls_proc.getErrorStream());
               boolean end = false;
               while (!end) {
                    int c = 0;
                    while ((ls_err.available() > 0) && (++c <= 1000)) {
                         ret.append(conv2Html(ls_err.read()));
                    c = 0;
                    while ((ls_in.available() > 0) && (++c <= 1000)) {
                         ret.append(conv2Html(ls_in.read()));
                    try {
                         ls_proc.exitValue();
                         //if the process has not finished, an exception is thrown
                         //else
                         while (ls_err.available() > 0)
                              ret.append(conv2Html(ls_err.read()));
                         while (ls_in.available() > 0)
                              ret.append(conv2Html(ls_in.read()));
                         end = true;
                    catch (IllegalThreadStateException ex) {
                         //Process is running
                    //The process is not allowed to run longer than given time.
                    if (System.currentTimeMillis() - start > MAX_PROCESS_RUNNING_TIME) {
                         ls_proc.destroy();
                         end = true;
                         ret.append("!!!! Process has timed out, destroyed !!!!!");
                    try {
                         Thread.sleep(50);
                    catch (InterruptedException ie) {}
          catch (IOException e) {
               ret.append("Error: " + e);
          return ret.toString();
In the first line of the JSP file include the package
<%@page import="BankrecBC4J.*" %>
and call
it this way:from the jsp page
new GoodWindowsExec ("calc"); //
which should open up the calciulator, and should do for other os commands as well.
Thanks

Hotkey (Ctrl+B) is not working after migration from Forms 6i to 10g

Dear Gurus,
Need your help regarding the following problem:
After migrating from Forms 6i to 10g (Rel 2), Ctrl+B (used to list the blocks in a form) hotkey is not working anymore (all other hotkeys are working fine). I've checked my FMRWEB.RES and it contains an entry for Ctrl+B:
66 : 2 : "Ctrl+B" : 70 : "Block Menu"
Additional Information:
OS: AIX
NLS_LANG = UTF8
fmrweb_utf8.res also contains the same text for Ctrl+B as above.
I tried to reproduce it on my Windows Machine (with NLS_LANG set to AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1) and its not working as well. I don't have right to put move files on AIX server but i can try anything (on my local system) suggested by the Oracle gurus.
Best Regards,

Dear Gerd,
"are you sure, that it is the hotkey"
Yes, i am dead sure. Since:
(1) It was working fine in forms 6i
(2) If you run a form and select Help => Keys, you will see Ctrl+B on the top of list
The problem is its not taking into account the keys which i am defining in the file (although i am following the same procedure detailed on metalink.oracle.com).
Regards

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