NetBeans Form Editor/ Palette and Javabeans

Hi all!
Do you guys know if it is possible to use the NetBeans Form Editor and palette, without having to make all classes into javabeans? I am trying, but I can't see my components in the design window after I add them.
Is there a way around making javabeans?
Thanx :-)

Bet you had errors during refactoring saying that the occurrence is in guarded section and can not be refactored.
Try to replace old references in *.from/*.java files outside the IDE.

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NetBeans Form Editor

Hello
I have to design a User Interface with a lot of Text Fields and Combo Boxes and..........
So I decided to design it by using NetBeans Form Editor and just copy the code in my Program.
Do you know how to switch the Look And Feel to "Windows Look and feel" in that Form Editor
Just in the code it's easy, but do you know how to switch the Look and Feel in NetBeans Form Editor directly (by clicking anything???)
Thanks a lot

Unfortunately, we're sort of stuck with the Form Editor at this point.
Reason being, when you design a screen using the form editor, it saves the form definition data as XML.
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Yes, use Absolute positioning. Refer to the NB Help screens for details.
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How to make changes in HR Form using Form editor

Hi,
I am new to hr-abap..And I am working on HR form editor..and I wanted to generate a pay-slip using the hr forms..I had copied the standard form..and I am making the changes into that..
I want to add my own customization into it..like I wanted to display total in words...also, i wanted to display a message at the end of my report..This message should be allowed to change to end user...like for eg..Some Seasonal greetings...
I am using Tcode pe51 to make changes in my form...
Please tell me how to go about and where to implement all these changes so that they will get displayed in my form...Its urgent...

When you go into HRFORM tcode, double click on your form name.
It will take you to Customization window where you can drag and drop all additional data yo want on form.
For designing and coding purpose click on the LAYOUT button on top of that window.
This will open the form in SMARTFORM.
Dont try to go directly as your Form name dont exist in Smartforms.
Check this link for more info -
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PAXX/PYINT_FORMS.pdf
Regards,
Amit
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How to make changes in HR-Forms using hr Form Editor

Hi,
I am new to hr-abap..And I am working on HR form editor..and I wanted to generate a pay-slip using the hr forms..I had copied the standard form..and I am making the changes into that..
I want to add my own customization into it..like I wanted to display total in words...also, i wanted to display a message at the end of my report..This message should be allowed to change to end user...like for eg..Some Seasonal greetings...
Please tell me how to go about and where to implement all these changes so that they will get displayed in my form...Its urgent...

When you go into HRFORM tcode, double click on your form name.
It will take you to Customization window where you can drag and drop all additional data yo want on form.
For designing and coding purpose click on the LAYOUT button on top of that window.
This will open the form in SMARTFORM.
Dont try to go directly as your Form name dont exist in Smartforms.
Check this link for more info -
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PAXX/PYINT_FORMS.pdf
Regards,
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Problems with the Form Editor and beans.

Hi All!
I created some visual beans, added it to the palette, and made use of it using the form editor. But somehow, I decided to move the bean to another package. Now, the problem is when I try to build my project, the forms referencing that moved bean is not updated. They still show(as fully qualified class names) the old package location of the bean. In simple saying, they were not refactored together with the moved bean. Please Help Me With this...

Bet you had errors during refactoring saying that the occurrence is in guarded section and can not be refactored.
Try to replace old references in *.from/*.java files outside the IDE.

Help in Ad-hoc query and Hr form editor

any body have material links of Ad-hoc query(it means how the reports are generated with Ad-hoc query) and Hr form editor(with examples) plz forward it to me???????????

Hi,
HR Ad Hoc Query is the special version of InfoSet Query with the HR object selection.
You can find the system documentation here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/f9/cc9138e4a0341fe10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
However I doubt the use of documentation of the query generator. So what is your concrete question?
Or in any R/3 via application help of transaction SQ01.
Also HR580 is a good course.
Regards,
Michael

Java.lang.NullPointerException and javaBeans

I think that part of the problem is due to some wonky requirements, but maybe not. There are three classes:
lab02.util.MySlider -- has a JSlider and a few other bits
lab02.util.ColorSelector -- has three JSliders and creates a Color (not a JColorChooser)
lab02.view.View -- the driver and JFrame, has two ColorSelectors and JTextField
However, a requirement is to have ColorSelector load as a jar file. The only way I could find of doing that was create two parallel projects: beans and lab2.
I added MySlider to the palette for ColorSelector, and then added ColorSelector to the palette. Switching over the lab2 project, I added ColorSelector to View. When I received the following error:
xception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
 at a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider.jSlider1StateChanged(MySlider.java:53)
 at a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider.access$000(MySlider.java:6)
 at a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider$1.stateChanged(MySlider.java:39)I then added both MySlider and ColorSlider to the Library Manager, and then added them to the library for lab2 project. Same result.
Is it a coding problem? A netbeans problem? A packaging problem? I've tried some System.out statements to try to track it down but couldn't get anywhere.
Keepin in mind that there are two projects with overlapping package structures, here's the code:
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat lab2beans/src/a00720398/lab02/util/MySlider.java
package a00720398.lab02.util;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
public class MySlider extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 private ChangeListener changeListener;
 /** Creates new form MySlider */
 public MySlider() {
 initComponents();
 public MySlider(ChangeListener changeListener) {
 this();
 this.changeListener = changeListener;
 /** This method is called from within the constructor to
 * initialize the form.
 * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
 * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
 // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated
Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
 private void initComponents() {
 bindingGroup = new org.jdesktop.beansbinding.BindingGroup();
 jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
 jSlider1 = new javax.swing.JSlider();
 jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
 jLabel1.setText("jLabel1");
 add(jLabel1);
 jSlider1.setMaximum(255);
 jSlider1.addChangeListener(new javax.swing.event.ChangeListener() {
 public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt) {
 jSlider1StateChanged(evt);
 add(jSlider1);
 org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Binding binding =
org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Bindings.createAutoBinding(org.jdesktop.beansbinding.AutoBinding.UpdateStrategy.READ_WRITE,
jSlider1, org.jdesktop.beansbinding.ELProperty.create("${value}"), jTextField1,
org.jdesktop.beansbinding.BeanProperty.create("text"));
 bindingGroup.addBinding(binding);
 add(jTextField1);
 bindingGroup.bind();
 }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 private void jSlider1StateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent evt)
{//GEN-FIRST:event_jSlider1StateChanged
 // TODO add your handling code here:
 changeListener.stateChanged(evt);
 }//GEN-LAST:event_jSlider1StateChanged
 public void setName(String string) {
 jLabel1.setText(string);
 public int getValue() {
 return jSlider1.getValue();
 public void setValue(int value) {
 jSlider1.setValue(value);
 // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
 private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
 private javax.swing.JSlider jSlider1;
 private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
 private org.jdesktop.beansbinding.BindingGroup bindingGroup;
 // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat lab2beans/src/a00720398/lab02/util/ColorSelector.java
package a00720398.lab02.util;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
public class ColorSelector extends javax.swing.JPanel implements ChangeListener {
 private ChangeListener changeListener;
 private Color color;
 /** Creates new form ColorSelector */
 public ColorSelector() {
 initComponents();
 public ColorSelector(Color color) {
 //initComponents();
 red = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider(this);
 green = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider(this);
 blue = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider(this);
 setLayout(new javax.swing.BoxLayout(this, javax.swing.BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
 add(red);
 add(green);
 add(blue);
 this.color = color;
 public ColorSelector(Color color, ChangeListener changeListener) {
 //initComponents();
 this(color);
 this.changeListener = changeListener;
 //initComponents();
 /** This method is called from within the constructor to
 * initialize the form.
 * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
 * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
 // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated
Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
 private void initComponents() {
 red = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider();
 green = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider();
 blue = new a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider();
 setLayout(new javax.swing.BoxLayout(this, javax.swing.BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
 add(red);
 add(green);
 add(blue);
 }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
 private a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider blue;
 private a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider green;
 private a00720398.lab02.util.MySlider red;
 // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
 public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent arg0) {
 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
 //color = new Color(red.getValue(), green.getValue(), blue.getValue());
 public Color getColor() {
 System.out.println("getColor " + color);
 return color;
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ cat lab2/src/a00720398/lab02/view/Lab02View.java
package a00720398.lab02.view;
import a00720398.lab02.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
public class Lab02View extends javax.swing.JFrame implements ChangeListener {
 private Color color;
 /** Creates new form Lab02View */
 public Lab02View() {
 initComponents();
 /** This method is called from within the constructor to
 * initialize the form.
 * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
 * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
 // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated
Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
 private void initComponents() {
 jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
 colorSelector1 = new a00720398.lab02.util.ColorSelector();
 setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 getContentPane().setLayout(new javax.swing.BoxLayout(getContentPane(),
javax.swing.BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
 jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
 jTextArea1.setRows(5);
 getContentPane().add(jTextArea1);
 getContentPane().add(colorSelector1);
 pack();
 }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 * @param args the command line arguments
 public static void main(String args[]) {
 java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
 public void run() {
 //new Lab02View().setVisible(true);
 JFrame frame = new Lab02View();
 frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
 frame.setSize(600,400);
 frame.setVisible(true);
 public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent arg0) {
 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
 //jTextArea1.setBackground(colorSelector1.getColor());
 //color = colorSelector1.getColor();
 // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
 private a00720398.lab02.util.ColorSelector colorSelector1;
 private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
 // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$
thufir@arrakis:~/bcit3621$ thanks,
Thufir

don't respond to this question, it's too "large". I'm creating another thread.

Forte form editor wont work, missing *.form file

Hi,
I have a .java GUI file (subclass of a subclass of JDialog) that was generated with Forte, but the .form file that the form editor needs wasnt checked into CVS. So now I cant open the form editor in Forte (sun one). Is there a way to auto generate a new one based on the *.java code?
Thanks,
Chris
ps. I know this isnt a forte board, I coudlnt find the forte board.
pps. Sorry if this has been asked before, I searched for the answer and couldnt find one...
ppps. I tried a blank file, and I tried a minimal XML document, neither worked (the *.form file is XML).

Thanks for the suggestion!
I searched their list, and found this post:
Essentially it is currently impossible, and the GUI must be recreated. dote!
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=87985&listName=nbusers
Richard,
currently it is not possible to generate .form file from java code - because
form editor is not "two-way" (that is why .form XML files are used to store
GUI information). However two-way editing is planned for the future - see
our proposal:
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbusers/msg03322.html.
There was also a related discussion some time before (about "reverse
endineering"):
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbusers/msg01590.html.
As for converting forms from old NetBeans X2: direct serialization was used
for saving forms sooner, which is not suitable for longer persistence -
because e.g. serialized Swing components might not be compatible between JDK
versions. (That's why we moved to more general XML storing time ago.) So -
to import older forms you should use at least the same JDK version you used
with old X2. I would also recommend you to import it using Forte 2.0, which
could be more "polite" to old form formats (is a bit older than NetBeans
3.1). Once you save form to XML .form file, you can use it in newest JDK and
NetBeans.
Hope this somehow helps,
Tomas Pavek
-----Original Message-----
From: Uschold, Richard J. [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 5:22 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: [nbusers] Converting a *.java file to a *.form or *.xml
Is there a way to start with a *.java file and convert / generate a *.form
file? (for NetBeans X2 2.1) Or maybe convert / generate a *.xml project
file for NetBeans 3.1?
I had a project in NetBeans X2 2.1 last year and I lost everything except
the *.java file.
Thanks
Rick Uschold

Modify code generated by Form Editor

Hello,
I'm wondering how I can add the methode
setLocationRelativeTo()
to the code generated by the Form Editor in JDeveloper12.
Or what do I have to do, to create a Project with Swing GUI, using a visual editor, which let's me modify the code???
Maybe this is a very odd question, but I'm just a little bit confused. I'm quite sure, that I was able to modify my code using the Visual Editor in JDeveloper10. Or am I on the wrong way and have to write the code by totaly by myself, if I want to have the possibility of modification?
Thanks
chrissy

Hi Timo,
that's the way I think it should work, but all code for components created with visual GUI Editor is blocked. What also makes sense, because the Form Editor will overwrite it, everytime I change something with the GUI Editor.
My start up was to create a new Application (Java Desktop Application) with a project. I think it is just using NetBeans (with which I have never worked before). Creating now a JFrame Form is using the Form Editor for visual stuff. What's nice to have, because a lot of code is auto-generated, but I also need to do some modifications, like setting the window appear in the middle of the screen with setLocationRelativeTo(). Is there a chance to do it, or do I have to start up another way, i.e. just creating a Custom Application and writing all the code by myself and use no visual editor?
Thanks
chrissy

Please explain me how I can use Form feed(\f) and Carriage return(\r)

what is Form feed(\f) and Carriage return(\r)?
Please explain to me.
Thank you.

These control characters aren't used much these days except that if you example a Windows or MSDOS text file in a binary editor you'll find each line ends with "\r\n". However when reading or writing text through classes these carriage returns will be added and removed automatically so your program doesn't see them.
The controlls date back to teletype machines which operated rather like typewriters. Cariage return, as it's name implied, caused the print head to move back to the start of the line, line feed advanced a line (without, necessarilly, returning the carriage) and formfeed skipped to the next page.
Newline on these machines was always "return, linefeed" because executing the carriage return on these machine could take too long. The early machines had only a single character buffer so that they had to executed the characters as quickly as they arrived. So doing the linefeed after the carriage return gave the carriage more time to return. On some teletypes if you did "linefeed, return" then the first character of the new line would often be printed somewhere in the middle of the line.
This is the origin of the MSDOS/Windows end of line sequence.
Many printers will still respect formfeed if printing is direct. Some will take carriage return without linefeed to allow you to start again overprinting the same line.
However printing, these days, is seldom direct but done in bitmap form.

Forms 10g installed and running on Windows Vista

Update 12-Dec-2008: Oracle has published NOTE 559067.1 -- How to Install Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2 - hence 10.1.2.3 - on Windows Vista, 24-OCT-2008 with some installation help.
Update 07-July-2008: Added text at the bottom showing how to find patchsets for Forms 10g.
Update 29-May-2008: This thread was started in November, 2007. In January, 2008, Oracle released Patch 3 for Forms 10g, which makes Forms 10g compatible with Windows Vista. As time permits I'll try to keep the information in this post up to date. Updated information will be inserted as blue text.

Original message begins here:
This is a second thread I am posting to outline the steps I have used to install Forms on a Windows Vista Home Basic laptop. The other thread describes installing Forms 6i:
Forms 6i installed and running on Windows Vista
Please read through the initial part of that post for the background. I realize Oracle has not certified Forms 10g to run on Vista, but the time has come for my associates and I to upgrade our old computers to new desktop/laptop platforms, and I would hate to acquire XP machines and be stuck with them for the next 5 years. (Note: Since first posting this message, Oracle has certified Forms 10g Patch 3 (version 10.1.2.3.0) to run on Vista) So after another person informed me that he had Forms installed and running on Vista, I went ahead and bought one. I found that as long as I set the compatibility mode to run Forms programs as Windows XP (and a few other changes), Forms 6i and 10g run quite satisfactorily.
Update 29-Jan-2008: Unfortunately, it turns out that the Forms 10g Builder running on Vista had a major flaw: If you try to develop a form, the Builder will crash if you try to compile a procedure that calls another procedure in the form that has errors. The problem is reported and described in this thread: Error compiling a form under Vista
Update 12-Mar-2008: Installing Patch 3 on Vista does not help with this problem -- the Builder still crashes in the same situation.
Update 25-July-2008: Applying Patch 7047034 has corrected the problem. See this link within this thread: Forms 10g: Installing Patch 7047034 on Windows Vista
Webutil note: I am stuck in a Forms 6i client/server world, so all my forms must run in that environment. Therefore I have not used any Webutil software, and I do not know whether that part will run under Vista.
Internet Explorer note: On Windows Vista, IE CANNOT be used to run the Web Forms runtime. It crashes immediately when you try to run a form. Instead, I can use either Firefox (Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0 Crashes with Forms 10g) or Netscape, as long as they are set to disable java. [ Correction: IE7 on Vista now runs the Forms 10g forms. You just need to add "?config=jpi" to the browser URL when starting the Web Forms session. More IE/Vista info: [url=http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=642973]Vista JInitiator Problem ]
The Oracle Developer Suite download page:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ids/index.html
Oracle Developer Suite Installation Guide:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25016_07//doc/dl/core/B16012_04/toc.htm
The steps below are those I followed to install Forms 10g (version 10.1.2.0.2)
I. Preliminary system changes in Windows
When I started installing, I got the following error message: Install has encountered an error while
 attempting to verify your virtual memory settings.
 Please verify that the sum of the initial sizes of
 the paging files is at least 256 MB.To fix this: Go to Control Panel, System and Maintenance, View amount of RAM and processor speed (under "System"),
Advanced system settings (in left "Tasks" column), Advanced tab, Settings (under "performance"), Advanced tab:
Virtual Memory shows a "Total paging file size for all drives: 2337MB.
Click "change", Uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives"
Click "custom size:", set Initial size to: 2048, Max to 4096
Click set button, then OK, get message:The changes you have made require you to restart your computer before
 they can take effect.Restart the computer.
II. Installing Forms 10g
1. Download two files from Oracle:
ds_windows_x86_101202_disk1.zip (626,122,752 bytes)
ds_windows_x86_101202_disk2.zip (236,880,881 bytes)
2a. Before extracting, it is a good idea to shut down any virus protection software. It can sometimes prevent some files from being created.
2b. Extract both into the C:\oracle directory, as disk1 and disk2.
3. Using Windows Explorer, change the properties of setup.exe in the C:\oracle\disk1 folder. (In windows explorer, right click, properties, Compatibility tab.) Change the compatibility to run as Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
4. Right click setup.exe and click "Run as administrator"
5. Select "Installation type" = Complete (1.11 GB)
6. Received this message:Windows Firewall has blocked this program from
accepting incoming network connections. If you
unblock this program, it will be unblocked on all
public networks that you connect to.
C:\users\steve\appdata\local\temp\orainstall...
2007-10-29_11-59-08am\jre\1.4.2\bin\javaw.exeI clicked "Unblock"
7. Received this message: "Provide outgoing mail server information" I entered the smtp mail server that I use.
8. A summary screen displayed showing 274 products under New Installations.
I clicked the Install button.
9. Received this message: You can find a log of this install session at:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\installActions2007.....log
10. The installation completed. Installed products shows Forms 10.1.2.0.2
III. After the install completed
1. Create a shortcut to the Forms 10 Builder on the Desktop.
On the shortcut line, after the .exe, add *userid=userxxx/pwxxx@orcl* so Builder automatically logs into 10g database. If you do step 4 below (creating an easily-accessible folder to use for your forms) change the "Start in" path on the shortcut so it points to that folder. Otherwise, Forms Builder will not find referenced objects and PLL libraries when it opens a form. Also do the same on the Start, All Programs shortcut for the Forms Builder.
Edit: After applying Patch 3, the following steps are not necessary.
Set its compatibility to Windows XP.
Set checkbox: "Run this program as as an administrator." (Without this, FormBuilder will NOT open a PLL library.)
Click the "Show settings for all users" and change values there.
2. Copy "Start OC4J Instance" icon to desktop.
Set its compatibility to Windows XP.
The first time it runs, I got a Windows popup to unblock program named Java. I clicked "Unblock".
3. tnsnames.ora:
Rename C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
to: tnsnames_orig.ora
If you created a tnsnames.ora file for Forms 6i, just copy it to the path above. If not, do this:
Create a new tnsnames.ora file, copying entries old file on my old laptop, which contains all the connections I use.
Delete the old laptop entry, replace with new entry for the new local ORCL connection on new laptop from tnsnames file renamed from the c:\oracle\... ...\10.2.0\db_1\ path.
4. Optional: Create an easily accessible folder to store fmb files:
C:\users\steve\.1\fmb10
You don't really want to keep drilling into C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\forms, and then find your .fmb file among the several dozen oracle-supplied files.
To create a folder named .1, you have to open a CMD.exe (Windows DOS) window, and type the Make Directory command:
MD .1
That will create the folder within the current directory -- mine defaults to C:\users\steve
Note: If you also need to use Forms 6i like me, DO NOT EVER open a .fmb file in the Forms 10 Builder from the Forms 6i folder. If you compile it, or even worse, save the .fmb, Forms 6i *cannot ever* access the file. Instead, always use the File Manager (Windows Explorer) to copy the fmb from the fmb6 folder into the fmb10 location.
5. Change the Forms 10g Default.env file using a text editor.
This file replaces all the settings originally written to the Windows Registry (GREAT idea, Oracle! I hate the registry.) No more Regedit. The default.env file is located at: (DevSuiteHome_1 path)\forms\server\default.env
Locate line with: FORMS_PATH= and add:
;C:\users\steve\.1\fmb10
Add a new line:
FORMS_MMAP=FALSE
The above allows compiling an fmx while the form is running.
Add a new line:
FORMS_ROWLOCK_OPTIMIZATION=FALSE
(This fixes Oracle bug number 3949854, which prevents automatic skipping if the same value is typed over another value. TAR 4806199.993 Automatic Skip failure...) See bug 4068896
Add a new Line:
FORMS_RESTRICT_ENTER_QUERY=False
This allows use of Query-Where window in enter query, after entering a colon in any input field. Without this, Forms returns FRM-40367: Invalid criteria in field nnn in example record. Oracle shut it down to prevent "sql injection" attacks.
6. Jiniator setup:
Run file jinit.exe in C:\oracle\DevSuiteHime_1\jinit\jinit.exe
It installs Jinitiator 1.3.1.22.
I installed it in C:\oracle\JInitiator 1.3.1.22\
For Firefox, make sure a copy of file \bin\NPJinit13122.dll resides in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins.
For Netscape, the path is: C:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator 9\plugins
7. Browser settings
See the note above about using Firefox 2 and not Firefox 3!
In Firefox 2 go to: Tools-> Options-> Content
Uncheck the "Enable Java" checkbox
--Firefox terminates if this is not done!
Note: After my system automatically installed updates to either java or Firefox, re-check the "Enable Java" setting. I am suspicious that one of these installs re-enables java in the browser.
Also note: some web sites cannot display properly if java is disabled. Example: U.S. time website: http://www.time.gov Use Internet Explorer to view these.
In Netscape make the same changes as Firefox. Without disabling java, it also terminates when you try to run a form.
Creating a url to use in the browser:
Try this:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet
If it does not work, change the 8889 port number as follows:
Open file: C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\install\portlist.ini
Note the number in line:
Oracle Developer Suite HTTP port = 8889
Use the number as the port number.
You can also change the 127.0.0.1 to the computer name:
Control Panel, System and Maintenance, See the name of this computer (under "System"). Mine is "steve-PC"
So the alternate URL is: http://steve-PC:8889/forms/frmservlet
To try out the URL, start the OC4J instance set up above. Then start either Netscape or Firefox, and enter the URL. You should get a welcome screen.
If the above URL works, start up the Forms Builder, and open Edit, Preferences. On the General tab, uncheck the "Build before running" check box (optional). On the Runtime tab, set the "Application Server URL to the url above.
To run a real form, add this to the URL after frmservlet, (with no spaces):
?form={formname}&userid={userxxx}/{passwordyyy}@{connect-string}
but replace the parts in curly braces with the appropriate values. Example:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet?form=ABC&userid=abc123/zyx@orcl
Setting up Forms Builder to directly run a form in the browser:
Run the Forms Builder. Go to Edit, Preferences, Runtime tab.
Set the Application Server URL to:
http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet
(or use whatever URL string you developed above)
Set the Web Browser Location to:
"C:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator 9\navigator.exe"
(or an equivalent to run the Firefox browser).
8. FORMSWEB.CFG file changes
The file is located at:
C:\ORA_DS_101202\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server\formsweb.cfg
I changed the following two lines in the file, but these are my personal preferences:
separateFrame=true
lookandfeel=Generic
9. FMRWEB.RES file changes
For Oracle help: Enabling Key Mappings
The file fmrweb.res defines actions (triggers that run) when a function key is pressed while running Forms. The one released has unix-style key mapping, but I prefer keys originally mapped for Windows PC Forms users. There is a fmrpcweb.res in the same folder that can be renamed to fmrweb.res.
In the C:\oracle\DevSuiteHome_1\forms path, I renamed fmrweb.res to fmrweb_orig.res.
I have a file that I prefer to use, so I put it into the folder as fmrweb.res. The contents are listed below. It is organized so the most important keys are listed alphabetically at the top (URFD column is the sort column), followed by a group of less-important keys. These are keys that are available to users, but they either would not use, or are disabled within most forms. The URFD column in the second set starts with a hex A0 character, which is a high-order space, so collates after normal alphabetic characters. (Note: If you want to copy the text below and use it, the hex A0 character has been changed by the forum software to a space. So you would need to use a text editor with hexadecimal character capabilities to replace the space with the original character. )
My file has special keys defined for F2 (I use it for a debugging Key-F2 trigger in my forms), and a "Cursor to Home" F12 function. All the rest are pretty much the same as in the released fmrpcweb.res file, only mine are organized alphabetically on the URFD column.
The Web Forms fmrweb.res file is editable using any programming editor (NOT MS Word!!!). The old Client/Server key mapping file, fmrusw.res, could only be changed using the Oracle Terminal program (and it is a pain to use).
Here is the main part of my fmrweb.res file:#
#Jfn :Jmn: URKS :Ffn : URFD
# : : (User-readable : : (User-readable
# : : Key-sequence ) : : function description)
118 : 1 : "Shift F7" : 74 : "Clear Form"
121 : 0 : "F10" : 36 : "Commit"
117 : 0 : "F6" : 65 : "Create Record"
10 : 1 : "Shift Enter" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" # sdsu uses this
123 : 0 : "F12" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" # sdsu uses this
 #: --Alt+Home works, but leaves the Action (first
 #: --pull-down menu item) highlighted. Press Esc or
36 : 8 : "Alt Home, then Alt" : 82 : "Cursor to Home" #-- Alt again to clear highlight.
117 : 1 : "Shift F6" : 63 : "Delete Record"
119 : 0 : "F8" : 77 : "Execute Query"
120 : 0 : "F9" : 29 : "List of Values"
9 : 0 : "Tab" : 1 : "Next Field"
40 : 0 : "Down-Arrow" : 7 : "Next Record"
9 : 1 : "Shift Tab" : 2 : "Previous Field"
38 : 0 : "Up-Arrow" : 6 : "Previous Record"
112 : 0 : "F1" : 35 : "Show Keys"
116 : 1 : "Shift F5" : 69 : " Clear Block"
116 : 2 : "Ctrl F5" : 3 : " Clear Field"
113 : 1 : "Shift F2" : 80 : " Count Query Hits"
112 : 1 : "Shift F1" : 78 : " Display Error"
114 : 0 : "F3" : 73 : " Duplicate Item"
115 : 0 : "F4" : 64 : " Duplicate Record"
69 : 2 : "Ctrl E" : 22 : " Edit Field"
122 : 0 : "F11" : 75 : " Enter " # Causes validation, w/o cursor move
118 : 0 : "F7" : 76 : " Enter Query"
81 : 2 : "Ctrl Q" : 32 : " Exit"
112 : 2 : "Ctrl F1" : 30 : " Help"
34 : 0 : "Page Down" : 66 : " Next Set of Records"
119 : 1 : "Shift F8" : 79 : " Print"
10 : 0 : "Enter/Return key": 27: " Enter/Next Field"
33 : 0 : "Page Up" : 12 : " Scroll Up"
116 : 0 : "F5" : 87 : " F5 Key for special uses"
#121 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F10" : 82 : " Function 0" #--disabled. Cursor to home defined above
112 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F1" : 83 : " Function 1"
113 : 0 : "F2" : 84 : " Function 2"
113 : 11: "Ctrl Alt Shift F2":95: " List Tab Pages" #<-REQUIRED, or F2 cant be assigned
114 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F3" : 85 : " Function 3"
115 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F4" : 86 : " Function 4"
117 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F6" : 88 : " Function 6"
118 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F7" : 89 : " Function 7"
119 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F8" : 90 : " Function 8"
120 : 3 : "Shift Ctrl F9" : 91 : " Function 9"Finding Forms 10g Patchsets
Here is how to do the search: Log into metalink ( https://metalink.oracle.com ), then click on the Patches & Updates tab, then Simple Search.
In "Search by", select Product or Family. Enter "Developer Forms" in the box.
Then click the Release choices, and select "iAS 10.1.2.3"
Patch Type should be "Patchset/Minipack"
Platform or Language should be "Microsoft Windows (32-bit)"
Click Go, and the Forms 10g patch should show up. As of July, 2008 the only one available is: [url=
https://updates.oracle.com/ARULink/PatchDetails/process_form?patch_num=5983622&release=1710123&plat_lang=912P&patch_num_id=943599
]5983622
Edited 2008-12-12 to add a link to Oracle Note 559067.1 and added the fmrweb.res file listing.
Edited 2008-10-28 to change text format to work better within new forum format
Edited 2008-7-7 to add patchset search information.
Edited 2008-4-21 to modify information.
Edited 2008-3-6 to add information.
Edited 2008-5-29 to update information.

I followed your instructions and installed Developer Suite 10G on Windows Vista Home Premium edition. I have Oracle 11G DB running on the same machine.
Two points, Steve:
1. When I tried to set the maximum virtual memory to 6110 an error message displayed from Windows and told me that I can't set the maximum virtual memory to more than 4096. I set it to 4090 and it worked and I got nothing wrong during the installation process.
2. After installing JInitiator and disabling Java on Firefox I called the http://127.0.0.1:8889/forms/frmservlet page and everything seemed to be OK because the Oracle Forms Services logo appeared and then a successful installation message appeared , but as I clicked (ok) to continue a gray screen appeared inside the browser (like the one displayed when you try to run a Java applet inside a browser) and then I wait to death till something appears but sadly nothing. I just get a blank gray screen inside my Firefox browser.
Do you have any idea what to do to solve the problem?
Regards

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