New to Forms, need help in Installing the Summit Application

Question

Can someone guide me in installing Summit appl. and a runtime env. configuration. I am using 10g Dev. and 10g DB.
I have put the complete summit folder (got it from OTN) in C:/ and was successful in importing the summit data from the command line.
the problems i am facing are:
*Should i directly point to the summit folder in the c:/ while entering values for forms_path in the registry?
*next point in the readme file says
compile the application. The file gen.bat will generate files under microsoft windows. What application should I compile and how?
Runtime environment configuration
# Summit Application
Alias /summit/ "C:\summit/"
*this has to be added to the HTTPD.CONF file in Apache.
But i have found this file in my pc at this loc: (C:\DevSuiteHome_1\perl\site\5.6.1\lib\Apache) Is this the same file?
[summit]
IE=JInitiator
archive_jini=f60all_jinit.jar,/summit/RoundedButton.class
userid=summit/summit@<connect_string>
form=customers
pageTitle=Summit
splashScreen=no
lookAndFeel=oracle
separateFrame=false
width=994
height=582
serverapp=/summit/summit_reg
envFile=summit.env
the above is to be added to the FORMSWEB.CFG file, which i found. can i just change the connect_string and add it at the bottom of the file that i view in notepad. or do i have to fit it in somewhere in between the existing code in the file.
PLEASE HELP!!

Answer 1

The first thing you must realize is that this Demo is very old and was created for a very old Forms version (6.0.x). At least three new releases have come out since this demo was created.
The documentation for the demo is specific to that old version. Every reference to "60" should be removed. For example a reference to FORMS60_PATH has now been changed to FORMS_PATH. This applies to ALL variables.
The same applies to file names. For example f60all.jar is now frmall.jar. Same is true for f60all_jinit.jar, which is now frmall_jinit.jar.
So, as you can see copying the README word for word is going to cause you problems.
Here is an overview of what you likely need to do based on your last update:
1. Verify that you successfully imported the database objects related to the demo. Login as summit and see if the tables and data actually exist. If not, this should be corrected first.
2. Whether you use default.env or summit.env is entirely up to you. If you choose to use default.env, the only thing I can think of that would need to be changed is the FORMS_PATH. Add the path to where your FMX, MMX, and PLX files will be located.
If you choose to use summit.env, copy the file to ..\forms\server (this is the same directory where you will find default.env). Open this file in a text editor. You will need to change all of the "60" references like I previously mentioned. You will likely also need to change the value of ORACLE_HOME as well as many others. This is why using the existing default.env would probably be easier.
If you carefully read the contents of summit.env, you should be able to understand what needs to be changed. I'm sure many of the directories noted in the file won't even exist. You need to set them to the equivalent on your system.
3. If you plan to use a "gen.bat" file to compile the application, you will likely need to open it in a text editor first. Verify that FORMS_PATH, ORACLE_HOME, PATH and all other variables are correctly set.
4. If you are using Developer Suite there is no Apache, so setting the Alias is a little different. However, as previously mentioned, this is unnecessary anyway IF you copy the demos CLASS and JAR files to the ..\forms\java directory. You will then not use the Alias reference in your ARCHIVE and ARCHIVE_JINI entries. For example simply do this:
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,RoundedButton.class
archive=frmall_jinit.jar,RoundedButton.class
5. As mentioned, your formsweb.cfg entries will look like this and should be at the bottom of the file below the existing entries:
[summit]
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,/summit/RoundedButton.class
userid=summit/summit@ORCL
form=customers
pageTitle=Summit
splashScreen=no
lookAndFeel=oracle
separateFrame=false
width=994
height=582
serverApp=summit_reg
envFile=summit.env
The reference to serverApp is for access to the .dat file, which I will assume you have in your C:\summit directory. Again, remove the Alias reference and copy the file within the Oracle Home where the original is found. If the demo .dat file is named "Registry.dat", rename the original so you can revert back to it later.
This file should be stored in:...\forms\java\oracle\forms\registry
If you really want to create the Alias and follow the instructions as closely as possible, you will find that the Alias should be configured in the following:
...\j2ee\DevSuite\application-deployments\forms\formsweb\orion-web.xml
Use the existing entries as an example. Your entry will look something like this:
<virtual-directory virtual-path="/summit" real-path="C:\summit" />
If you are new to all of this, I would recommend that you flip through some of the documentation. Starting with a demo before understanding how the product works is probably not the best approach. Here are some references to useful documentation. References to additional documentation can be found in link on these pages. Be aware that most documentation which was created for Forms 9.0.4 will still apply to 10.1.2.
Forms 10.1.2 Tech Listing
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/techlisting10gR2.html
Forms 9.0.4 Tech Listing
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/techlisting10g.html
Forms 10.1.2 Online Help (same as Help found in Builder)
http://www.oracle.com/webapps/online-help/forms/10g/
Forms 10.1.2 Deployment Guide
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19375_07/doc/frs/forms/B14032_03/toc.htm