Oracle Developer Forms Books

I am new to the Oracle world and I'm basically in training mode at my new job. Any good books out there for Oracle Forms in particular?????

hi,
i found "Oracle Developer Advanced Forms and Reports" and "Oracle Forms Developer's Handbook" to be really helpful....
Mel

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Nothing display in Oracle developer forms runtime-web...

i have started OC4J instance,no compilation error showed,when i run the form module nothing display in Oracle developer forms runtime-web.
how to resolve this?

Hi skud
Pls state ur Os, Forms Version and the JIntiator Version from the control panel
if u r using forms 10g pls may be u forgot to set the following form the Form's menu
Pls Select > Edit Menu > Preferences > RunTime Tab > Set the Browser u have to use.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Abdetu...

Run or display the output in Oracle developer form runtime web

Hi guys,
I have installed oracle forms10g in windows 7. im using firefox v.2. when i run the form, the Oracle developer form runtime web is not opening. the output is display in the mozilla firefox itself.
but how to run or display the output in Oracle developer form runtime web?
Thanks in advance

What's the problem? What do you mean with the form, the Oracle developer form runtime web is not opening and the output is display in the mozilla firefox itself?
Is the Form open or not? If you see you form, where ever, then the "runtime" is running!
Is it displays within the browser window? But you expected it in an own window?
If that's the case you have to set separateFrame = TRUE in fomsweb.cfg.

Oracle Developer Suite Books

Grant,
Now how you wish...
I was searching books about development in forms 10g (Oracle Developer Suite) and haven't success.
Know you any hint for me?
Regards
Ar

Forms 10g is no different than forms 6i in most of its functionality.
Forms Developer's Handbook by Albert Lulushi for Forms6i is where I learned my Forms stuff.
Suresh

Oracle Developer forms 5

I am getting a problem of toolbar. I am using Oracle forms 5. and in the form i have inherited horizontal and vertical toolbar. when ever i do any button press action it will give illegal operation and give following error.
"Tk25w32.dll has performed illegal operation"
same type of programs i have developed also but they are not giving me problem only this is giving..
also if i run it with debug messages on it will not give this illegal operation.
pls. if any body know the solution pls. let me know

is there any one have a patchset to update developer suite 4.5? What version are you wanting to upgrade too or are you just looking for the "latest" patchset for Forms 4.5?
If you are looking for a patch that will upgrade your Forms 4.5 to the latest version of Forms, there isn't one. You just install the latest version of Forms and you migrate your Forms 4.5 forms to this version using the Forms Migration utility.
If you are looking for the latest patchset for Forms 4.5, then you will need a support contract with Oracle Support in order to obtain product patchsets. However, I am pretty sure patchsets for Forms 4.5 are no longer available even if you have a support contract. Forms 4.5 is very old!
Craig...

Oracle Developer Certification books

Hello, Everyone,
I am preparing Oracle Application Developer Certification test now. Could anyone give me a hint where I can get a good book and other materials (such as sample questions) to help me to prepare the test? Many thanks.

Hellow Qiang,
you may try this Book from Oracle Press: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072119756/qid%3D982102291/103-0944184-9558217
I suggest that u check also: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078823056/ref=sim_books/103-0944184-9558217
For Sample Exams that really simulate Oracle Application Developer Certification Exam:
www.SelfTestSoftware.com
Hope This Helps
Regards
Tariq
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Oracle Developer/Forms Question

Hi All,
My company needs to install Oracle forms. I am a DBA, so I have no experience with forms. I was hoping someone could answer come questions for me.
I downloaded some Client Install instructions for Forms. They seem pretty straight forward.
However, since we will want to be sharing these forms and have everyone in the comany use them, I assume I need to install some server component. I have no clue where to look. I was told that I need to install iAS? I have no clue on what that is.
So, I'm looking for someone to help me out with what I'll need so the developers can work on their stuff, and then the users can use the forms, etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Arthur

First of all you should post this question on the Forms forum - http://forums.oracle.com/forums/index.jsp?cat=19
Second, go to http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms where you can get all the information you need about running forms on the Web.

Setup.exe problem in Oracle Developer Forms 10g in Windows XP

Hi All,
I have downloaded the below files for installing Developer Suit 10g from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/developer-suite/downloads/101202winsoft-087370.html.
1. ds_windows_x86_101202_disk1.zip (626,122,752 bytes)
2. ds_windows_x86_101202_disk2.zip (236,880,881 bytes)
I am installing it on Windows XP, Service Pack 3.
However when I click on setup.exe file in disk1 folder, it does not execute.
I went through the forums which discussed on problems related to execution of setup.exe on XP. Tried most of the things like Stopping the anti virus, run as administrator, rename the file, stop certain services , etc, but however this setup.exe does not run.
I am able to run exe files of other applications. I am having 1GB RAM, 10GB free disk space on P4.
Pl. suggest what could be the possible problem.
regards,
Baljeet

Here are a couple of things to try:
1. Make sure there are no spaces in the directory name where you unzipped the installer.
2. As Pilgrim indicated, you must be an administrator on the workstation in order to run the installer.
3. Verify you have a clean download: check the file size and/or CRC information to ensure the download is not corrupt.
Craig...

How do u write a LEFT JOIN in Oracle Developer Forms 6i?

I have 2 tables:PERSDET and EMP_MEDICAL_LTA
PERSDET has EMP_ID,EMP_NAME n some other fields.
EMP_MEDICAL_LTA has EMP_ID,FIELD1,FIELD2 n some other fields
EMP_ID is the common field between these 2 tables.
My requirement is to display all the EMP_NAME,that is-EMP_NAME which have field1 and field2 entries, as well as EMP_NAME which donot have field1 and field2 entries. I thought of using a LEFT join for this operation. The query I used is as follows:
SELECT PERSDET.emp_id,PERSDET.emp_name,EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.field1,EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.field2 into emp_id,emp_name,m,l FROM
PERSDET LEFT JOIN EMP_MEDICAL_LTA ON PERSDET.emp_id=EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.EMP_ID
where <some other joining conditions>;
This query worked perfectly fine when I tried it running on the SQL prompt, but when I wrote it in a cursor in Oracle Forms 6i, it gave an error on the LEFT keyword!
Is there any substitute for LEFT JOIN in Oracle Forms 6i???
Please help!
Thanks!

hi,
yes it is very much possible. and you query willbe as follows;
SELECT PERSDET.emp_id,PERSDET.emp_name,EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.field1,EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.field2 into emp_id,emp_name,m,l FROM
PERSDET where PERSDET.emp_id=EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.EMP_ID(+)
where <some other joining conditions>;
yse, you just have to use (+) symble on the side where the join condition is not fullfilled. the 2 possibilites for your qury is PERSDET.emp_id=EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.EMP_ID(+)
PERSDET.emp_id(+)=EMP_MEDICAL_LTA.EMP_ID
you can execute both and suit your self.
MohibMaan.

How to print report in Charactor mode using Oracle Developer 10g

Dear,
I have converted my few reports from Oracle Developer forms 5 to Oracle Developer forms 10g,
i am running these reports on Web, for that i have configour "rwserver" server.
But when i run these report through menu on Web i got error message like
"REP-1920: Character mode runtime incompatible with DESFORMAT of PDF, HTML, HTMLCSS, SPREADSHEET or RTF"
i don't want to change the character mode to any other mode because it effects the printing.
so how can it possible to set the mode to character and view report on Web.
pls. suggest me solution.
Thanks

You have to pass the PRT file name as value for the DESFORMAT and use mode= MODE=CHARACTER.
E.g.
http://<host name>:<port>/reports/rwservlet?desformat=dflt&mode=character&.....

Oracle Developer Suite not installing

Hello all.
Please, I am trying to install the Oracle Devoper Suite on a Vista Home Premium and followed the steps to do it. After entering my SMTP server name, the installation will disappear and I really don't know what to do about it. I set the compatibility as requested, and now I would not know if this is linked to the edition of my Vista.
Regards,
MN

I disabled the One Care anti virus and really don't know what is the problem, I tried to bypass the SMTP server at first and really could not get something tangible. I don't know if not having a local DB running is a problem, I have been at this task since morning and the installation could not pick at first, but after seeing Steve recommendations, I was able to start it, but as mentioned, it fails somewhere and I don't know maybe pasting the logs here could show you that there is no error thrown. And I noticed that the privilege level is disabled, but am able to run it by right clicking and choosing run as Administrator.
Regards,
UDPFlag = null
Query Returned: 8889
Setting variable 's_httpPort' to '8889'. Received the value from the variable calculation.
*** Entering Component: oracle.developer.forms.builder installation
Calling Query generalQueries10.1.0.3.0 getOSName
Query Returned: NT_X86
Setting variable 'SO_EXT' to 'so'. Received the value from the variable calculation.
Calling Query generalQueries10.1.0.3.0 getOSName
Query Returned: NT_X86
Setting variable 'PROD_LIBDIR' to 'lib'. Received the value from the variable calculation.
Calling Query generalQueries10.1.0.3.0 getOSName
Query Returned: NT_X86
Setting variable 'OS_CHECK' to 'NT_X86'. Received the value from the variable calculation.
Calling Query generalQueries10.1.0.3.0 getOSName
Query Returned: NT_X86
Setting variable 'OHOME_LIBDIR' to 'lib'. Received the value from the variable calculation.
Calling Query generalQueries10.1.0.3.0 getenv
name = LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Can I find any other site of Oracle Developer

I am a beginner of oracle developer Forms 6.0 and Reports 6.0,I need some examples and discussion. But I want to know any other site about Oracle Developer 6.0 except this site.
Thank you.

you may see at www.deja.com
There's a lot of fora including many communities on several oracle affairs (developer included)...

Want to develop a booking calender in oracle XE- Step by step process

I want to develop a booking calendar for meeting rooms, where a person should be able insert time (from and til) and able to view available rooms at that particular time.
In application (Page 1) it should show registration form with following insert data:
Date,
Time from,
Til time,
Total number of Person.
(Page 2) should view
List of available rooms,
Booking (button)
(Page 3) registers data if person wants to book particular room:
Name of person,
Room number,
Date,
From time,
Til Time,
Comment
Register button
I am new to oracle so it would be great if you guide me through step by step.
Thanks

Why don't you try the tutorials in the Applicaton Express Documentation first? Application Express Documentation and Tutorials
C.
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Source for oracle 9i Forms developer certification

Hi,
Someone told me that oracle 10g & 11 g are mainly for those interested in database administration. But, since i am interested in developers certification i want to go for oracle 9i forms developer certification ( I want to have knowledge about Forms, reports etc)
Can we learn it without any tutions ??
If yes, can you please specify websites or book names??
Thanks & regards
-closeguy

closeguy2005 wrote:
Hi,
Someone told me that oracle 10g & 11 g are mainly for those interested in database administration. Wrong.
I could write an essay, but some of my views are:
I am sure the Oracle would regard databases Oracle 10g and Oracle 11g as later versions of the Oracle Database that are generally upwards compatible with 9i but also with newer and better features.
Because there are significant(ish) adminstration differences in these database versions there is emphasis of these database administration certifications.
On the developer size yes PL/SQL has also improved, but the requirement for a newer certifiaction exam (at OCP level) was perhaps not quite so pressing:
This seems to be addressed version of the pl/sql exam, 1z0-144 (in beta), but from history even after 1z0-144 is fully released most forums vistors will go for 1z0-147 rather than 1z0-144 (see 1z0-007 versus 1z0-051 posts).
Also note that newer tools versions may not be closely coupled to newer database versions.
But, since i am interested in developers certification i want to go for oracle 9i forms developer certification ( I want to have knowledge about Forms, reports etc)
I suspect from a developers point of view oracle 9i forms developer is so similar to oracle 10g forms developer there is not much need/demand for a oracle 10g forms developer certification. (I would expect more emphasis to be put on producing an application express certifiaction anyway)
Can we learn it without any tutions ??
Not impossible but hard.
Oracle Recommended course woudl be: [http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getlppage?page_id=212&path=FMDT]
If yes, can you please specify websites or book names??
- And courses:
- Oracle have some self study CDROMs : [http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getSearchResults?p_output_style=T&p_search_category_id=1278&p_search_format=2]
- There may be some fair/good courses arround. In india I think, butt am not sure, sql_star are an authorised partner and give forms training. Beware of unauthorised training.
- In terms of books
There are probably more bad forms books than good ones, and most are going out of print (consider second hand). Some sites like amazon have reviews.
- Websites:
- If you see or are given any websites at a miinimum check the URL through [http://www.certguard.com]
- The one site I know of is [http://www.iselfschooling.com]. Its not got a RED at certguard, and its not got a full green either. Theres a few lessons you can get for free. For learning forms definitely no problems. If going straight for a certification then may be bad. But I believe its more training orientated than dump orientated and I believe their using original materials (if anyone knows different please let me know and certguard know and I'm have for this post to be edited or deleted).
Rgds - bigdelboy.
Thanks & regards
-closeguy

The practice files of 1Z0-141(Oracle 9i Forms Developer: Build Internet Ap)

I have downloaded the book: 1Z0-141 Oracle 9i Forms Developer: Build Internet Applications.
But i don't have the practice files of this book, including practice form files, such as Customer.fmb, Order.fmb....and i don't have the table sql(table structure and init data sql)
Can anyone help me? any information will be appreciated.

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