Package for Deployment

Hi,
Can anyone describe me how to create package(not database package) for deployment in oracle forms 10g?
Thanks in Advance
Baloch.

hi
example:
PACKAGE test IS
END;
/*Define package body procedures */
PACKAGE BODY test IS
PRODEDURE register_libs IS
BEGIN
/* Load the test library */
testlib_lhandle := Ora_Ffi_.load_library
('c:\orawin95\oralibs\','testlib.dll')
END;
PROCEDURE define_c_funcs IS
getresult_fhandle Ora_Ffi.Funchandletype;
foo_handle Ora_Ffi.Funchandletype;
BEGIN
/* Register the info for function getresult */
getresult_fhandle := ora_ffi.register_function
(testlib_lhandle,'getresult');
/* Register the info for function foo */
foo_fhandle := ora_ffi.register_function
(testlib_lhandle,'foo');
/* Generate PL/SQL package containing all
functions defined in test library */
ora_ffi.generate_foreign
(testlib_lhandle, 'test_ffi_pkg');
END;
END;check out the following PDF file i hope you will get idea and hope this helps u.
http://download.oracle.com/otn_hosted_doc/forms/forms/A73152_01.pdf
sarah

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Note: You will need to install this for certain features of Acro Pro XI to function, most of which relates to sever functions of Acrobat. I will post the exact reasons when I find them. Under pressure to get this deployed, I have not deployed this pckage as yet. Also, I'm unsure how Visual C++ will affect other major apps across my enterprise just yet.
Things to still consider
Acrobat still installs twice in the program directory (1.7GB nd 1.8GB respectively)
As all of the other CC packages are quite easy to install, Adobe needs to provide better service to it's enterprise customers by creating a proper version of Acrobat and Lightroom which is Acrobat CC and Lightroom CC, not version numbers tacked onto their new Cloud Service.
As for the above point I would still recommend creating the smallest msi packages you can, as large msi's that install a number of Apps (eg all of the web/image editing apps) take forever and quite often exhibit install errors
The amount of time I've spent on this is ridiculous, and we've had to package everything from Office to Autocad.
The amount of bandwidth I've chewed up is excessive, with package re-creation (download) of all the products probably about 100GB - however the ability to edit these packages with updates with the CCP is a good step forward.
Using the CCP through a proxy is horrendous, and complicated with the amount of exception through the servers you have to prvide (even then it rarely works).
The MSI packager still needs quite alot of work. As Petri states why he had to write a script like this when Adobe could have done the same thing is beyond him.
Adobe needs to trawl it's forum posts and take out the many false leads and dead ends provided by it's experts.
When I Think of anything else, or wite more scipts I'll let you all know.
Cheers,

Missing DataBase Login information for deployed VS2008 w/Crystal Report

I'm creating a Windows Form application using VS2008 Pro and the basic Crystal Reports (included).
I've successfully added a crystalreportviewer control and a crystal report (.rpt) to my form. I've written the following code in the code behind to programmatically load/bind the report to the viewer. Everything works fine on my development machine (or any machine that has Visual Studio installed). Where I'm encountering problems is when I deploy the application to a machine that does not have VS installed (I have downloaded and installed the "Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008 Redistributable Package" for the appropriate processor type on this non development machine) that I'm getting an error . It prompts for "DataBase Login". The ServerName, LoginID and Password are all there, but the "DataBase" field is empty and disable for user input.
Why is the DataBase information missing? How can I solve this problem?
(On a side note, I vaguely remember a property for enabling/disabling the prompting of the database login. I can't remember where this was again to double check if that is the culprit. But I'm pretty sure that I did mark it as to not prompt, since it's supplied in the code behind. Plus it doesn't prompt on the development machines. Only on the non-development machines).
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
The code executed in the PageLoad event of the form.
this.crystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport();
 ReportDocument reportDocument = new ReportDocument();
 #region Load Parameters
 ParameterFields paramFields = new ParameterFields();
 for (int i = 0; i < _parameterName.Length; i++)
 {
 ParameterField paramField = new ParameterField();
 paramField.ParameterFieldName = _parameterName;
 ParameterDiscreteValue discreteVal = new ParameterDiscreteValue();
 discreteVal.Value = _parameterValues;
 paramField.CurrentValues.Add(discreteVal);
 paramFields.Add(paramField);
 }
 crystalReportViewer1.ParameterFieldInfo = paramFields;
 #endregion
 #region Load Report
 string reportUrl = "";
 string exePath = Application.ExecutablePath.ToString();
 exePath = exePath.Remove(exePath.Length - 18, 18);
 exePath += _reportName + ".rpt";
 reportUrl = exePath;
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Edited by: mtech8 on Jan 9, 2010 3:03 PM. Corrected formatting issues to make post readable.

HI. Ludek,
Thanks for the tips. I tried both, but the problem presists.
On a side note, I did get my hands on yet another "non-development machine". This one ran with Window's Vista appeared to work (even with my original code).
The "non-development machines" that I've tested on are Windows 7 and Window XP machines. On these machines, when I commented out the reportDocument.SetDatabaseLogon line, when I try to load the report, it still prompts for the Database Logon information, however, it also has the "Database name" empty and disabled.
Since it worked on a non-development machine with Win Vista. I don't think there is a problem with references or the Crystal runtime packages.
As far as permission for the report to contact the database, I'm guessing there isn't a problem there either because the application does successfully connect to the database.
I'm connecting to a SQL2005 database and using the SQL Native connection.
On a side note: as for the enabling prompting, I just remembered that it was an option available when using Crystal Reports with a web project. Thus I couldn't find it here with a Window's Form project.

Download Business Package for Recruiter 1.41 but available till 1.40 E-rec

Hi,
I have to deploy E-rec packages on Portal, our backend is SAP ECC ehp4 with SP 20.
As per recommendation, Business Package for
Recruiting Administrator 1.41 and Business Package for
Recruiter 1.41 needs to deployed to get E-rec functionality, but on service market place under
Portal content folder packages are avalable till 1.40 instead of 1.41.
Request to tell where is the path from where we can download 1.41 packages.
2)I want to clarify one more thing that SAP E-Recruiting (EA-ER) needs to add on
to get E-rec functionality in Backend(ECC EHP4).

Hi Deepak,
Thanks for your reply!!!!
We have to deploy only two packages Business Package Recruting Administrator 1.40 and Business Package for
Recruiter 1.41 and add-on is also required SAP E-Recruiting (PA-ER) in Backend(ECC EHP4) as ERECRUIT
package is already there with SP 6.
Request you to tell i am on the right track or not??

Best Practice for Deploying ADF application

I am tasked with developing a best or prefered practice of feploying a large ADF application. Background: we are in the process of redeveloping a UI for a large system. We have broken the system down into susbsytems. Each of these susbsystems UI will be a ADF aaplicaion(?). This is a move from a MS .Net front end. The backend (Batch processes etc) is being dveloped in Java. So my question is if I have several ADF projects for each subsystem and common components that they all will use - what is the best practice to compile package and deploy? The deployment will be to weblogic server or servers(Cluster).
We have a team of at least 40 -50 developers worldwide so we are looking for an automated build and deploy and would like to follow Oracle best practice. So far I have read Deploying ADF Applications (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15523_01/web.1111/e15470/deploy.htm#BGBJHGFH) and have followed the links. I have also look at the ADF evangalist blogs - lots of chatter about ojdeploy. My concern about ojdeploy is that dependent files are also being compiled at the same time. I expected that we want shared dependent files compiled only once (Is that a valid concern)?
So then when we build the source out of subversion (ojdeploy ? Ant? ) then what is best practice to deploy to a weblogic server (wslt admin console) - again we want it to be automated.
Thank you in advance for replies.
RK

Rule 1: Never use the "Automatically Expose UI Componentes in a New Managed Bean" option, create your bindings manually;
Rule 2: Rule 1 is always right;
Rule 3: In doubts, refer to rule 2.
You may also want to check out :
http://groups.google.com/group/adf-methodology
And :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/collateral/4gl/papers/Introduction_Best_Practices.pdf

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