PJC set_custom_property gives unable to communicate with runtime process

Question

Hi
I am modifying a PJC that extends VTextItem to act as a hyperlink I have registered a property in the PJC with the following code:
public static final ID activeColor = ID.registerProperty("ACTIVE_COLOUR");
I then attempt to set the property from my form with the following code
set_custom_property('icr_block1.icr_details',lv_rec_number,'ACTIVE_COLOUR','45,213,169');
icr_block1.icr_details is a text item that has the PJC as its implementation class. The following error appears in the java console
oracle.forms.net.ConnectionException: Forms session <5> aborted: unable to communicate with runtime process
Anybody have any ideas?
many thanks
paul schweiger

Answer 1

Permission granted - here is the full java code. When I set_custom_property in the form neither of the debug messages in the java fire
package pjcs;
//package totem.forms.extensions;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import oracle.forms.properties.ID;
import oracle.forms.ui.VTextField;
public class TextLink extends VTextField
     public static final ID treatAsLink = ID.registerProperty("TREAT_AS_LINK");
public static final ID activeColor = ID.registerProperty("ACTIVE_COLOUR");
public static final ID visitedColor = ID.registerProperty("VISITED_COLOUR");
private Cursor defaultCursor;
private Cursor hoverCursor;
private String pTreatAsLink = "YES";
private Color pActiveColor;
private Color pVisitedColor;
private Color pNormalColor;
private boolean m_debug = true;
private boolean m_debugAll;
private final String CLASSNAME = this.getClass().getName();
     public TextLink()
          try
               jbInit();
          catch(Exception e)
               e.printStackTrace();
     private void jbInit() throws Exception
          log("start text link");
// Get reference to standard cursor
          defaultCursor = this.getCursor();
          // Create hand cursor for hover state
hoverCursor = new Cursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR);
          // Add mouse listeners for changing cursor
          // Anonymous class used for simplicity
          this.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
               public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me)
                    // Set hover cursor if field contains text
                    if (getText().length() > 0 && pTreatAsLink == "YES")
                         setCursor(hoverCursor);
pNormalColor = getForeground();
setForeground(pActiveColor);
               public void mouseExited(MouseEvent me)
                    // Change cursor back
if (pTreatAsLink == "YES")
                    setCursor(defaultCursor);
setForeground(pNormalColor);
* set the properties of the bean
public boolean setProperty(ID property, Object value)
log("set prop");
if (property == treatAsLink)
pTreatAsLink = value.toString();
return true;
else if (property == activeColor)
pActiveColor = stripColour(value) ;
return true;
else if (property == visitedColor)
pVisitedColor = stripColour(value) ;
return true;
else
return super.setProperty(property, value);
private Color stripColour(Object pColour) {
String color = pColour.toString().trim();
int r=-1, g=-1, b=-1, c=0 ;
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(color,",");
while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
c = new Integer((String)st.nextToken()).intValue() ;
if( (c <0) || (c > 255) ) c = 0 ;
if( r == -1 ) r = c ;
else if( g == -1 ) g = c ;
else if( b == -1 ) b = c ;
return (new Color(r,g,b));
public void log(String msg)
if(m_debug||m_debugAll)
System.out.println(CLASSNAME + ": " + msg);
}