Questions about Forms 11g !!!!!!!

Hi,
I have few questions regarding Oracle Forms & Reports 11g. I have installed Oracle Forms and Reports 11g on Linux and it is working and running fine. In our environment, all the operating systems are on Linux like Database Server, Fusion Middle Ware and our client's machines are also on Linux. My questions are below;
1) This time only I am accessing Forms and Reports Developer from my Linux machine, Can more than one developer access Forms and Reports Developer from their machines?
2) During Reports migration from 6i to 11g Linux, how I can keep the same Reports font on 11g Reports
3) Can I keep the same Forms 6i short cut keys in Forms 11g, like F7 for Enter Query, F8 for Execute Query, F10 For saving record instead of using F11 for Enter Query, Ctrl+F11 for Execute Query, Ctrl+S For saving record?
4) When I run my Application "Oracle Forms Services Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g" message comes. Can I display my own message?
5) What is the best practices for migrating 6i Application into Oracle Forms 11g Linux.
Thanks in Advance,
Yousuf.

You can find the "Forms 6i to 11g Migration" document here:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15523_01/doc.1111/e10394/toc.htm
Other upgrade documents (including Reports/Portal, etc) can be found here:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15523_01/upgrade.htm
Hope this proves useful
R/ Zaf

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Where I can find information about forms 11g

Hi,
I want know ,where I can find information about forms 11g?
Thanks,
Pavan.

On the [ forms Modernization|http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/forms_modernization.html] page is a presentation/webcast with new features.
I hope this helps...
Edited by: poelger on Feb 27, 2009 7:26 AM

UK-only: Would you like to speak about Forms 11g (and get a free lunch!)?

Hi. Firstly, sorry for posting a non-technical question to the Forms forum - this is not something I've done lightly, but I am struggling to find a Forms specialist.
We have a UK Oracle User Group middleware SIG event on 25th March, themed around "OFM 11g upgrade", and I am very keen to try to find someone to speak about their experiences with installing/running Forms 11g on Fusion Middleware 11g/WebLogic. I would prefer someone from outside of Oracle if possible, for agenda balance.
If you are UK-based, have some experiences of Forms 11g and would be willing to share them with a bunch of about 40-50 like-minded & friendly people please contact myself or [email protected]
Note: you don't need to be a UKOUG member and a complimentary lunch will be provided...

No I am not management, but a mere code monkey that does analysis work and work with oracle forms/reports, etc. It is a struggle to get management excited about Oracle when all they think of is 'oh no, another course, and money to upgrade the infrastructure'.
as Oracle should know by now as well as the special interest groups as with the hand raising of who is working with the latest version...not many.
i have gone to the UK OUG and gone back to work with great suggestions only to be blocked by management and investment in IT development.
perhaps this is where the SIGs should go...go with the current versions and its limitations and how by luck and brilliance that us 'code monkeys' have managed to pl/sql our way out of issues.
as the grant ronald (sp) sorry mate about name. i've seen you at various places and you see hands raising up, but what you don't see is those who are embarrassed not to put them up when you ask placently who is running on older versions..and to dwindle down to earlier versions...
perhaps you should put a SIG on those who are really working in the real work and have a specific oracle forms one. then there is where you will get your answer to your questions..and i'm sure you will hear time and time again what was posted on your post...
oh free lunch is always a good thing :)

Follow-up question about forms and SharePoint Online

I asked a question about life after InfoPath earlier, and got a good answer:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/fb23b3d9-8a09-4267-aab5-09929f6a3082/life-after-infopath-seeking-advice
After looking at all of the limitations of SharePoint Online, I'm wondering how developers are dealing with the limitations. Lets say you are asked to develop something that has complex logic, including fetching data from external web services, dynamically
displaying parts of a process to people depending on role, and ending up with a printable document. In our on-premises environment, InfoPath is well suited to this task, with some code behind for some things. Or, if not using InfoPath, we would use application
pages and workflow.
Neither of those are available in SharePoint Online, so what would you do?

Some things, such as the conditional display of content, can be done via JavaScript. More advanced items, such as integrating external web services would likely require a SharePoint "app". A SharePoint app is essentially a link to a separate site
that is running an asp.net web app (or PHP, or whatever). This asp.net site can do anything it needs with any web services, or conditional formatting, or anything. Because it's registered as a SharePoint app, it can also call back into the SharePoint site
and work with data. So, a SharePoint App could present the user with a robust form that simply sends the data back to a SharePoint list. The SharePoint app can also be surfaced on the SharePoint site itself in an iframe, so the user won't know that the form
is hosted by another server.
By the way, the ideas behind the app model permeate the entire SharePoint environment: instead of having the SharePoint server itself run all kinds of custom business logic, that workload is handled by other servers, so the SharePoint servers can be focused
on running the core bits of SharePoint. InfoPath puts a large load on the servers, so it's out. XSLT list views also put a load on the server, so they're also out. SSRS is an amazingly fantastic tool, but is not supported in the cloud (and there's no
alternative). Timer jobs, event handlers, workflow, and many other things have been re-architected to take the load off the SharePoint servers.
Mike G.

About Forms 11g

Hi to All,
I have developped more forms with Oracle forms 10g, but I would to mgrate to 11g.
Some friend can give to me a list of software that i need to install (possibly with links).
I have searched on the Oracle site, but I am very confused.
Thank You for Help.
Gaetano

Tons of stuff already available online:
http://www.google.com/search?q=install+oracle+forms+11g
cheers

Questions about forms users once the form is completed

I am on a Macintosh platform, OX 10.5 (Leopard), using Adobe Acrobat Professional that came with CS3 (version 8 I believe - I am not in front of that computer at the moment). I have creted a few forms in LifeCycle, but now my boss wants this to be completely Mac so Monday I need to start creating them in a Mac. I know the basics of how to create a form from a pdf file.
Here are my questions:
1 - Acrobat 8 is so old I can't find any help information in the Adobe help section. Everything that says version 8 takes me to X or XI when I click on the link. Does anyone know where I might find some help with this version?
2 - How do I create a form that the person using can save with the data, the completed fields, so they can open it again and look at what they filled in?
3 - As a corrollary to number 2, how can we also get the data?
4 - We want to take a booklet that has been paper up to now, create a pdf, and then number them to sell for one use only. Is there any way to make a form one-time-use only, so it can't be passed on to someone else to also complete?
I appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.

2. You need to apply the Extended Reader Rights. In version 8 I believe it was under the Advanced menu.
3. The users can submit the file back to you in various formats, such as PDF (the entire file), FDF, XML, etc.
You can add a submit button to the file that will help them do that, or they can just do it themselves.
4. Impossible, unless you use some kind of DRM technology, but those are extremely expensive.

Newbie question about Oracle 11G performance

I have a situation where a newer better faster server running Oracle 11gR1 is running considerably slower than an older slower server running Oracle 10gR2.
Both of these servers have the same web applications and same dumpfiles loaded into them.
I personally installed the Oracle 11g on the new server, however, I didn't install the 10gR2 on the older server, some one else did...
I have checked what I think are the basics: the tables are not missing constraints, the automatic memory management is enabled.
I know this is a really broad question.
Newer server:
Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 2352 2.10 GHz (2 processors)
16 GB memory
Windows Server 2008, 64 bit
Raid 5
Older Server:
Intel Xeon 1.8 GHz (2 processors)
4 GB memory
Windows Server 2003, 32 bit
Raid 5

Hi Derik,
I know this is a really broad question. No, it happens all the time! Here is a similar issue:
http://blog.tuningknife.com/2008/09/26/oracle-11g-performance-issue/
+"In the end, nothing I tried could dissuade 11g from emitting the “PARSING IN CURSOR #d+” message for each insert statement. I filed a service request with Oracle Support on this issue and they ultimately referred the issue to development as a bug. Note that Support couldn’t reproduce the slowness I was seeing, but their trace files did reflect the parsing messages I observed."+
I would:
1 - Start by examining historical SQL execution plans (stats$sql_plan or dba_hist_sql_plan). Try to isolate the exact nature of the decreased performance.
Are different indexes being used? Are you geting more full-table scans?
2 - Migrate-in your old 10g CBO statistics
3 - Confirm that all init.ora parms are identical
4 - Drill into each SQL with a different execution plan . . .
Raid 5 Don't believe that crap that all RAID-5 is evil. . . .
http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_raid5_acceptable_oracle.htm
But at the same time, consider using the Oracle standard, RAID-10 . . .
Hope this helps . . .
Donald K. Burleson
Oracle Press author
Author of "Oracle Tuning: The Definitive Reference"
http://www.rampant-books.com/t_oracle_tuning_book.htm
"Time flies like an arrow; Fruit flies like a banana".

A simple question about Oracle 11g ODAC XCopy version

There is no oracle client on my machine , I have seen Oracle 11g ODAC XCopy version on http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odpnet/index.html
its size is only 43m , quite small，what i want to know is :
Do i have to install any oracle client to devolop program with Oracle 11g ODAC XCopy version ?
i have seen the Oracle 11g ODAC XCopy version contains Oracle Instant Client 11.1.0.6.0 as follows:
ODAC1110621Xcopy.zip 43.3 MB (45,461,502 bytes)
Download Includes ：
Oracle Providers for ASP.NET 11.1.0.6.20
Oracle Data Provider for .NET 2.0 11.1.0.6.20
Oracle Data Provider for .NET 1.x 11.1.0.6.20
Oracle Provider for OLE DB 11.1.0.6.20
Oracle Objects for OLE 11.1.0.6.20
Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server 11.1.0.6.0
Oracle Instant Client 11.1.0.6.0
help ,please!

I've solved this problem ，：）

Simple Question About OCP 11g

1Z0-053
I'm studying for my OCP exam and since they have updated the system I am afraid I was studying the wrong study guide, I'm watching CBT nuggets OCP and reading the following :
*   Oracle Database 11g:
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    D50079GC20
    Edition 2.0
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is this the proper voucher ? because I do not see RELEASE 2 on the tittle of that guide's workshop, this is the study guide I got from taking the $ 3500 course
Thanks

The differences between 11G R1 and R2 from the standpoint of the Admin II exam are minimal. The student guides from that course should provide you with most of what you need. You can/should supplement reading those with studying the documentation and other sources. Links to many of useful references for that exam can be found here:
Oracle Certification Prep: Exam details and preparation resources for 1Z0-053

Question about forms

This is my first time using a form in a website.
I have added a form to my website and i am trying to figure out how the whole process works. I have searched for the answer but i am still a ittle confused.
From what i understand the action field is where the processing of the form happens. Is it possible to have the information gathered in this form (very simple name, sex and email address) sent to my email address?
what exactly do i put in the action field?
thanks so much
Jason

the form
<form action="enviar.php" method="post" name="Contacto" id="Contacto">
        <table width="50%" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" id="Contact0">
          <tr>
            <td><span id="nombre">
              <label for="Name">Nombre</label>
               <input type="text" name="Name" id="Name ">
              <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Seguro tienes algún nombre.</span></span>
           </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="empresa">
              <label for="Empresa">Empresa</label>
              <input type="text" name="Empresa" id="Empresa">
</span>            </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="correo">
            <label for="Email">Correo</label>
            <input type="text" name="Email" id="Email">
            <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Necesitamos tu correo.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Formato Inválido.</span><span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">Minimum number of characters not met.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="telefono">
            <label for="Telefono">Teléfono</label>
            <input type="text" name="Telefono" id="Telefono">
            <span class="textfieldRequiredMsg">Escribe tu teléfono.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Invalid format.</span><span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">Hay un problema con el número escrito</span><span class="textfieldMaxCharsMsg">Exceeded maximum number of characters.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="sprycheckbox1">
              <input type="checkbox" name="Diseño Web" id="Diseño Web">
              <label for="Diseño Web">Diseño Web</label>
            <span class="checkboxRequiredMsg">Please make a selection.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="comentarios">
            <label for="Comentarios">Comentarios</label>
            <br>
            <textarea name="Comentarios" id="Comentarios" cols="25" rows="8"></textarea>
            <span id="countcomentarios"> </span><span class="textareaMaxCharsMsg">Uff... tienes mucho que decir, si te parece poder hablar en persona.</span><span class="textareaRequiredMsg">¿Cómo te podemos ayudar?.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><span id="codigo">
            <label for="Codigo">Código Promocional</label>
            <input type="text" name="Codigo" id="Codigo">
<span class="textfieldMinCharsMsg">el código es incorrecto.</span><span class="textfieldMaxCharsMsg">el código es incorrecto.</span><span class="textfieldInvalidFormatMsg">Formato inválido.</span></span></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><input name="Borrar" type="reset" id="Borrar" value="Borrar">
            <input name="Enviar" type="submit" id="Enviar" value="Enviar"></td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        </form>
and the mailer (enviar.php)
<?php
$where_form_is="http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].strrev(strstr(strrev($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']),"/"));
mail("[email protected]","Contacto D","Contacto b:
Nombre: " . $_POST['Name'] . "
Empresa: " . $_POST['Empresa'] . "
Correo: " . $_POST['Email'] . "
Teléfono: " . $_POST['Telefono'] . "
Comentarios: " . $_POST['Comentarios'] . "
Código Promocional: " . $_POST['Codigo'] . "
include("gracias.php");
?>
this is what i use on my website, both on php i use teh old trick of reverse enginerring
its a poty that dreamweaver doenst help too much on spry, even with spry transitiosn or forms
copy that an then change or leran from that im still figurinfg how to do a multiple checkbox
Message was edited by: ignacio galdames

Stupid Noob Question About Form Validation

I can't get this code to work. Can some kind-hearted soul
look at it and tell me what stupid thing I'm doing wrong? It
processes the output of a contact or email form. The field "status"
is indeed defined on the form as a hidden field. When I enter
appropriate text in the fields of the form, it takes me to
"error.cfm" every time. Here's what I'm entering in the form for
testing purposes:
fromemail = [email protected]
yourname = Jack
phone = 407-755-0757
message = Message
Here's the code that processes the form output:
<cfset emailIndex = FindOneOf("@aeiou",
form.fromemail)>
<cfset nameIndex = FindOneOf("aeiou", form.yourname)>
<cfset phoneIndex = FindOneOf("123456789",form.phone)>
<cfset messageIndex = FindOneOf("aeiou",form.message)>

<cfif isDefined("form.status") AND form.status eq
"sendemail" AND emailIndex GT 1 AND nameIndex GT 1 AND phoneIndex
GT 1 AND messageIndex GT 1>


<cfmail to="[email protected]"
from="[email protected]"
username="[email protected]"
password="correct_password_verified"
server="correct_server_verified"
replyto="#form.fromemail#"
subject="Email From website"
failto="[email protected]">
This message is from: #Form.yourname#, #form.fromemail#,
#form.phone#
#FORM.message#
</cfmail>
<cflocation url="success.cfm">
<cfelse>
<cflocation url="error.cfm">
</cfif>
The form is located at
http://www.GwenHarrison.com/contact/contactme.cfm.

The "error.cfm" only appears when the initial <cfif>
statements comes back as false. Meaning if it fails ANY of the
criteria it will go to "error.cfm".
1. What is "FORM.status" -- is that the submit button?
a. If
yes to above, then is "sendemail" the name of the submit
button?
2. Instead of doing "emailIndex GT 1 AND nameIndex GT 1 AND
phoneIndex GT 1 AND messageIndex GT 1" do this:
<cfif isDefined("FORM.status") and FORM.status eq
"sendemail" and isdefined("FORM.fromemail") and FORM.fromemail NEQ
"" and isdefined("FORM.yourname") and FORM.yourname NEQ "" and
isdefined("FORM.phone") and FORM.phone NEQ "" and
isdefined("FORM.message") and FORM.message NEQ "">
HI
<cfelse>
<cfdump var="#form#">
</cfif>
Report back what you see.

Forms 11g certified OS, Browse and JVM...

Hi,
I can't find info about Forms 11g certification. What are the certified browsers, JVM, and OS's . Anyone know where i can find that?
Regards
Ricardo

may be this will help ..
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_certification.html

About Oracle 11g New Feautres

Hi,
I'm using
Personal Oracle Database 11g Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
My question about Oracle 11g New Features.
create table sales
sales_id number,
product_code number,
state_code varchar2(2)
partition by list (product_code)
subpartition by list (state_code)
partition p101 values (101)
subpartition p101_ct values ('CT'),
subpartition p101_ny values ('NY'),
subpartition p101_def values (default)
partition p201 values (201)
subpartition p201_ct values ('CT'),
subpartition p201_ny values ('NY'),
subpartition p201_def values (default)
Partition is Product Code It's Only allow to insert the values is 101 or 201
Subpartition is State_code It's Only allow to insert the values is CT or NY
My understanding is correct or not.
Any one help me and thanks for ur reply.
Regards,
Suresh Kumar

Hi
Partition is Product Code It's Only allow to insert the values is 101 or 201Yes.
Subpartition is State_code It's Only allow to insert the values is CT or NYNo. You have a subpartition with "default" and, therefore, any varchar2(2) value can be inserted.
HTH
Chris

Question about Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.- Installation FORMS

Hello everyboyd,
I am installing Forms version 11. First, I installed Oracle Weblogic Server version 10.3.6. After, I installed Forms 11g R2, but when the installation is in the step Create Dominion, the installation fails. I watch in the logs the follow error:
oracle.as.provisioning.util.ConfigException:
Error al iniciar el dominio.
Cause:
Se ha producido un timeout al iniciar el servidor de administración.
Action:
Consulte los logs para obtener más información.
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.util.ConfigException.createConfigException(ConfigException.java:123)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain.startDomain(ASDomain.java:3150)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain.startDomain(ASDomain.java:3040)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor._startAdminServer(WorkFlowExecutor.java:1645)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor._createDomain(WorkFlowExecutor.java:635)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor.executeWLSWorkFlow(WorkFlowExecutor.java:391)*
*     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Config.executeConfigWorkflow_WLS(Config.java:866)*
*     at oracle.as.install.classic.ca.standard.StandardWorkFlowExecutor.execute(StandardWorkFlowExecutor.java:65)*
*     at oracle.as.install.classic.ca.standard.AbstractProvisioningTask.execute(AbstractProvisioningTask.java:26)*
*     at oracle.as.install.classic.ca.standard.StandardProvisionTaskList.execute(StandardProvisionTaskList.java:61)*
*     at oracle.as.install.classic.ca.ClassicConfigMain.doExecute(ClassicConfigMain.java:124)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:371)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:88)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:105)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:64)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:160)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)*
*     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:86)*
*     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)*
In other log, the error is :
Executing Task: Creando Dominio
XXX: adding task: oracle.as.install.classic.ca.standard.DomainProvisioningTask
AdminServer port is 7001
Creating Weblogic Domain.
Adding Template : C:/Oracle/Middleware/oracle_common/common/templates/applications/jrf_template_11.1.1.jar
Adding Template : C:/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_FRHome1/common/templates/applications/classic_template_11.1.2.jar
CLASSPATH=C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\patch_wls1211\profiles\default\sys_manifest_classpath\weblogic_patch.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\patch_ocp371\profiles\default\sys_manifest_classpath\weblogic_patch.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\JROCKI~1.0-1\lib\tools.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\server\lib\weblogic_sp.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\server\lib\weblogic.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\modules\features\weblogic.server.modules_12.1.1.0.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\server\lib\webservices.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\modules\ORGAPA~1.1/lib/ant-all.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\modules\NETSFA~1.0_1/lib/ant-contrib.jar;;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\utils\config\10.3\config-launch.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\common\derby\lib\derbynet.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\common\derby\lib\derbyclient.jar;C:\Oracle\MIDDLE~1\WLSERV~1.1\common\derby\lib\derbytools.jar;;
Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ...
Welcome to WebLogic Server Administration Scripting Shell
Type help() for help on available commands
Could Somebody help I?
Thanks in advance
Carlota Viña Sirgo

Hi Carlota,
Now that the WebLogic and OHS environments are functional, there are some configurations that will be required to set up your Forms environment. Before deploying your own 11g forms, I would test to see if Oracle's test form (test.fmx) can run which is deployed by default in %ORACLE_HOME%\forms. What is supposed to happen is that when you run the URL you are using, Oracle Forms will:
1. Attempt to download the Java Runtime if not installed already. A Java Runtime (JRE) is required to run Oracle Forms 11gR2. The application will try to download the JRE specified in the formsweb.cfg file (sets up the Web environment for Forms) based off the jpi_codebase parameter (if using IE) or jpi_mimetype (if using other supported browsers). Make sure that your browser is able to download the JRE. Alternatively, you may also download a JRE from the Java website http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. NOTE: Unless you are running Internet Explorer 64-bit (if you simply run Internet Explorer, this is 32-bit), I would download the 32-bit JRE.
2. Attempt to start the test.fmx form deployed in the FORMS_PATH variable. This variable is set in default.env, which is the standard environment variable deployment file for Forms (formsweb.cfg also references this file in the default section). If successful, you should receive a page saying "Installed successfully" as well as show you the version of Oracle Forms you are running (ex. 11.1.2.1.0).
Once those tests are work, if you need any assistance with deploying your own 11g forms, the Oracle Forms 11gR2 deployment guide provides a great source of information to help you get started: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24269_01/doc.11120/e24477/toc.htm
Thanks,
Scott (PITSS)

Questions about using a PDF form online

I have a client who wants to create an online version of a PDF form that they are currently using. I am currently trying to explain to them that this would be best done as an HTML web form, but I may not win this argument. I have only used PDFs for printed forms (either hand-written or using form fields) so I am not familiar with any problems that converting the form for use online would entail.
When the 'Submit' button is pressed on the form, is there a way to redirect to another web page after the data is submitted? (i.e. does the PDF have access to it's outer 'environment'?)
Are there any security issues submitting data using the PDF form as opposed to using a standard web form? (There may be sensitive data being submitted)
I'm not sure how they plan to handle the data that is submitted, but there are several options in the submitForm parameters - I am assuming that using the HTML option would submit the data in the same format as a web form would. Am I correct here?
Can the PDF be prevented from being downloaded or printed? This form should only be used to submit data to their server, not as a printed form.
Are there any other 'gotchas' that I need to look out for? Does anyone have a recommendation for a site which contains any tutorials or guidelines for using PDF forms online?

Thanks for the information.
Yes, I agree that there is less reason for it to be a PDF form (Actually, no real reason other than the original form already exists in PDF), but I am unfortunately in the position that my input in this project is not necessarily being considered (my company is following direct -and inconsistent- directions from the client, and I have no contact with the client to ask questions about what their actual needs are). I have been told to give the client the 'Tomato' that they are asking for, even though they are describing an 'Apple'.
The reason this form is not meant to be printed is that we have replaced the 'Signature' fields from the original form with checkboxes that the user must check to confirm they have 'signed' the document. If they are to print/fax/whatever the document, they should use the original form, not this one. And I am still trying to explain to them that this would be better served with an HTML web form, but I fear I am losing that battle.
I have brought up the fact that it is not 100% guaranteed that Acrobat will be available in the browser, although I can only guess that it is less than likely that anyone will not have some sort of PDF viewer available to their browser.
I will also mention that issues may arise if the file is not submitted from within the browser.

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