Read from formsweb.cfg

Hello,
Is it possible to read a parameter from formsweb.cfg file? What I want to do is to read the width and height for the Applet so I'll be able to center the "canvases and LOV"
Any ideas please?
Thanks!

Hi,
you could do this easily using a JavaBean in Forms. If you don'tg want to use Java, then you could create user parameters in Forms e.g. app_width, app_height and use it in the "otherparams" argument like follows:
otherparams=app_width=%width% app_height=%height%
Make sure that you set the otharparams argument after defining the width and height for the applet.
Frank

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Hello,
Can I read a parameter from formsweb.cfg file? What I want to do is to read the width and height for the Applet so I'll be able to center the "canvases and LOV"
Any ideas please?
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archive_ie=f90all.cab,/forms90images/kassimages.jar
archive=f90all.jar,/forms90images/kassimages.jar
# Number of times client should retry if a network failure occurs. Only
# change after having read the documentation.
networkRetries=0
# 4) Parameters for JInitiator (used with Windows clients)
# Page displayed to Netscape users to allow them to download JInitiator.
# If you create your own page, you should set this parameter to point to it.
jinit_download_page=/forms90/jinitiator/us/jinit_download.htm
# Parameters related to the version of JInitiator.
jinit_classid=clsid:CAFECAFE-0013-0001-0009-ABCDEFABCDEF
jinit_exename=jinit.exe#Version=1,3,1,9
jinit_mimetype=application/x-jinit-applet;version=1.3.1.9
# 5) Parameters for the Java Plugin (used with non-Windows clients)
# Page displayed to users to allow them to download the JPI
# (NOTE: you should check this page and possibly change the settings)
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/plugin-install.html
# Parameters related to the version of the Java Plugin
jpi_classid=clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93
jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/jinstall-13-win32.cab#Version=1,3,0,0
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;version=1.3
# 6) EM config parameter
# Set this to "1" to enable Enterprise Manager to track Forms processes
em_mode=0
# 6) OID Config parameters (for Single Sign-On)
oid_formsid=formsApp
oracle_home=e:\Ora9ias_forms
# NAMED CONFIGURATIONS
# You may define your own specific, named configurations (sets of parameters)
# by adding special sections as illustrated in the following examples.
# Note that you need only specify the parameters you want to change. The
# default values (defined above) will be used for all other parameters.
# Use of a specific configuration can be requested by including the text
# "config=<your_config_name>" in the query string of the URL used to run
# a form. For example, to use the sepwin configuration, your could issue
# a URL like "http://myhost.mydomain.com/servlet/f90servlet?config=sepwin".
# Example 1: configuration to run forms in a separate browser window with
# "generic" look and feel (include "config=sepwin" in the URL)
[sepwin]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
# Example 2: configuration affecting users of MicroSoft Internet Explorer 5.x.
# Forms applet will run under the browser's native JVM rather than
# using Oracle JInitiator.
[ienative]
IE=native
# Example 3: configuration forcing use of the Java Plugin in all cases
# (even if the client browser is on Windows)
[jpi]
baseHTMLJInitiator=basejpi.htm
baseHTMLie=basejpi.htm
# Example 4: configuration running the Forms ListenerServlet in debug mode
# (debug messages will be written to the servlet engine's log file)
[debug]
serverURL=/servlet/l90servlet/debug
[native]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Oracle
IE=native
form=tdimenu.fmx
[tdiwin]
separateFrame=false
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=tdimenu.fmx
[tdiwin_sep]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=tdimenu.fmx
[kpm]
#HTMLbodyAttrs=onLoad='javascript:self.moveTo(1601,1201)'
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=tdimenu.fmx
# more efficient grey background
background=background_grey.gif
[test]
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=tdimenu.fmx
background=/forms90images/marselis_skov.jpg
envFile=test.env
[jevk]
workingDirectory=e:\jevk\forms\recompile_all
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=tdimenu.fmx
envFile=jevk.env
[jevka]
userid=jevk/tdi123@adsl
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=rollinf.fmx
background=background_grey.gif
[inwi]
userid=jevk/tdi123@adsl
separateFrame=True
lookandfeel=Generic
IE=JInitiator
form=admuser_inwi.fmx
background=background_grey.gif
# formsweb.cfg end #
# java console start #
Loading http://oiatst01.tdk.dk:7778/forms90/webutil/webutil.jar from JAR cache
Loading http://oiatst01.tdk.dk:7778/forms90/webutil/jacob.jar from JAR cache
Loading http://oiatst01.tdk.dk:7778/forms90/java/f90all_jinit.jar from JAR cache
RegisterWebUtil - Loading Webutil Version 1.0.2 Beta
Loading http://oiatst01.tdk.dk:7778/forms90images/kassimages.jar from JAR cache
Loading http://oiatst01.tdk.dk:7778/forms90/java/SmileyBridge.jar from JAR cache
connectMode=HTTP, native.
MessageManager: key VERSION bundle oracle.forms.engine.RunformBundle exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown format type at
[[[Note here: I don't know what the MessageManager is talking about here as the error message isn't complete. I _may_ be related to wrong parameters in formsweb.cfg or some such]]]
# java console end #

Jesper,
all parameters that are understood by the formsweb.cfg file are listed un the System and user section. In Oracle10g Forms we also added comments to describe their individual meanings.
1. create a named configuration for your application and add
# assuming orcl is your database tnsnames name)
userid=@orcl
2. In your Forms application, using an on-logon trigger
BEGIN
LOGON_SCREEN;
message(get_application_property(username||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string));
LOGON(get_application_property(username ||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string),get_application_property(password),true);
END;
If you want to also specify teh username so that he only needs to enter the password, you can pass userid=scott@orcl in the URL
Note that Oracle9iDS had a bug on Windows2000 that prevented the servlet from reading URL parameters. This problem is solved within Patch1.
Frank

FRM-40010 error: Cannot read from .... .fmx

FRM-40010 error: Cannot read from ......... .fmx
Hi everyone,
In my formsweb.cfg file, i have an entry
[iapp]
userid=login/login@db
form=Invlogin.fmx
I attempted to launch my application from the desktop by clicking an icon that points to the URL
http://myapp:8888/forms90/f90servlet?config=iapp
and i received a FRM-40010: "Cannot read from Invlogin.fmx" error.
When i moved the file Invlogin.fmx from my development folder to the
C:\Ora9iDS\forms90 folder, the form is displayed.
What's going on and how do i get the f90servlet to look in a particular location and not just C:\Ora9iDS\forms90 as it appears to be doing.
I have included the path to my development folder in the FORMS90_PATH setting both in the registry and in the default.env file but no luck.
Thanks.

Stephen,
does your development folder has a name with a blank in it (or one of the parent directories?). If yes then locate it in a path with no blanks. There is a know problem with blanks in path names.
Frank

Formsweb.cfg - background resets following form navigation

I'm running Forms 10g Release 2 on Windows.
I have set up background in the formsweb.cfg file to use a lightgray.gif file. When I open my application the background is light gray as expected however as soon as I navigate away from the first form the background changes to the default dark gray and stays that colour. I'm using jinitiator and seperateFrame=false
Any ideas what's going on ?

Try clearing the browser cache, or force a read every time.

Otherparams in Url and in formsweb.cfg

Hello.
There is a way to use the otherparams in url without substitute the one defined in formsweb.cfg?
For estance I have in formswebcfg defined the "term" parameter. If I need to user otherparams=myparam=myvalue this one also cancel the "term" param
Thanks in advance

Your statement is unclear. However, you can only pass one value for any one parameter. If you have a parameter with a value preset in formsweb.cfg (i.e. myparam=myvalue), you can override it by changing it in the URL. The url entry will take precedence over the value in the formsweb.cfg
If you are suggesting that by passing in your own custom param/value for otherparams is ignore the presets, this can be corrected. Do the following:
1. In formsweb.cfg, locate where "otherparams" is configured.
2. Add your custom parameter to the list. For example (I have removed a few from the default just to make it more readable):
otherparams=query_only=%query_only% quiet=%quiet% record=%record% tracegroup=%tracegroup% log=%log% term=%term% myparam=%myparam%Note how your parameter has been added to the end.
3. To pass your new param and value on the url, simply add it without the "otherparams=" part. For example:
http://server:port/forms/frmservlet?form=myForm&myparam=123
You can see other examples of this in the formsweb.cfg. Look for the comments labeled, " +Sub argument for otherparams+ "

Howto quote percent (%) in formsweb.cfg/HTMLbeforeForm

Hello,
I would like to embed an iframe in basejini.htm/basejpi.htm. Doing this by setting
HTMLbeforeForm=<iframe src="frame.html" name="frame" width="100%"></iframe>
works almost perfectly, but "width=100%" doesn't work, since any occurrences of "%" are substituted when delivering basejini.htm/basejpi.htm to the browser.
I tried a lot to escape the %, doubling it and quoting it with ' an " - nothing works.
Is there any way to escape the % so that the resulting iframe is sized relative to the width of the parent window?

Jesper,
all parameters that are understood by the formsweb.cfg file are listed un the System and user section. In Oracle10g Forms we also added comments to describe their individual meanings.
1. create a named configuration for your application and add
# assuming orcl is your database tnsnames name)
userid=@orcl
2. In your Forms application, using an on-logon trigger
BEGIN
LOGON_SCREEN;
message(get_application_property(username||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string));
LOGON(get_application_property(username ||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string),get_application_property(password),true);
END;
If you want to also specify teh username so that he only needs to enter the password, you can pass userid=scott@orcl in the URL
Note that Oracle9iDS had a bug on Windows2000 that prevented the servlet from reading URL parameters. This problem is solved within Patch1.
Frank

Any changes in formsweb.cfg ?

Hi all,
if I use Sun java plugin instead of Jinit,
is there any changes in formsweb.cfg ?
Please help
thanks in advance

Craig,
It is a wide-spread misunderstanding in the Forms world how to configure the SUN plug-in. This is due to SUN changing the specs very often.
The following is to say about jpi_classid and jpi_mimetype:
jpi_classid:
is ignored by Mozilla-like browsers (e.g. Firefox), and is only relevant for IE.
For IE you can specify an exact version in the classid or a version family (as shown in your example, using the FFFF). However, the latter notation only works for SUN plug-in 1.6.0.10 or higher. Specifying an exact version, however, always starts the latest available version (behaviour from version 1.5.0.9 on), so even if you specify a 1.4 version (the default config) it will start 1.6.0.x if you have installed that. With the FFFF notation you can force the latest installed version of the 1.4 or 1.5 family, as long as you also have installed a 1.6 version.
Note that SUN plug-in version is NOT SUN JRE version. From the SUN plug-in you can still run on JREs of other versions. This must, however, be specified in property JAVA_VERSION (which is not in the supplied base_jpi.htm of Oracle).
jpi_mimetype:
The attribute jpi-version is NOT supported anymore from version 1.5.0.9 on. You should omit it according to SUN documentation. It should certainly be omitted when your users use Firefox, because otherwise they need to have the exact version you specify here, which is highly undesirable, because Java auto-update would then break the application (SUN hates suppliers certifying for only a specific patch version, they work hard to guarantee backward compatibility, and those suppliers are just denying this nice feature).
So, always specify: jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet
(without the jpi-version attribute).

Issue in configuration - formsweb.cfg (10.1.2.0.2) using Sun JVM

Hi gurus,
Below is my config in formsweb.cfg, I want to use Sun JVM instead of Jinitiator
[customjpi]
baseHTML=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\server\base.htm
baseHTMLjpi=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\server\basejpi.htm
baseHTMLjinitiator=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\server\basejpi.htm
HTMLdelimiter=%
envFile=default.env
escapeparams=true
form=test.fmx
serverURL=/forms/lservlet
codebase=/forms/java
imageBase=DocumentBase
width=100%
height=100%
separateFrame=true
archive=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\java\frmall.jar
archive_jini=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\java\frmall_jinit.jar
jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_09/index.html
jpi_classid=clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93
jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/autodl/jinstall-1_4-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,4,0,0
jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_09
When I calling form using URL http://pc021161.cts.com:8889/forms/frmservlet?config=customjpi which is throwing errors.
Below is my log of Java console
Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06
Using JRE version 1.5.0_06 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\125217
c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
p: reload proxy configuration
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: d
     at java.net.URL.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at java.net.URL.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.util.GrayBoxPainter.setProgressFilter(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.initApplet(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.appletInit(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.viewer.LifeCycleManager.initAppletPanel(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.viewer.IExplorerPluginObject$Initer.run(Unknown Source)
load: class oracle.forms.engine.Main not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.engine.Main
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: open HTTP connection failed.
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     ... 10 more
Exception in thread "Thread-4" java.lang.NullPointerException
     at sun.plugin.util.GrayBoxPainter.showLoadingError(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.showAppletException(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(Unknown Source)
     at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Please help, if anybody have the idea of this error.
Thanks in Advance
Justin

My default.env file is pasting below:
# $Id: default.env 14-apr-2005.13:22:43 pkuhn Exp $
# default.env - default Forms environment file, Windows version
# This file is used to set the Forms runtime environment parameters.
# If a parameter is not defined here, the value in the Windows registry
# will be used. If no value is found in the registry, the value used will
# be that defined in the environment in which the servlet engine (OC4J
# or JServ) was started.
# NOTES
# 1/ The Forms installation process should replace all occurrences of
# <percent>FORMS_ORACLE_HOME<percent> with the correct ORACLE_HOME
# setting, and all occurrences of <percent>O_JDK_HOME<percent> with
# the location of the JDK (usually $ORACLE_HOME/jdk).
# Please make these changes manually if not.
# 2/ Some of the variables below may need to be changed to suite your needs.
# Please refer to the Forms documentation for details.
ORACLE_HOME=D:\Ora10gDS
# Search path for Forms applications (.fmx files, PL/SQL libraries)
# If you need to include more than one directory, they should be semi-colon
# separated (e.g. c:\test\dir1;c:\test\dir2)
FORMS_PATH=D:\Ora10gDS\forms;D:\Source\FMB;D:\Source\LIB
# webutil config file path
WEBUTIL_CONFIG=D:\Ora10gDS\forms\server\webutil.cfg
# Disable/remove this variable if end-users need access to the query-where
# functionality which potentially allows them to enter arbitrary SQL
# statements when in enter-query mode.
FORMS_RESTRICT_ENTER_QUERY=TRUE
# The PATH setting is required in order to pick up the JVM (jvm.dll).
# The Forms runtime executable and dll's are assumed to be in
# D:\Ora10gDS\bin if they are not in the PATH.
# In addition, if you are running Graphics applications, you will need
# to append the following to the path (where <Graphics Oracle Home> should
# be replaced with the actual location of your Graphics 6i oracle_home):
# ;<Graphics Oracle Home>\bin;<Graphics Oracle Home>\jdk\bin
PATH=D:\Ora10gDS\bin;D:\Ora10gDS\jdk\jre\bin\client
# Settings for Graphics
# NOTE: These settings are only needed if Graphics applications
# are called from Forms applications. In addition, you will need to
# modify the PATH variable above as described above.
# Please uncomment the following and put the correct 6i
# oracle_home value to use Graphics applications.
#ORACLE_GRAPHICS6I_HOME=<your Graphics 6i oracle_home here>
# Search path for Graphics applications
#GRAPHICS60_PATH=
# Settings for Forms tracing and logging
# Note: This entry has to be uncommented to enable tracing and
# logging.
#FORMS_TRACE_PATH=<FORMS_ORACLE_HOME>\forms\server
# System settings
# You should not normally need to modify these settings
FORMS=D:\Ora10gDS\forms
# Java class path
# This is required for the Forms debugger
# You can append your own Java code here)
# frmsrv.jar, repository.jar and ldapjclnt10.jar are required for
# the password expiry feature to work(#2213140).
CLASSPATH=D:\Ora10gDS\j2ee\OC4J_BI_Forms\applications\formsapp\formsweb\WEB-INF\lib\frmsrv.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\repository.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\ldapjclnt10.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\debugger.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\ewt3.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\share.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\utj.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\jlib\zrclient.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\reports\jlib\rwrun.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\forms\java\frmwebutil.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\forms\java\frmall.jar;D:\Ora10gDS\forms\java\frmall_jinit.jar
Regards
justin

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