So exactly *where* do I put my GIF?

Hi Folks,
Ignorning any rude replies to the Subject line (:-), if I
have (say) a new background GIF that I wish to use with
Forms 9i I can change the formsweb.cfg file to name this
new file (errr, do I include the ".gif" suffix or not?) but
then I'm lost as to where I ought to store the file so
that it is picked up by 9iDS (not 9iAS).
There are plenty of words of "Oh, just archive it in a JAR
file" but I don't want to do that. So where exactly is
"documentbase" then?
Also, are there any dimension limitations on the gif that
replaces the "logo"? Could this be the reason that these
do not show at all?
Finally, when trying to debug this problem, where do I
actually look for any messages such as "File xyz.gif not
found". Is there some error log file tucked away into
an obscure corner that I am not aware of?
I must vent my frustration with the documentation on
this area being inadequate - I am annoyedat having to
explore all possibilities because (once again) Oracle
seem remiss at explaining the actual steps to get such
a trivial area working.
Your kind replies anticipated - thanks in advance
Mungo Henning
P.S. Searching my 9iDS folder for "oracle.gif" I count
sixteen separate copies of this file. Can anyone beat
this?? ;-)

Apologies for the months delay in responding, but...
Grant Ronald
Forms Product Management wrote:
Actually he have considerable documentation on
this.....go to otn.oracle.com/products/forms. Click
on the link for the 9i papers and do a search on
"ICON" You will see the paper "Oracle9i Forms: How
to Deploy Icons"Aaah... two peoples separated by a common language.
In my books an "icon" is a tiny graphic.
A GIF file might be of any size.
>
>
I also see that if you do a google search on +"oracle
Forms" +icons the send hit is:
"This paper explores various options of deploying
icons in Oracle9i Forms "In fact, if we are citing "google", go to that place and
type in the query (without the quotes): "define:icon"
and its top reply starts with "A small graphic symbol...".
So I still maintain that it is not reasonable to have to
search for a somewhat-related word such as "icon" in
the documentation when the item in question doesn't
exactly fit the bill.
Data that is practically inaccessible might as well not
be there in the first place.
Perhaps we need a new categorisation of documentation so
that we can find out separate things such as
"Give me an overview of this area"
compared to "Let me know the plusses and minuses"
compared to "Tell me how to go about implementing this"?
There may be more categories than this, and there is
probably much research out there waiting for me to
find it.
In-the-know developers (and I was one myself many moons
ago) seem to flit from information types on a whim.
Or worse, they treat important information as already
having been given.
Spot the I.T. Trainer now... ;-)
Sincere thanks for the feedback Grant.
Regards
Mungo

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