Using Forms 10.1.2.3 and JRE1.6.0_10, web.show_document pops window behind

Question

Hello everyone, we are using Forms 10.1.2.3 and JRE1.6.0_10. We have separateFrame=true. We noticed when we open another browser using web.show_document('xxxx','_blank'), for example to our online help, the window pops behind the Forms MDI window. In previous versions of java it always popped in front of it like you would expect. We are using XP and IE7. It also acted the same way on Vista with IE7 as well. Has anyone else encountered this or found a workaround?

Answer 1

As far as the dll goes, our dll is written in C and uses I guess windows api calls to start whatever task we need. (I didnt write it). As far as the forms code goes, we use the webutil_c_api calls. Here's a sample of the function I call from forms:
FUNCTION StartTask ( pStartin varchar2, pCommandline varchar2, perrormessage in out varchar2) return number IS
          StartIn varchar2(255) := pStartIn;
          Commandline varchar2(1000) := pCommandline;
          Errmsg varchar2(2000):='$$';
     rc pls_integer;
          f_handle WEBUTIL_C_API.FUNCTIONHANDLE;
          args Webutil_c_api.parameterlist;
          param1 Webutil_c_api.ParameterHandle;
          param2 Webutil_c_api.ParameterHandle;
          param3 Webutil_c_api.ParameterHandle;
     begin
          --debuglog('calling StartTask local');
          f_handle := WEBUTIL_C_API.register_function('ClientUtils.dll','StartTask');
          args := WEBUTIL_C_API.create_parameter_list;
     param1 := WEBUTIL_C_API.add_parameter(args,WEBUTIL_C_API.C_CHAR_PTR
          ,WEBUTIL_C_API.PARAM_INOUT,StartIn, 255);
          param2 := WEBUTIL_C_API.add_parameter(args,WEBUTIL_C_API.C_CHAR_PTR
          ,WEBUTIL_C_API.PARAM_INOUT,Commandline, 1000);
          param3:= WEBUTIL_C_API.add_parameter(args,WEBUTIL_C_API.C_CHAR_PTR
          ,WEBUTIL_C_API.PARAM_INOUT,Errmsg, 2000);          
          rc := WEBUTIL_C_API.Invoke_Int(     'ClientUtils.dll','StartTask',args);     
          perrormessage := WEBUTIL_C_API.GET_PARAMETER_STRING(args,param3);
     WEBUTIL_C_API.Destroy_Parameter_List(args);
     WEBUTIL_C_API.Deregister_Function(f_handle);                                                                                
     return rc;
     END;