WebUtil Configuration for Forms Builder10g R2

Question

I have previously successful installed and configured WebUtil to run forms on Forms Builder 10g R2 but not after I installed Eclipse and JDK1.5. I suspect that it is caused by the path, classpath and JAVA_HOME of my PC.
I have seen many members citing their difficulty in configurating WebUtil to run forms that call WebUtil functions. If you have successfully configured and deployed WebUtil forms on Forms Builder 10g, please share your experience.
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Answer 1

You will find much information and documentation on WebUtil here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/htdocs/webutil/webutil.htm
You can download Jacob 1.8 from the following URL:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/jacob-project/jacob_18.zip?download
Here is what I have configured WebUtil for both Forms Builder 10g Release 1 and 2.
The steps are:
Webutil Setup
Preparation for Oracle10g Release 1:
If you are using Forms 10g Release 1, WebUtil are not installed and you need to download WebUtil file from Oracle, or unzip the file webutil_106.zip to the following path:
C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90
1. Download and unzip webutil_106.zip to C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90
Download and Unzip jacob_18.zip to C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\java
2. Add the following in default.env
WEBUTIL_CONFIG= C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\server\webutil.cfg
Append to existing CLASSPATH
CLASSPATH=C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\java\frmwebutil.jar;
3. Append the configuration of C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\server\formsweb.cfg
archive_jini=f90all_jinit.jar,frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
4. sign_webutil.bat C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\webutil\jacob.jar
sign_webutil.bat C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\java\frmwebutil.jar
5. In MyComputer, double-click on C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\webutil.olb
You will notice that WEBUTIL is added under Object Libraries
Double-click on WEBUTIL in yellow
Click on Minimize icon
Drag WEBUTIL from WebUtil Objects to the Yellow “Object Groups”
Click on [Copy]
6. In Object Navigator, Double-click on Attached Libraries,
Select webutil.pll from C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\Webutil
Run webutil.olg from C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\Webutil
Copy to Object Group
Click on Program, Compile PL/SQL, All
Click on Program, Compile Module
7. Amend the C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90\server\default.env
FORMS90_PATH=C:\Webutil_demo;C:\oracle\product\Ora10gDS\forms90
Start OC4J
Run the form, it works!
Preparation for Oracle Forms 10g Release 2:
Assume that the Oracle Home for Oracle Forms 10g R2 is C:\DevSuiteHome_1\
1. Webutil is already installed in Release 2
Just download and Unzip jacob_18.zip to C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\java
2. WEBUTIL_CONFIG and CLASSPATH are already set in default.env
3. Append the configuration of C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server\formsweb.cfg
# archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar
archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
4. sign_webutil.bat C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\java\frmwebutil.jar
sign_webutil.bat C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\java\jacob.jar
5. Amend the C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server\default.env
FORMS_PATH=C:\Webutil_demo;C:\DevSuiteHome_1\forms;
Start OC4J
Run the form, it works!
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