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• Integrate Oracle report with Oracle Application Express [secure]

  Hi Experts,

  I need to call the Oracle of Oracle Application Express report.

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  Report & Oracle FMW 11g R2 (11.1.2) form

  Oracle Application Express 4.2.5.00.08

  Oracle Database 11 g Release 11.2.0.4.0 - 64 bit Production

  My question is, how I could integrate Oracle report with Oracle Application Express to secure the vocation of Oracle report.

  Please, help me.

  936969 wrote:

  Please give me a solution which can call Oracle report in secure mode, any user can not run the same copy of report the url. report by those who have access/role in the application to run.

  Take a look, the Operations of Service Web Oracle reports , it can help you.

  http://docs.Oracle.com/CD/E24269_01/doc.11120/e24479/pbr_webservice003.htm#CIABJEAB

  Especially see runJob

  http://docs.Oracle.com/CD/E24269_01/doc.11120/e24479/pbr_webservice003.htm#BABEJCFH

• Oracle Forms stopped working with jre8u51; works with jre8u45

  Oracle Forms 11.1.2.2 works very well with wls 10.3.6

  Last week, several client computers updated for Java 8 51 to update automatically.  Impossible these computers that were once able to connect and receive the error: ClassNotFoundException - oracle.forms.engine.Main

  One of these computers was able to disable Java update 51 8 and able to connect successfully to the forms application.

  What needs to be adjusted to allow the 51 update also work?

  Here's my formsweb.cfg managed by Enterprise Manager 11 g Fusion Middleware control

  jpi_download_page http://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/Java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html

  jpi_classid clsid:CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA

  jpi_codebase http://java.sun.com/update/1.8.0/jinstall-8u45-windows-i586.cab

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  Any help in getting 51 update to work with 45 update would be very grateful.

  
  Thank you.

  Sandy

  I agree that this thread is going beyond the scope of original program. However, I have known and corrected the most recent problem that you have encountered under the Oracle Doc ID 1943873.1 who will provide information and links to the appropriate patch to install. However, I'm not at all sure that you have solved how to properly configure your Oracle_Home to be able to run the Opatch utility that is necessary to install one of the patches above.

• Problem with Oracle Forms 11 g 2 on linux

  Dear all

  Here's the problem:

  • -J' installed Oracle Forms 11 GR 2 (11.1.2.2.0) on Linux from Oracle using the JDK 1.7.0_79 6.6
  • -J' solved all the problems and issues of the Arab reports.
  • -Now regarding the oracle forms now when I compile the FMAS on WINDOWS and move them to LINUX, they work very well except for forms that use WEBUTIL the form runs but WEBUTIL functions do not work
  • - So I tried to compile these forms on LINUX now WEBUTIL feature works, but all forms (with or without WEBUTIL) compiled under LINUX display this exception message before the race, here is the behavior:
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  2. 2. after pressing ok, it requires logon, and when I try to log displays the ORA-12705 as above and so on
     
     
     
  3. 3. but after I click on cancel turns on and uses the trigger opening SESSION and works of good form
     
     

  Hope there is a solution for this.

  Best regards.

  The problem was because I was using a NLS_LANG that contains a space in the value and it is surrounded by quotes like NLS_LANG ='NLS_LANG ARABIC_SAUDI ARABIA. AR8MSWIN1256', which worked very well with reports.

  but it seems that the quotes were causing problems with forms,

  So I put NLS_LANG to the two forms and reports ARABIC_EGYPT reports.sh default.env. AR8MSWIN1256 OR ARABIC_AMERICA. AR8MSWIN1256

  both work well, now no NLS_LANG, error

  but the question of having to recompile the forms when moved to another server, who I thought he was still a known issue.

  Best regards.

• Does Oracle Forms and reports with IE-10 11.1.1.6.0 compatibility

  
  Does anyone know the Oracle Forms and reports 11.1.1.6.0 with IE10 compatibility?

  Hello user11098787,

  Oracle Forms and reports 11.1.1.6.0 are not certified with IE10. You can check the browsers certified Certification tab in My Oracle Support.

  See screenshot below tip.

  

  And I have moved this thread from space using the My Oracle Support (MOSC) to Middleware Certification (MOSC ) space so that others can benefit from the discussion. Next time you post it please carefully choose the most appropriate place. It will increase your chances of getting useful answers.

  Kind regards

  Jiri h. - moderator using My Oracle Support (MOSC)

• Performance problem with Oracle Forms 10g.

  Hello world
  
  Situation before:
  JInitiator 1.3.1.26
  JET
  
  With these parameters, Oracle forms works fine.
  
  
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  The value of jpi_codebase must be a virtual path. It should be something like this:

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• Can I use Oracle Forms 11g with 9.2.0.8.0 Data Services?

  Hello world.
  
  My Department is evaluating the development tools to create new web applications and possibly migrate current buit applications with Oracle Forms 6.0.5.34.0. Our database is Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.8.0 - 64 bit.
  
  We read that the new version of Oracle Forms is Oracle Forms Services 11 g. Is Oracle Forms 11g compatible with Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.8.0 Services - 64 bit? or we will have to migrate our Oracle 11g RDBMS?
  
  If our database is compatible, what would we have needed to develop and deploy applications with Oracle Forms 11 g Services?
  
  Thanks in advance.

  That it is compatible or not: 9.2.0.8 database is supported, which means you get patches for it. So even if it's compatible I would opt to upgrade to a newer version, because I wouldn't feel uncomfortable that the product is not supported by out in production.

  Take a look at the matrix of certification for the supported configurations
  http://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/downloads/FMW-11gr1certmatrix.xls

  With regard to the requirements; most of the stuff is on the forms OTN homepage:
  http://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/

  or to the documentation:
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  see you soon

• Development of Application Forms with Oracle Forms 11g on Windows 7

  Computer configuration
  -----
  CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600
  RAM: 2 GB
  OS: Windows 7
  -----
  Installation
  -----
  First I installed Oracle Database 11 g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0) ( this ), then using [Installetion Guide | http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12839_01/install.1111/e10421/overview.htm#sthref12] I installed Oracle Fusion Middleware 11 g in this order:
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  -Oracle WebLogic Server 11 g 1 (10.3.2) material + EPCO - Package Installer ( this ) no error
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  -----
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  On the next day service, OracleDBConsolesid has not started (after some googling I found the solution - the added folder names env variable ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME/oc4j/j2ee) after restart windows started.
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  What I am doing wrong?
  What is the best windows (stable) + oracle configuration?
  
  I am a student and I just have to do for my class...
  
  Thanks in advance

  Oracle Database XE with Weblogic 10.3.2 + PFRD installed 11.1.1.2 should work perfectly for a stand-alone development environment.

  For a development environment independent (assuming that's what you try to do) you don't need RCU, or OID or SSO, something like that.

  Hope that helps you.

• FRM-13008: cannot find javaBean with the name 'oracle.forms.fd.AddItem '.

  Hello
  
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  and save the file.
  
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  FRM-13008: cannot find javaBean with the name 'oracle.forms.fd.AddItem '.
  
  Please help me how to solve my problem.
  
  Iqbal

  If it's only a 'Design' error, you can ignore it.

  Yes, but if you want to get rid of this error, include the full path to the jar file in the registry in the FORMS_BUILDER_CLASSPATH parameter

• Oracle Forms with Tamil fonts

  Hi all

  I use Oracle Database 12 c and Oracle Forms and reports 11g r2

  I installed the database to Unicode

  NLS_LANG = AMERICAN_AMERICA. UTF8

  and I changed in the register of forms in the same window and I also configured in default.env too.

  I used 3 languages in my database, English, Arabic and Tamil.

  English and Arabic does not work well. His works to the label forms as well as stored in the database.

  Now, I have problem in Tamil fonts in Junk or?

  How to solve this problem?

  Can I missed any configuration?

  Thanks for all your answers,

  I found the solution. There is a fallback in Java for the fonts option.

  I just spent my fonts in java backup file.

  Now Oracle Forms can support Indian languages especially in Tamil, Malayalam, etc...

• Oracle forms running with the Windows frame

  Hello
  
  We are migrating our existing Oracle Forms 6i to Oracle forms 10g applications. The existing application is the server version of the client and we run the request transformed inside the browser. The current forms are designed to fit the current screen resolution. But the converted forms are at the origin of the scroll bars that little space is consumed by the menu bar and toolbars in the browser.
  
  Is it possible to run forms such as pop up window in the browser. Something like forms on Oracle Ebiz, where she launched as a separate browser application.
  
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  S R Prasad

  The idea to run a Forms application removed from the Explorer is possible by using the separateFrame parameter. Simply set the value true (separateFrame = TRUE). The setting is defined in the formsweb.cfg file.

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• Oracle Forms and SSO

  Hi all
  
  I am troubleshooting a client in so he could integrate its Oracle Forms Applications withActive existing directory for authentication purposes.
  
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  -using the OAM: OAM integrates with OSSO, who can be used natively by Oracle Forms, which in turn... same story as above, only that OAM allows you to control access to all Web applications in my client's infrastructure.
  -from the Ondaaah: I think that Ondaaah is based on OSSO. If this is the case, should I still all resynchronize with AD and OID? Someone played with it already?
  
  If someone did an other thin and easy manner, I would be acknowledging its contribution too.
  
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  seems more complicated than it really is. You can generate the script users OID & RADs if you are familiar with ldap & Setup for the DIP uses an Oracle script. Yes, used - this successfully several times.

  However, if you can avoid the forms, you need not to go this route. If these are new applications, you can use ApEx. If there are forms & are simple relatilvly, you can use the ApEx 3.2 conversion tool forms & a bit of work to migrate.

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  OR = MyOUName, DC = mydomain.com
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• Oracle Forms and reports 12 c (12.2.1.0) Installation

  Hello

  I had downloaded a file of

  Oracle Forms and reports 12 c (12.2.1.0)

  Published on 23 October 2015

  http://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/downloads/index.html .

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  Sandy

  Two things:

  1. you didn't did not read carefully my last update.  I said that you need to install JDK 8 (more precisely 8U51 or newer).  Which suggests that you installed and that he tried to use Java 7 with that statement that you answered:

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  http://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/Java/javase/downloads/index-JSP-138363.html

  2. you have not share of details necessary to understand what could happen.  For example:

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  • Is your Windows user, a member of the Windows Administrators group?
  • The machine has at least 6 GB of RAM?
  • Is the installer staged locally or are access you it from a network share?
  • Did you review the Setup logs?  If this is not the case, do, as they will probably tell you what is happening.  They are located in:

    C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs

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  http://docs.Oracle.com/middleware/1221/formsandreports/index.html

• How can we replace Oracle form when you used by another user

  Hi Experts,

  Is it possible to replace Oracle form while in use by another user?

  Some time need deliver urgent fixes on the production environment, but it must wait for downtime, and the form does not use.

  I searched the Forum, but able to get the answer to this topic, I will be grateful if you could provide no alternative to do this.

  Env:

  Windows Server 2008 R2

  WebLogic Server 10.3.5

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  Hello

  For Production environment, it will be handled with tactics that led to minor maintenance work as well.

  You must have two physical directories (real and temporary) including the same fmx/plx/pll/mmx, files etc.

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• Change the mask of the executing (Oracle forms 6i) date field format

  Hello
  
  I use Oracle forms 6i. I have a domain where I use to store dates. I need to change the format mask of this date the runtime field.
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  Kind regards
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  Published by: 1009523 on June 3, 2013 11:11

  Part 2, help information on the Format mask item property; you will need to make sure that you set the property correctly.

  Sorry, I had to drill two answers but my first attempt surpassed the eligible characters in an answer ;-)

  Format Mask property
  Description
  
  Specifies the display format and input accepted for data in text items.
  Applies to  text item
  Set  Form Builder, programmatically
  
  Refer to Built-in
  
  n     GET_ITEM_PROPERTY
  n     SET_ITEM_PROPERTY
  
  Required/Optional  optional 
  
  Usage Notes
  
  Valid format masks for character strings, numbers and dates are described in the following tables.
  Character Strings
  The following table describes valid format masks for character strings. 
  
  Element     Example     Description
  FM     FMXX99     Fill mode:  accept string as typed, do not right justify.  Allows end user input string to be shorter than the format mask.
  X     XXXX     Any alphabetic, numeric, or special character.  End user input string must be exact length specified by format mask.
  9     9999     Numeric characters only.  End user input string must be exact length specified by format mask.
  A     AAAA     Alphabetic characters only.  End user input string must be exact length specified by format mask.
  Character String Examples
  
  Format Mask     Description
  XXAA     Will accept: --ab, abcd, 11ab; will not accept: --11, ab11, or ab--(must use XX to accept hyphens and other special characters).
  XXXX     Will accept any combination of alphabetic, numeric, or special characters: --ab, abcd, 11ab, --11, ab11, or ab--.  Will accept 1234 or abcd; will not accept 123 or abc.  (To accept input string shorter than mask, use FMXXXX.)
  FMXX99     Will accept ab12, ab1, ab followed by two spaces; will not accept 12ab or abcd.  (To produce the Form Builder Version 3.0 Alpha datatype, use FMAAAAAA.)
  n     To embed additional characters such as a hyphen (-) or a comma (,), surround the character with double-quotes (").
  n     Embedded characters are separate from text item values and are not collated along with text item values, even when the end user enters them. 
  
  NUMBERS
  
  The following table describes valid format masks for numbers.
  
  Element     Example     Description
  9     9999     Number of nines determines display width.  Any leading zeros will be displayed as blanks.
  0     0999     Display leading zeros.
  0     9990     Display zero value as zero, not blank.
  $     $9999     Prefix value with dollar sign.
  B     B9999     Display zero value as blank, not "0".
  MI     9999MI     Display "-" after a negative value.
  PR     9999PR     Display a negative value in .
  comma     9,999     Display a comma in this position.  For correct behavior in multilingual applications, substitute G to return the appropriate group (thousands) separator.
  period     99.99     Display a decimal point in this position. For correct behavior in multilingual applications, substitute D to return the appropriate decimal separator.
  E     9.999EEEE     Display in scientific notation (format must contain exactly four "E"s).
  FM      FM999     Fill mode: accept string as typed, do not right justify.
  n     When you mask a number with nines (9), Form Builder adds a space in front of the number to accommodate the plus (+) or minus (-) sign.  However, since the plus sign is not displayed, it appears as if Form Builder adds a space in front of the number.  (The minus sign is displayed.)
  n     To embed additional characters such as a hyphen (-) or a comma (,), surround the character with double-quotes (").
  n     Embedded characters are separate from text item values and are not collated along with text item values, even when the end user enters them. 
  
  NUMBER Examples
  
  Format Mask     Description
  FM099"-"99"-"9999     Displays the social security number as formatted, including hyphens, even if end user enters only nine digits.To create a Social Security column, create an 11-character column, set to fixed length, with a format mask of 099"-"99"-"9999.  This mask will accommodate Social Security numbers that begin with zero, accepting 012-34-5678 or 012345678 (both stored as 012345678).
  99999PR     Accepts -123; reformats as <123>.
  999MI     Accepts -678; reformats as 678-.
  9.999EEEE     Displays as 1.00E+20.
  How Forms handles length mismatches
  
  If a runtime user enters a numeric string that exceeds the format mask specification, the value will be rejected.  For example:
  
  Format Mask     User enters     Result
  99.9     321.0     Invalid
  99.9     21.01     Invalid
  99.9     21.1     21.1
  99.9     01.1     1.1
  In contrast, if a numeric value fetched from the database exceeds the format mask specification for its display field, the value is displayed, but truncated, with rounding, to fit the mask.  (The item itself within the Forms application retains its full value.)  For example, if the database held the value 2.0666, and the format mask was 99.9, the value displayed to the user would be 2.1.  However, the value of the item within the form would be the full 2.0666. 
  
  Dates
  
  The following table describes valid format masks for dates.
  
  Element     Description
  YYYY or SYYYY     4-digit year; "S" prefixes "BC" date with "-".
  YYY or YY or Y     Last 3, 2, or 1 digits of year.
  Y,YYY     Year with comma in this position.
  BC or AD     BC/AD indicator.
  B.C. or A.D.     BD/AD indicator with periods.
  RR     Defaults to correct century.  Deduces the century from a date entered by comparing the 2 digit year entered with the year and century to which the computer's internal clock is set.   Years 00-49 will be given the 21st century (the year 2000), and years from 50-99 will be given the 20th century (the year 1900).
  MM     Month (01-12; JAN = 01).
  MONTH     Name of month, padded with blanks to length of 9 characters.
  MON     Name of month, 3-letter abbreviation.
  DDD     Day of year (1-366).
  DD     Day of month (1-31).
  D     Day of week (1-7; Sunday=1).
  DAY     Name of day, padded with blanks to length of 9 characters.
  DY     Name of day, 3-letter abbreviation.
  J     Julian day; the number of days since January 1, 4712 BC.
  AM or PM     Meridian indicator.
  A.M. or P.M.     Meridian indicator with periods.
  HH or HH12     Hour of day (1-12).
  HH24     Hour of day (0-23).
  MI     Minute (0-59).
  SS     Second (0-59).
  SSSSS     Seconds past midnight (0-86399).
  /. , .     Punctuation is reproduced in the result.
  "..."     Quoted string is reproduced in the result.
  FM     Fill mode: assumes implied characters such as O or space; displays significant characters left justified.  Allows end user input to be shorter than the format mask.  (Use in conjunction with FX to require specific delimiters.)
  FX     All date literals must match the format mask exactly, including delimiters.
  n     When you prefix a date mask with FX, the end user must enter the date exactly as you define the mask, including the specified delimiters:  
  
  Date Examples
  
  Format Mask     Description
  FXDD-MON-YY     Will accept 12-JAN-94, but will not accept 12.JAN.94 or 12/JAN/94 because the delimiters do not match the mask. Will not accept 12JAN94 because there are no delimiters.  Will accept 01-JAN-94 but will not accept 1-JAN-94.
  FMDD-MON-YY     Will accept 01-JAN-94.  Will also accept the entry of other delimiters, for example 01/JAN/94 and 01 JAN 94.  However, will not accept 01JAN94.  Will accept 1-JAN-94, converting it to 01-JAN-94.
  DD-MON-YY     Will accept 12.JAN.94, 12/JAN/94 or 12-JAN-94. Note: Any delimiter characters will be accepted, but if delimiters are omitted by the end user, this mask will interpret date characters as a delimiters.  Will accept 12-JAN94, (but will erroneously interpret as 12-JAN-04); but will not accept 12JAN94, because "AN" is not a valid month name.
  n     Use of a format mask only affects how the data looks.  Form Builder stores full precision, regardless of how the data is presented.
  n     Embedded characters are separate from text item values and are not collated along with text item values, even when the end user enters them.
  n     To embed additional characters such as a hyphen (-) or a comma (,), surround the character with double-quotes (").  Note, however, that double-quotes themselves cannot be used as a character.  In other words, trying to achieve output of DD"MM by specifying a mask of DD"""MM would not work.
  
  Format Mask     Description
  FMMONTH" "DD", "YYYY     Displays the text item data in the specified date format: JANUARY 12, 1994, including the appropriate blank spaces and comma.
  FMDD-MONTH-YYYY     Displays as 12-JANUARY-1994.
  DY-DDD-YYYY     Displays as WED-012-1994.  Note: for input validation including day of the week, a mask that allows specific determination of the day is required, such as this example or DY-DD-MM-YY.
  n     When you use day of the week formats, be sure that the data  includes day of the week information.  To avoid illogical masks, display also either the day of the year (1-366) or the month in some format. 
  
  Format Mask     Description
  DD-MONTH-YYYY     Displays as 12-JANUARY-1994.
  DY-DDD-YYYY     Displays as WED-012-1994.
  DY-DD-MON-YY     Displays as WED-12-JAN-94.  Be sure to include month.  Avoid masks such as DY-DD-YY, which could generate an error.
  NLS Format Masks
  
  The following table describes valid National Language Support (NLS) format masks.
  
  Element     Example     Description
  C     C999     Returns the international currency  symbol.
  L     L9999     Returns the local currency  symbol.
  D     99D99     Returns the decimal separator.
  G     9G999     Returns the group (thousands) separator.
  comma     9,999     Displays a comma in this position.
  period     9.999     Displays a decimal point in this position. Displays a decimal point in this position.
  NLS Format Mask Examples
  
  Format Mask     Description
  L99G999D99     Displays the local currency symbol, group, and decimal separators:  if NLS_LANG=American, this item displays as $1,600.00; if NLS_LANG=Norwegian, this item displays as Kr.1.600,00.
  C99G999D99     Displays the appropriate international currency symbol: if NLS_LANG=American, this item displays as USD1,600.00; if NLS_LANG=French, this item displays as FRF1.600,00. 
  

  Craig...