Contents

Title and Copyright Information

List of Figures

List of Tables

Intended Audience

Structure

Related Documents

1 Why Migrate?

Forms 6i Features Removed from Oracle Forms

Components Removed from the Developer Product Suite

How are Obsolete Item Types Handled when Migrating Forms 6i Applications?

Are Tools Available to Assist with the Migration of Obsolete Features?

2 Using the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant

What Does the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant Do?

Mutiple Log Support

Editing the converter.properties File

Editing the search_replace.properties File

Adding Search-and-Replace Strings

Modifying Warnings for Obsolete Built-Ins

Starting the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant

About the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode

Starting the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode

Running the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant

Starting the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant

Setting Advanced Converter Options

3 Converting Forms 6i FMTs to Oracle Forms FMBs

Converting a Forms 6i FMT to an Oracle Forms FMB

4 Built-ins, Packages, Constants, and Syntax

Obsolete Menu Built-ins

Other Obsolete Built-ins

Obsolete Built-in Packages

Obsolete Constants

Obsolete Syntax

5 Triggers

Obsolete Triggers

Stricter Enforcement of Triggers

6 Properties

Obsolete Properties

7 Changes to Client-Server Deployment and Forms Runtime

Effect on Forms Development

Obsolete Forms Runtime Command Line Options

Obsolete Character Mode Runtime

8 Logical and GUI Attributes

Use Visual Attributes to Replace Logical and GUI Attributes

Obsolete Logical and GUI Attributes

9 Item Types

Item Types Specific to Operating Systems

10 List of Values (LOVs)

Obsolete List of Values (LOVs)

11 User Exits

Obsolete V2 User Exits

12 Menu Parameters

Predefined Menu Parameters

User-Defined Menu Parameters

13 Java-Related Issues

Using oracle.ewt Classes in Pluggable Java Components

JDK Versions and Font-Rendering Issues

14 Integrating Reports and Graphics

Oracle Graphics6i

Displaying Existing Charts in Oracle Forms

Editing Existing Chart Items

About Integration with Oracle Reports

Displaying Reports in Oracle Forms

Example

Notes About the Example

Using Parameter Lists in RUN_REPORT_OBJECT

Migration Steps

15 Migrating Client-Server Applications to the Web

Client-Server-Based Architecture

Web-Based Architecture

Who Should Read this Chapter?

Guidelines for Migration

16 Upgrading from Pre-Forms 6i Applications to Oracle Forms

About Upgrading Forms

Upgrading a Form

PL/SQL 9 Support

Compatibility with Earlier Versions of PL/SQL

Forms Developer Runtime Behavior

Index