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# 4
Built-ins, Packages, Constants, and Syntax

In order to streamline the tools available and simplify the development process for building Forms applications for the Web, Built-ins, constants, packages, and some syntax that are not applicable to Web deployment have been removed.

## Obsolete Menu Built-ins

Menus associated with full-screen display and character mode have been removed. Code that contains these Built-ins will not compile and should be recoded, although exceptions are mentioned in the following table. Built-ins that are equivalent to obsolete Built-ins are also noted in the table.

##### Table 4-1 Obsolete Menu Built-ins

Obsolete Menu Built-in | Migration Notes
--- | ---
Application_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Application_Parameter | No migration path or replacement functionality. See Chapter 12, "Menu Parameters".
Background_Menu<n> | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Debug_Mode | No migration path or replacement functionality. Code containing this Built-in will compile but will not provide functionality.
Disable_Item | Use SET_MENU_ITEM_PROPERTY().
Enable_Item | Use SET_MENU_ITEM_PROPERTY().
Exit_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Hide_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Item_Enabled | Use GET_MENU_ITEM_PROPERTY(<name>, ENABLED). Item_Enabled will work in Oracle Forms, but will be removed in a future release.
Main_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Menu_Clear_Field | Use CLEAR_ITEM.
Menu_Failure | Use FORM_FAILURE flag.
Menu_Help | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Menu_Message | Use MESSAGE.
Menu_Next_Field | Use NEXT_ITEM.
Menu_Parameter | No migration path or replacement functionality. See Chapter 12, "Menu Parameters".
Menu_Previous_Field | Use PREVIOUS_ITEM.
Menu_Redisplay | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Menu_Show_Keys | Use SHOW_KEYS. The upgrade process will make this change automatically.
Menu_Success | Use FORM_SUCCESS flag.
New_Application | No migration path or replacement functionality.
New_User | Use LOGOUT and LOGON.
Next_Menu_Item | No migration path or replacement functionality.
OS_Command | Use HOST.
OS_Command1 | Use HOST.
Previous_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Previous_Menu_Item | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Query_Parameter | No migration path or replacement functionality. See Chapter 12, "Menu Parameters".
Set_Input_Focus | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Show_Background_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Show_Menu | No migration path or replacement functionality.
Terminate | No migration path or replacement functionality. See Chapter 12, "Menu Parameters".
Where_Display | No migration path or replacement functionality.

## Other Obsolete Built-ins

The following Built-ins have been removed. Code that contains these Built-ins will not compile and should be recoded, although exceptions are mentioned in the following table. Built-ins that are equivalent to the obsolete Built-ins are also noted in the table.

##### Table 4-2 Other Obsolete Built-ins

Obsolete Built-in | Migration Notes
--- | ---
BLOCK_MENU | No migration path or replacement functionality.
BREAK | Migrate to DEBUG.SUSPEND.
CALL | Use CALL_FORM.
CHANGE_ALERT_MESSAGE | Use SET_ALERT_PROPERTY(..., ALERT_MESSAGE_TEXT,...);
DISPATCH_EVENT | Applied only to OLE and OCX items. Therefore, no migration path or replacement functionality.
(FORMS_OLE.) ACTIVATE_SERVER (FORMS_OLE.)CLOSE_SERVER (FORMS_OLE.)EXEC_VERB (FORMS_OLE.)FIND_OLE_VERB (FORMS_OLE.)GET_INTERFACE_POINTER (FORMS_OLE.)GET_VERB_COUNT (FORMS_OLE.)GET_VERB_NAME (FORMS_OLE.)INITIALIZE_CONTAINER (FORMS_OLE.)SERVER_ACTIVE | No migration path or replacement functionality.
MACRO | No migration path or replacement functionality.
OHOST | Use HOST.
PLAY_SOUND | No migration path or replacement functionality.
READ_SOUND_FILE | No migration path or replacement functionality.
ROLLBACK_FORM | CLEAR_FORM(NO_COMMIT,FULL_ROLLBACK)
ROLLBACK_NR | CLEAR_FORM(NO_COMMIT,FULL_ROLLBACK)
ROLLBACK_RL | CLEAR_FORM(NO_COMMIT,FULL_ROLLBACK)
ROLLBACK_SV | CLEAR_FORM(NO_COMMIT,FULL_ROLLBACK)
RUN_PRODUCT | Valid only for integration with Oracle Graphics. Use RUN_REPORT_OBJECT for integration with Oracle Reports. For all other uses, code will compile but will generate run-time errors.
VBX.FIRE_EVENT VBX.GET_PROPERTY VBX.GET_VALUE_PROPERTY VBX.INVOKE_METHOD VBX.SET_PROPERTY VBX.SET_VALUE_PROPERTY | No migration path or replacement functionality.
WRITE_SOUND_FILE | No migration path or replacement functionality.

## Obsolete Built-in Packages

The following Built-in packages have been removed. Code that contains these packages will not compile and should be recoded, although exceptions are mentioned in the following table. Packages that are equivalent to the obsolete packages are also noted in the table.

##### Table 4-3 Obsolete Built-in Packages

Obsolete Package | Migration Notes
--- | ---
DEBUG | No migration path or replacement functionality because there is a new debugger. DEBUG.ATTACH and DEBUG.SUSPEND are still supported.
PECS | No migration path. Use Forms Trace and Oracle Trace, which are documented in the book Oracle Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide (Part No. A92175-01).

## Obsolete Constants

The following constants used in the GET_ITEM_PROPERTY and SET_ITEM_PROPERTY Built-ins have been removed. Code that contains these constants will not compile and should be recoded, although exceptions are mentioned in the following table.

##### Table 4-4 Obsolete Constants

Obsolete Constant | Migration Notes
--- | ---
DATE_FORMAT_COMPATIBILITY mode | Used by GET_APPLICATION and SET_APPLICATION properties. This constant is ignored.
COMPRESSION_OFF COMPRESSION_ON HIGHEST_SOUND_QUALITY HIGH_SOUND_QUALITY LOW_SOUND_QUALITY LOWEST_SOUND_QUALITY MEDIUM_SOUND_QUALITY MONOPHONIC ORIGINAL_QUALITY ORIGINAL_SETTING | No migration path or replacement functionality.
POPUPMENU_CUT_ITEM POPUPMENU_COPY_ITEM POPUPMENU_DELOBJ_ITEM POPUPMENU_INSOBJ_ITEM POPUPMENU_LINKS_ITEM POPUPMENU_OBJECT_ITEM POPUPMENU_PASTE_ITEM POPUPMENU_PASTESPEC_ITEM SHOW_FAST_FORWARD_BUTTON SHOW_PLAY_BUTTON SHOW_POPUPMENU | No migration path or replacement functionality.
SHOW_RECORD_BUTTON SHOW_REWIND_BUTTON SHOW_SLIDER SHOW_TIME_INDICATOR SHOW_VOLUME_CONTROL STEREOPHONIC | No migration path or replacement functionality.

## Obsolete Syntax

Using the ampersand (&) as a functional equivalent to NAME_IN() is now obsolete.

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