C.5 forms.conf

For a description and the location of forms.conf, see Section 3.2.3.1, "forms.conf".

Table C-1 describes the virtual paths and servlet mappings:

Table C-1 forms.conf Virtual Paths and Servlet Mappings

URL Path	Type	Maps to	Purpose
/forms/java	Alias	ORACLE_HOME/forms/java	codebase for Forms applet. Used to download the applet code to the user's web browser.
/forms/html	Alias	ORACLE_HOME/tools/frmweb/html	Access runform.htm (used to run any form for testing)
/forms/jinitiator	Alias	ORACLE_HOME/jinit	Oracle JInitiator download
/forms/frmservlet	Servlet mount point	Forms Servlet	Generate HTML page to run a form
/forms/lservlet	Servlet mount point	Forms Listener Servlet	Handles message traffic from the Forms applet

C.5.1 Default forms.conf

# Name
#   forms.conf 
# Purpose
#   Apache mod_oc4j and mod_jserv configuration file for Forms Services.
#   This file should be included into the Oracle Apache HTTP Listener 
#   configuration file (typically by adding an include statement to the 
#   oracle_apache.conf file)
# Remarks
#   If Forms is to be used with JServ, the jserv.properties file needs editing
#   to add the "forms" servlet zone with properties file forms.properties
# Notes
#   Virtual paths: We use AliasMatch when defining virtual paths for
#   security reasons (prevents directory browsing).
# Virtual path mapping for Forms Java jar and class files (codebase)
AliasMatch ^/forms/java/(..*) "%FORMS_ORACLE_HOME%/forms/java/$1"
# Virtual path for JInitiator downloadable executable and download page
AliasMatch ^/forms/jinitiator/(..*) "%FORMS_ORACLE_HOME%/jinit/$1"
# Virtual path for runform.htm (used to run a form for testing purposes)
AliasMatch ^/forms/html/(..*) "%FORMS_ORACLE_HOME%/tools/web/html/$1"
# Virtual path for webutil
AliasMatch ^/forms/webutil/(..*) "%FORMS_ORACLE_HOME%/forms/webutil/$1"
# Configuration for JServ (if mod_jserv.c is available and not mod_oc4j.c)
<IfModule mod_jserv.c>
  # Only configure for JServ if mod_oc4j is NOT available:
  <IfModule !mod_oc4j.c>
    # Virtual path mapping for FormsServlet and ListenerServlet.
    # Purpose: paths to invoke the servlets should be /forms/frmservlet
    # and /forms/lservlet respectively.
    # We map frmservlet to servlet.frm, and lservlet to servlet.frml.
    # The apJServAction directives (below) will then remap those.
    AliasMatch ^/forms/frmservlet(.*) "/servlet.frm"
    AliasMatch ^/forms/lservlet(.*) "/servlet.frml"
    ApJServMount /forms/servlet /forms
    #
    # Let the servlets be called by file extension (e.g /servlet.frm)
    #
    ApJServAction .frm /forms/servlet/frmservlet
    ApJServAction .frml /forms/servlet/lservlet
    # Prevent access to the Forms Servlets by paths other than
    # /forms/frmservlet and /forms/lservlet.
    # 1. Prevent access via the .frm and .frml file extensions:
    <LocationMatch ^.*\.frm.*>
      order deny,allow
      deny from all
    </LocationMatch>
    # 2. Stop access by class (by paths like
    #    /forms/servlet/oracle.forms.servlet.FormsServlet)
    <LocationMatch ^/forms/servlet/oracle\.forms.*>
      order deny,allow
      deny from all
    </LocationMatch>
  </IfModule>
</IfModule>
 
# Config. for OC4J
<IfModule mod_oc4j.c>
    Oc4jMount /forms              OC4J_BI_Forms
    Oc4jMount /forms/frmservlet   OC4J_BI_Forms
    Oc4jMount /forms/frmservlet/* OC4J_BI_Forms
    Oc4jMount /forms/lservlet     OC4J_BI_Forms
    Oc4jMount /forms/lservlet/*   OC4J_BI_Forms
</IfModule>