8 Item Types

In order to streamline the tools available and simplify the development process for building Forms applications for the Web, item types that are not applicable to Web deployment have been removed.

8.1 Obsolete Item Types

The following item types are obsolete in Forms Developer and Forms Services.

Table 8-1 Obsolete Item Types

Item Type	Upgrade Notes
Chart Item	No upgrade path or replacement functionality.

8.2 Item Types Specific to Operating Systems

The following item types are specific to operating systems and are obsolete in Forms Developer and Forms Services. These items are not removed by the upgrade process. However, any modules that contain them do not compile. Use JavaBeans and Pluggable Java Components for equivalent functionality.

Table 8-2 Obsolete Item Types Specific to Operating Systems

Item Type	Upgrade Notes
VBX	Was applicable to 16-bit Windows platforms only. No upgrade path or replacement functionality.
OLE Container	Was applicable to Windows platforms only. Programmatic OLE interaction is supported with external OLE servers on the middle tier.
OCX/ActiveX Controls	Was applicable to Windows platforms only. JavaBean support provides similar functionality.
Sound	No upgrade path. JavaBeans provide equivalent functionality.