Contents

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Preface

Intended Audience

Structure

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1 Why Migrate?

Features Removed from Oracle9i Forms

Components Removed from the Developer Product Suite

How are Obsolete Item Types Handled when Migrating Forms6i Applications?

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

2 Using the Oracle9i Forms Migration Assistant

What Does the Oracle9i Forms Migration Assistant Do?

Editing the converter.properties File

Editing the search_replace.properties File

Adding Search-and-Replace Strings

Modifying Warnings for Obsolete Built-Ins

Starting the Oracle9i Forms Migration Assistant

Migrating Multiple Files

3 Converting Forms6i FMTs to Oracle9i Forms FMBs

Converting a Forms6i FMT to an Oracle9i 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 Oracle9i Forms

Editing Existing Chart Items

Oracle Reports

Displaying Reports in Oracle9i 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-Forms6i Applications to Oracle9i Forms

About Upgrading Forms

Upgrading a Form

PL/SQL 9 Support

Compatibility with Earlier Versions of PL/SQL

Forms Developer Runtime Behavior

Index