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Oracle Forms Services Migration

This chapter explains the process of migrating from Oracle Forms Services version 6.0.8.8 to 6.0.8.11 in Oracle9i Application Server release 1.0.2.

Note: The value of NEW_HOME for this component is install_drive:\Oracle\806. See "Terminology In This Guide" for an explanation of NEW_HOME.

The migration topics for this component are:

• Preinstallation

• Premigration

• Environment

• Configuration

• Application Logic

• Tools

Preinstallation

Before installing Oracle9i Application Server release 1.0.2, deinstall Oracle Forms Services using the instructions in "Deinstalling Components Using 8.0.6 Libraries".

Premigration

Make backup copies of the following default installation files before doing any migration tasks:

• NEW_HOME\conf\6iserver.conf

• NEW_HOME\forms60\server\formsweb.cfg

• NEW_HOME\forms60\server\base.htm

• NEW_HOME\forms60\server\basejini.htm

Environment

If you have modified or added any environment variables or registry entries relating to Oracle Forms Services for OLD_HOME, make the same changes for NEW_HOME.

Configuration

The following sections explain changes you must make to your configuration files for Oracle Forms Services to continue to work as it did with Oracle Internet Application Server release 1.0.1.

You will need to make changes to the configuration files in Table 8-1.

Table 8-1 Configuration Files Used by Oracle Forms Services

Configuration File	Description
NEW_HOME\conf\6iserver.conf	Contains information for web server configuration.
NEW_HOME\forms60\server\formsweb.cfg	Contains information for Oracle Forms Services configuration.
NEW_HOME\forms60\server\base*.htm	Contains the first HTML files read by Oracle Forms Services when a user starts a Forms application.

6iserver.conf

Many of the paths in the old 6iserver.conf file reference the old Oracle home, so do not copy the old 6iserver.conf file from OLD_HOME to NEW_HOME. You should instead apply any changes made in the old file to the new version.

formsweb.cfg

You can safely replace this configuration file with your old file. If you choose to make this replacement, you should also manually add lines from the new file to your existing configuration file as follows:

1. Copy the lines beginning with archive_ie= and archive_jini= from formsweb.cfg in NEW_HOME.

2. Add the lines to the new version of the file.

base*.htm

You can safely replace the base HTML files in NEW_HOME with your old base HTML files. Simply copy any base HTML files you have to NEW_HOME.

Application Logic

You will need to manually restore any Forms applications deployed using Oracle Internet Application Server release 1.0.1 to NEW_HOME. This process will vary from application to application. Approach this requirement as if you are deploying your application to a completely new installation. If you are migrating from Oracle Internet Application Server release 1.0.1, then you are not required to regenerate any portion of your Forms applications with this release.

Tools

No tools migration tasks are necessary.