About Developer Components
Oracle Forms consists of the following programs, or components, which you
can execute independently from a URL, the command line or by clicking on an
icon:
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- Oracle Forms is the design component you use to create, compile, and
run Oracle Forms applications. Using Oracle Forms, you can create three
types of modules: forms, menus, and libraries.
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- Form operators use Forms Services to run the completed application. As an
application designer, you can also use Forms Services to test and debug forms
during the design stage. Forms Services reads the machine-readable file created
by the Form Compiler, and executes the form.
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Most often, you use the Form Compiler to create a machine-readable file
that Forms Services can execute.
Form Compiler also allows you to convert various representations of a form.
Using Form Compiler, you can:
- Convert files between binary, text, and database module storage formats.
- Recompile application modules when porting to different platforms.
- Upgrade applications created with previous versions of Oracle Forms,
SQL*Forms, and SQL*Menu.