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.

Item Types Specific to Operating Systems

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

Table 8-1 Obsolete Item Types

Item Type	Migration Notes
VBX	Was applicable to 16-bit Windows platforms only. No migration 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 migration path. JavaBeans can be used to provide equivalent functionality.