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Contents
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
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Why Upgrade?
Overview
About Upgrading Your Forms Applications to 12c Release (12.2.1.2)
Forms 10g Features Removed from Oracle Forms
Forms 6i Features Removed from Oracle Forms
Components of 6i Developer Product Suite Removed
How are Obsolete Item Types Handled when Upgrading Forms 6i Applications?
Are Tools Available to Assist with the Migration of Obsolete Features?
2
Using the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant
What Does the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant Do?
Multiple Log Support
Editing the converter.properties File
Editing the search_replace.properties File
Adding Search-and-Replace Strings
Modifying Warnings for Obsolete Built-Ins
Starting the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant
About the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode
Starting the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode
Starting the Migration Assistant in batch mode in Windows
Starting the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode in UNIX
Running the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant
Starting the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant
Setting Advanced Converter Options
3
Converting Forms 6i FMTs to Oracle Forms FMBs
Converting a Forms 6i FMT to an Oracle 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
Overview
Effect on Forms Development
Obsolete Forms Runtime Command Line Options
Obsolete Character Mode Runtime
8
Item Types
Obsolete Item Types
Item Types Specific to Operating Systems
9
Logical and GUI Attributes
Use Visual Attributes to Replace Logical and GUI Attributes
Obsolete Logical and GUI Attributes
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 Pluggable Java Components and Other Custom Java
JDK Versions and Font-Rendering Issues
14
Integration with Oracle Reports
Overview
About Integration with Oracle Reports
Displaying Reports in Oracle Forms
Example
Notes About the Example
Using Parameter Lists in RUN_REPORT_OBJECT
Upgrade Steps
15
Upgrading Client/Server Applications to the Web
Guidelines for Upgrade
About Client/Server-Based Architecture
About Web-Based Architecture
16
Upgrading from Pre-Forms 6i Applications to Oracle Forms
Upgrading a Form
Upgrading files saved in Database
Compatibility with Earlier Versions of PL/SQL
Forms Developer Runtime Behavior
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