Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Preparing to Upgrade

• 1.1 About Upgrading Your Forms Applications
• 1.2 Forms 10g Features Removed from Oracle Forms
• 1.3 Forms 6i Features Removed from Oracle Forms
• 1.4 Components of 6i Developer Product Suite Removed
• 1.5 Managing Obsolete Item Types when Upgrading Forms 6i Applications
• 1.6 Tools to Assist with Migration of Obsolete Features

2 About Using the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant

• 2.1 About Oracle Forms Migration Assistant
  • 2.1.1 Multiple Log Support
• 2.2 Editing the converter.properties file
• 2.3 Editing the search_replace.properties file
  • 2.3.1 Modifying Warnings for Obsolete Built-Ins
• 2.4 Starting the Oracle Forms Migration Assistant
  • 2.4.1 About the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode
  • 2.4.2 Starting the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode
    • 2.4.2.1 Starting the Migration Assistant in batch mode in Windows
    • 2.4.2.2 Starting the Migration Assistant in Batch Mode in UNIX
  • 2.4.3 Running the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant
    • 2.4.3.1 Starting the Wizard Version of the Forms Migration Assistant
    • 2.4.3.2 Setting Advanced Converter Options

3 Steps to Convert Forms 6i FMTs to Oracle Forms FMBs

• 3.1 Converting a Forms 6i FMT to an Oracle Forms FMB

4 Built-ins, Packages, Constants, and Syntax

• 4.1 Obsolete Menu Built-ins
• 4.2 Other Obsolete Built-ins
• 4.3 Obsolete Built-in Packages
• 4.4 Obsolete Constants
• 4.5 Obsolete Syntax

5 Triggers

• 5.1 Obsolete Triggers
• 5.2 Stricter Enforcement of Triggers

6 Properties

• 6.1 Obsolete Properties

7 Changes to Client/Server Deployment and Forms Runtime

• 7.1 Effect on Forms Development
• 7.2 Obsolete Forms Runtime Command Line Options
• 7.3 Obsolete Character Mode Runtime

8 Item Types

• 8.1 Obsolete Item Type
• 8.2 Item Types Specific to Operating Systems

9 Logical and GUI Attributes

• 9.1 Obsolete Logical and GUI Attributes

10 List of Values (LOVs)

• 10.1 Obsolete List of Values (LOVs)

11 User Exits

• 11.1 Obsolete V2 User Exits

12 Menu Parameters

• 12.1 Predefined Menu Parameters
• 12.2 User-Defined Menu Parameters

13 Java-Related Issues

• 13.1 Using Pluggable Java Components and Other Custom Java
• 13.2 JDK Versions and Font-Rendering Issues

14 Integration with Oracle Reports

• 14.1 About Integration with Oracle Reports
  • 14.1.1 Displaying Reports in Oracle Forms
  • 14.1.2 Using Parameter Lists in RUN_REPORT_OBJECT
  • 14.1.3 Upgrading Reports Manually in Oracle Forms

15 Upgrade Client/Server Applications to the Web

• 15.1 Guidelines for Upgrade Client/Server Applications to the Web
• 15.2 Location of Components Installed in Forms Client/Server-Based Architecture
• 15.3 Outline of Application Servers and Client Machines in Forms Web-Based Architecture

16 Upgrade from Pre-Forms 6i Applications to Oracle Forms

• 16.1 Steps to Upgrade Previous Forms Application to Forms 10g
• 16.2 Upgrading Files Saved in the Database
• 16.3 Compatibility with Earlier Versions of PL/SQL
• 16.4 Difference in Forms Developer Runtime Behavior