Installation steps of Oracle Developer Forms 10g in Windows(including running forms in Web Browser)

REQUIREMENTS of Windows XP and Windows 7:

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Oracle Database Version 10g Oracle form builder form version (Developer suite 10g)10.1.2.0.2 Internet explorer version 8 or 7

Login to http://otn.oracle.com with your username and password Download oracle database 10g from following link,

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html 1. And select Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Microsoft Windows from appearing window. Then 2. 3. download of 10g db file 10201_database_win32.zip will be started. Unzip the above file and click setup from install folder. Complete the installation of 10g database(start with double clicking the above file).

Step 2: 1. 2. 1. 2. Login to http://otn.oracle.com with your username and password(Please create account if you dont have one) Go to the link http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/developer-suite/downloads/101202winsoft087370.html and download below 2 files. ds_windows_x86_101202_disk1.zip (626,122,752 bytes) ds_windows_x86_101202_disk2.zip (236,880,881 bytes)

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1. Unzip the above two zip files and click setup from under disk1 extracted file.

2. Complete the of developer suite 10g forms and reports instalatiion.

Step 3: 1. Connect to sql plus and check the database connectivity.

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Do following changes in oracle developer home. In that home open the particular path like \DevSuiteHome_1\forms\server

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Take backup file for file formsweb.cfg into the name of formsweboriginal.cfg. After that , comment the line baseHTMLjinitiator=basejini.htm using # infront of this line. To run form in the web browser we need the below java jre to be installed.( if we do not install this form will not launch in the web browser IE7 or IE 8).

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetailStart?ProductRef=jdk-6u22-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer

select platform as window and

click continue. And download the file

1. jdk-6u22-windows-i586.exe install the above java executable and restart the computer after installation.

Step 4: 1. edit the tnsnames.ora under the path D:\DevSuiteHome_1\NETWORK\ADMIN and add the below entry ( from 10g database oracle home path like as D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\NETWORK\ADMIN)

ORCL = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = john-PC)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = orcl) ) )
1. start the OC4J http listener

start->programs->Oracle developer suite ->form developer->start OC4J

1. launch the form builder

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start->programs->Oracle developer suite ->form developer->form builder->edit-> preferences, select the run time tab and below are the example.

Application server url: http://john-PC:8889/forms/frmservlet Web browser location: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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