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Common Steps in Forms Builder

In The Form Create A Button By Setting The Following Properties

o Iconic Yeso Icon Filename Save

Note

The "Icon Filename" Property is Case Sensitive. When The Icon is Saved, Make Sure The Case of The Name in The File System And in The Form Icon Filename Property is

in Same Case.

Configuration Method 1

Copy The Icon To The Desired Directory on The File System.

In The \Forms90\ Create A Directory By The Name of 'Image'

Example \Forms90\ImageNote

Path in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite\forms90\image Open The orion-web.xml File in A Text Editor Like Wordpad OR Edit Plus.

This File Can Be Found in Path \ J2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ Application-Deployments\Forms\Forms90web

NotePath in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite \ j2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ application-deployments\ forms \forms90web

Find The Following Section In orion-web.xml

D:\9ids/Forms90/Server/Formsweb.cfg

Add The Line After The Virtual Directory Defined For "/Jinitiator". The "Images" Virtual Directory is Defined As Follows:

Note

Path in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite \ j2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ application-deployments\ forms \forms90web

Save The orion-web.xml

Stop And Restart The OC4J Instance To Pick Up The Changes Made in The orion-web.xml File.Steps in Windows

Select the Start/Stop OC4J Instance By Clicking Start Programs Oracle 9i Developers Suite Forms Developer Start OC4J

Verify That The Image Virtual Directory Has Been Mapped Correctly

Use The Following URL in Your Browser http://ComputerName:8888/Forms90/Image/SAVE.GIFNote

Path in My Personal System http://skyess:8888/forms90/image/AFSAVE.GIF


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This Should Display The Gif Image. If Not, The Virtual Directory Has Not Been Defined Properly And The Form Will Not

Display The Icon.


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Configuring The Registry.Dat File

When The Icons Can Be Displayed Via The Browser, The Registry.Dat File Used By Forms Should Be Modified To Point ToThe Location of The Icon Files.

The Registry.Dat File is in \Forms90\Java\Oracle\Forms\Registry.

Note

Path in My Personal System

E:\DeveloperSuite\forms90\java\oracle\forms\registry Open The "Registry.Dat" File in Word Pad OR Edit Plus, To Use The "Images" Virtual Directory Describe The Following

Patho Default.Icons.Iconpath=Image/

o Default.Icons.Iconextension=GIF

Run The Form From The Form Builder And The Icon Should Be Displayed on The Button.

Configuration Method 2

Create OR Find A Directory on The File System To Place The Icons. I Have Assumed That A Directory C:\Icons Exists on

The File System.Note

Path in My Personal System C:\iconsThe "Icon Filename" Property is Case Sensitive. When The icon is Saved, Make Sure The Case of The Name in The File SystemAnd in The Form Property is The Same.Configuring The orion-web.xml File

Open The orion-web.xml File in A Text Editor Like Wordpad OR Edit Plus.

This File Can Be Found in Path \ J2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ Application-Deployments\Forms\Forms90webNote

Path in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite \ j2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ application-deployments\ forms \forms90web Find The Following Section In orion-web.xmlD:\9ids/Forms90/Server/Formsweb.cfg

Add The Line After The Virtual Directory Defined For "/Jinitiator". The "Icons" Virtual Directory is Defined As Follows:

Note

Path in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite \ j2ee\ Oracle9iDS\ application-deployments\ forms \forms90web

Save The orion-web.xml

Stop And Restart The OC4J Instance To Pick Up The Changes Made in The orion-web.xml File.

Steps in Windows

Select the Start/Stop OC4J Instance By Clicking Start Programs Oracle 9i Developers Suite Forms Developer Start OC4J

Verify That The Image Virtual Directory Has Been Mapped Correctly


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Use The Following URL in Your Browser http://ComputerName:8888/Forms90/icons/SAVE.GIF


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Note

Path in My Personal System http://skyess:8888/forms90/icons/AFSAVE.GIF This Should Display The Gif Image. If Not, The Virtual Directory Has Not Been Defined Properly And The Form Will Not

Display The Icon.Configuring The Registry.Dat File

When The Icons Can Be Displayed Via The Browser, The Registry.Dat File Used By Forms Should Be Modified To Point ToThe Location of The Icon Files.

The Registry.Dat File is in \Forms90\Java\Oracle\Forms\Registry.

Note

Path in My Personal System E:\DeveloperSuite\forms90\java\oracle\forms\registry Open The "Registry.Dat" File in Word Pad OR Edit Plus, To Use The "Images" Virtual Directory Describe The Following

Path

o Default.Icons.Iconpath=Icons/

o Default.Icons.Iconextension=GIF

Run The Form From The Form Builder And The Icon Should Be Displayed on The Button.

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