How to Integrate Java With Oracle Forms 6i and 9i/10g?

PURPOSE
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Where to look for support articles, white papers, demo code which discuss /
illustrate how to integrate Java with Oracle Forms 6i and 9i/10g

SCOPE & APPLICATION
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Target Audience: Developers, Programmers, Consultants

How to Integrate Java With Oracle Forms 6i and 9i/10g?
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This document serves as a pointer to useful support articles, white papers, and
demo code.

Support Articles
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Useful Support Articles can be found on Metalink

White Papers
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White Papers are to be found http://otn.oracle.com


Forms 9i/10g:


Oracle9i Forms in a Java World
( http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/forms_in_java_world.pdf )

Oracle9i Forms - How to Debug Pluggable Java Components
( http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/htdocs/howto_debug_pjc.html )

Oracle9iForms JAR File Signing for JInitiator 1.3
( http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/SigningJint13.pdf )

Forms 6i:

Oracle9iAS Forms Services 6i Release 2 - Use Java from Oracle9iAS Forms
Services with the Java Importer
( http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/javaimporter.pdf )

Using Java Components in Oracle Forms Applications
( http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/pdf/269054.pdf )

Demos
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Demos are also to be found on otn.oracle.com

Forms 9i/10g : http://otn.oracle.com/sample_code/products/forms/content.html

Scroll down and look for section 'Forms Builder Demos'

[Viewlet] Java Importer
[Viewlet] JDeveloper PJC Wizard
[Viewlet] Debugging PJCs

Also see section 'JavaBeans / PJC Samples'
e.g

[Viewlet] Spell Checking With JSpell 2.0
[Viewlet] File Upload Utility

etc

Forms 6i : http://otn.oracle.com/sample_code/products/forms/6idemos.html

See sections 'Java Beans' and 'Pluggable Java Components'

WebUtil
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There is also a new utility called WebUtil which contains some commonly
required forms / java integration functionality (including some functionality
illustrated by the demos above). The production version is available on
http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms
and is fully supported on Forms 10g (9.0.4).

Reference:

Note 237545.1 WebUtil - Forms 10g Desktop Integration 'Out of the Box' on the Web:

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