FORMS CONVERSION FROM ORACLE 6I TO ORACLE 10G

Use the following steps to convert Oracle Forms 6i to Oracle Forms 10g.

STEP 1:OPEN VIRTUAL BOX

Open Linux virtual box

Click Start button

Username: oracle
Password: oracle
STEP 2:CREATE LOCAL LINUX DIRECTORY

Open terminal
Make new directory
$ mkdir dbp_training
$ mkdir suzana

STEP 3:MAP NETWORK DRIVE

Open windows explore

Select Tools →Map Network Drive

Select Drive and Folder and click Finish button

 Z: drive was successfully mapped

STEP 4:COPY FILE

Open FileZilla
 Insert host, username, password, port and click QuickConnect button

Copy file forms which need to be converted from Z drive to directory that
we created in step 2. Use drag and drop facility.

STEP 5:CONVERT LIBRARY

Please refer STEP 7 for details
 $ frmplsqlconv.sh mode=wizard
Select *.pll files  to compile .pll and change log=converter_pll.log

STEP 6:CONVERT MENU

Please refer STEP 7 for details

$ frmplsqlconv.sh mode=wizard
Select *.mmb files  to compile .mmb and change
log=converter_mmb.log

STEP 7:CONVERT FORM

Using the same terminal that we make directory on STEP 2

$ frmplsqlconv.sh mode=wizard

The forms Migration Assistant screen will appear

Click Add Module(s) Button

Select *.fmb files  to compile .fmb

Click Next button

Change log name

Give name for log file

Click Next button

Click Finish button

Give database connection and click OK button

Click Continue button

Log file will be created

STEP 8:COMPILE LIBRARY
Please refer STEP 10 for details

Compile *.pll files using batch file - compilelibrary.sh

$ more compilelibrary.sh
# COMPILE LIBRARY
for i in `ls *.pll`
do
echo Compile Library $i ...
frmcmp_batch.sh userid=username/password@dasar batch=yes
module=$i module_type=LIBRARY compile_all=yes
window_state=minimize
done

$ . /compilelibrary.sh

STEP 9:COMPILE MENU

Please refer STEP 10 for details

Compile *.mmb files using batch file - compilemenu.sh

$ more compilemenu.sh
# COMPILE MENU
for i in `ls *.mmb`
do
echo Compile Menu $i ...
frmcmp_batch.sh userid=username/password@dasar batch=yes
module=$i module_type=MENU compile_all=yes
window_state=minimize
done

$ . /compilemenu.sh
STEP 10:COMPILE FORM

Compile *.fmb files using batch file - compileform.sh

 $ more compileform.sh

# COMPILE FORM
for i in `ls *.fmb`
do
echo Compile Form $i ...
frmcmp_batch.sh userid=username/password@dasar batch=yes
module=$i module_type=FORM compile_all=yes
window_state=minimize
done

$ . /compileform.sh

STEP 11:CHECK ERROR

Check log file.

If error – modify using form builder compile again until no errors.
STEP 12:COMPILE USING FORMBUILDER

Open Oracle Form Builder to modify and compile library, menu and form

$ cd OraHome_1/bin
$ frmbld.sh

Object Navigator screen will appear

Open file that need to be modified

Select Program → Compile Module

If there are bugs/error of the library, menu and form, please fix it. Then
 Compile again until no errors

STEP 13:CREATE NEW DIRECTORY AT SERVER

Open terminal
Connect to Oracle Application Server
$ ssh 10.1.103.125

In dbp_training directory, create your new directory

$ cd dbp_training
$ mkdir suzana

STEP 14:TRANSFER FILE TO SERVER

On localhost terminal
 Go to directory that contain the file need to be transferred
$ cd dbp_training/suzana

Copy all file library, menu and form to the directory that we create on
STEP 13
$ scp *.fmb *.fmx *.pll *.plx *.mmb *.mmx
oracle@10.1.103.125:/home/oracle/dbp_training/suzana

Insert password and press Enter

STEP 15:CONFIGURATION FILE

Modify form configuration files in application server

$ ssh 10.1.103.125

$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/forms/server

$ vi default.env  add appl_directory into forms_path separate by :

 $ vi formsweb.cfg  create new configuration for application to be access
by

Press <i> to edit the file

Press <esc>, then type

:wq! to save the changes, or
:q! to exit the file without saving

STEP 16:STOP AND START APPLICATION SERVER

 When default.env file is modified, application server need to be stop and
start again

check application server status

$ opmnctl status

stop application server

$ opmnctl stopall

start application server

$ opmnctl startall

STEP 17:DOWNLOAD PLUG-IN (J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 12)

To run the application on the browser, Java plug-in need to be downloaded

Use the following url to download java plug-in

http://appl01.dbp.gov.my:7777/forms/jinitiator/jre-1_5_0_12-windows-i586-
p.exe#Version=1,5,0,12

STEP 18:TEST APPLICATION

 check your application. Using the following url
http://appl01.dbp.gov.my:7777/forms/frmservlet?config=latihan-suzana

STEP 19:ALTERNATIVE WAY TO CALL THE APPLICATION

If we don’t create a configuration for application to be access by in

formsweb.cfg, then use the following url to call the application

http://appl1.dbp.gov.my:7777/forms/frmservlet?form=mainlalu&userid=lat
ihan/latihan@dasar&width=800

STEP 20:COPY TO SECOND SERVER

Repeat STEP 13 to STEP 16 for Oracle Application Server: 10.1.103.126

STEP 21:ACCESS APPLICATION THROUGH LOAD BALANCE

After we make our application available on both application server i.e.;

appl01: 10.1.103.125
appl02: 10.1.103.126

Then we can access the application through load balance, using the
following url

http://smpbd.dbp.gov.my:7777/forms/frmservlet?config=latihan-suzana