Integrating Oracle Forms 11g with JavaScript

Have access to or have installed Oracle Forms version 11.1.1. You may use either Release 1 (R1) or Patch Set 1 (PS1), although the directory structures of these releases are somewhat different.

Have access to an Oracle database with the scott schema ( EMP and DEPT ) installed.

Warning: For security reasons, it may not be advisable to install the sample schemas into a production database. If you do install them, you should use passwords other than default passwords, although default passwords are used in the examples shown in tutorials provided by Oracle. When you are finished using the sample schemas for tutorial and demo purposes, you may drop them by issuing the following SQL*Plus command for each installed sample schema:
DROP USER <schema_name> CASCADE;

If you are using the sample schemas for the first time, you may find that you must unlock the schema user, and then grant CONNECT and RESOURCE roles to it. You can do this by using Oracle Enterprise Manager, which is part of Oracle.

Alternatively, you can issue the following SQL*Plus commands:
ALTER USER scott IDENTIFIED BY tiger ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
GRANT CONNECT, RESOURCE to scott;

Use Internet Explorer 7 or later. Version 6 of IE and any version of Firefox does not allow the application's JavaScript menu (a Milonic menu) to show in front of the Forms applet. However, the Milonic menu can be used with frames; see Resources.

From the expanded zip file, copy the .fmb files ( found in the JSInteg\Solutions\jsdemo folder) to a directory of your choice.

Open the modules in Forms Builder, connect as scott, and compile the forms to the same directory as the .fmb files.

Copy the js.html file to the Forms configuration directory. The path for this directory is defferent depending on the release of JDeveloper that you are using:

• For Release 1 (R1):
  <middleware_home>\user_projects\domains\<domain>\servers\ WLS_FORMS\stage\formsapp\11.1.1\formsapp\config

 

• For Patch Set 1 (PS1):
  <oracle_instance>\config\FormsComponent\forms\server\

 

Copy these directories: img, JSCal2, lightbox05, menu , and transEffects

and these files: jquery.js, jsdemo.css, jsdemo.html, and jsdemo.js

to the following directory:

• For Release 1 (R1):
  <middleware_home>\user_projects\domains\<domain>\servers\
  WLS_FORMS\stage\formsapp\11.1.1\formsapp\formsweb.war\
   
  
• For Patch Set 1 (PS1):
  <middleware_home>\user_projects\domains\<domain>\servers\
  WLS_FORMS\tmp\_WL_user\formsapp_11.1.1\e18uoi\war\
   
  

Edit jsdemo.html and modify the hostname and port values according to your installation. These values are located toward the end of the file.

Create a new configuration section called [javascript] in the formsweb.cfg file. In 11g, you could do this by using Enterprise Manager, but you can also edit the file manually. For the sake of simplicity, this tutorial shows manually editing the file.

Add some parameters to the configuration section. The defaults for height and width are a little too big for the application. The new color scheme called swan looks good for this application, so set colorscheme and lookAndFeel to accomplish that. Make sure that JavaScript support is turned on, and also name the applet.

Use the following settings:

[javascript]
width=440
height=300
splashScreen=no
background=no
colorScheme=swan
lookAndFeel=oracle
logo=no
applet_name=forms_applet
enableJavascriptEvent=true
baseHTMLjpi=js.html

Edit the default.env file: Add the directory where you saved the forms to the environment variable FORMS_PATH.

For example, append to FORMS_PATH:
    ;D:\Data\MyForms\JSIntegDemo

Run the application by issuing the following URL in your browser, substituting the value for <host>:

You do not need to invoke the servlet URL (frmservlet) because the iframe in the application calls the Forms servlet.

Use the self-explanatory JavaScript menu to navigate to submenus and perform different operations.

For example, invoke the Query menu, enter an employee name, such as WARD, in the search box, and click Go.

The form displays the record for the specified employee.

To redisplay all the records, select Query > Execute from the menu.

Navigate to the hiredate field in Employees form. Use the up- and down- arrow keys to scroll between records, noticing the corresponding change in the date picker calendar.

Select a date from the calendar, which updates the hiredate of the employee record.

Select View > Departments to navigate to the Department form.

Scroll up and down to navigate between different departments, noticing the changes in various images.