Preparation Checklist for Converting Oracle Forms Applications

Before you begin the conversion process, you must:

• Install Oracle Application Express version 3.2 or later

  You must install Oracle Application Express 3.2 or later to convert an Oracle Forms application to Oracle Application Express.

• Install Oracle9i Oracle Developer Suite or later

  You must install Oracle Developer Suite to convert Oracle Forms applications and Oracle Reports to XML format. Specifically, you need:

  • Oracle Forms Builder

    You must have Oracle Forms Builder installed to access the Forms2XML conversion tool and the File Conversion utility for converting Oracle Forms application files.

  • Oracle Reports Builder

    You must have Oracle Reports installed, to convert Oracle Reports (including, binary (.RDF), ASCII (.REX), and .JSP) to XML format.

• Convert Oracle Forms Metadata

  To start the conversion process, you convert:

  • Oracle Forms FormModule (.FMB), ObjectLibrary .OLB), or MenuModule (.MMB) files to XML format using the Forms to XML conversion tool, Forms2XML

  • Oracle Reports (including, binary (.RDF), ASCII (.REX), and .JSP) to XML format using the File Conversion option in Reports Builder

  • PL/SQL library .PLL files to .PLD text files using the File Conversion option in Oracle Forms Builder

• Associate Oracle Forms Schema with Oracle Application Express workspace

  You must ensure the schema associated with your Oracle Application Express workspace contains the database objects for your Oracle Forms application. Further information on Oracle Application Express workspaces and associating schemas is provided in subsequent chapters.