Java with Oracle Forms 10g- Sending SMS messages
One of the ways to extend Oracle Forms 9i-10g is with the use of JAVA. However, a number of Forms developers can’t seem to come to terms with JAVA and are unaware of the possibilities they have with the combination Oracle Forms-JAVA.
I recently was about to give a presentation on JAVA for PL/SQL developers (similar [...]
Gauges, Dials and more for Oracle Forms
I don’t really know why but lately I found myself wanting to design dials, gauges and thermometers. May be it is because I spent a lot of time on http://dashboardspy.com or it seemed to me that Oracle Forms users are lacking some of the nice visualization components available on other platforms.
See this link [...]
Oracle Forms 10g- Using Static Google Maps with HTTP geocoding service
Here is an update with the files for implementing a javabean that displays a static google map for a given location.
In a number of back-end applications, users as well as entities are registered with their address information. In some cases, it is desired to provide a visual representation of this address information.
A free service that [...]
Happy new year-2009
The end of the year 2008 is fast approaching so it is time for me to comment on what happened, good or bad, this last year.
First of all, I participated in a wonderful Oracle migration project which took most of the year to complete. I have been doing quite some programing with Java, Oracle [...]
Static Google Map image Javabean in Oracle Forms 10g
Here is an output for a Javabean that shows the image from a Static Google Map.
The example shown here is for the google headquarters. The user inputs the address info in the Forms module and the Javabean takes care of fetching the data from Google Maps.
The process is done in two steps. First step [...]
File Selection Dialog with Oracle Forms 10g (10.1.2): replacing some of webutil functionalities
When you have a directory with a complicated hierarchical structure (nested sub-floders), using webutil to browse the folder is inadequate. This is mainly due to the use of JFileChooser which is notoriously slow in this case.
Since most implementations use JInitiator, one way to circumvent this problem is to implement a bean that will make use [...]
Migration is over and our Oracle Forms 10g application is now in production
We passed the test and our application has now been in production for 5 days.
A lot has happened since we started the Oracle forms migration to 10g (both the Database and application were migrated to 10g).
Some minor glitches did happen when our users started using the new webforms but overall we are having [...]
Strategies for keeping up to date with Oracle forms…
One of my students recently asked me a question relating to how he can make himself valuable compared to other job applicants.
While I could have answered him with one of those pre-packaged all-purpose answer, I really thought about how I myself manage to keep my knowledge up to date.
I do not pretend to be [...]
Timers and their usefulness, what has changed in Oracle forms 10g ?
Timers were used quite heavily in C/S environments (Oracle forms 6i). Of the many uses, the one that is the most typical is to create a timer when validating an item and then perform an action when the timer expires.
For example, suppose that we need to sort records in a block according to a given [...]
J-2 before the new Oracle forms 10g application move to Production
Everything is now in place for the move to production. This is scheduled for this coming Saturday Nov 29, 2008. There were several hurdles along the way and adjusting the printing functionality we had in the C/S version to the new 10g web version were not that easy.
In fact, I had some sleepless nights the [...]
