Oracle Forms Converter - Assesment Tool
Frequently asked questions
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions from customers using the DB Best Oracle Forms Converter — Assessment Tool.
Can I run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6?
What should I specify in the “Oracle home folder” field?
How can I get XML files from the source forms’ FMB files?
How can I get XML files from the source reports’ RDF files?
Creating a new project, I get the following error: “ODAC not found. Some product functions will not be available”
Can I leave the Reports folder field empty if I have no reports to convert?
Clicking Run Assessment Report results in the error frmf2xml.bat not found
Clicking Run Assessment Report results in the error: rwconverter.exe not found
How can I run the Oracle Forms assessment on Linux?
What should I do after I received an assessment report?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
Can I run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6? |
Yes, you can run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6 or even earlier versions using the XML files mode. First, you need to convert your forms, libraries, menus and object libraries to XML and PLD format. See How can get I get XML files from FMB files? for details. After that run the Assessment Tool. Click New… and then XML files in the New project window.
Specify the folder with converted XML files (forms, object libraries, menu) for the XML folder field. If your forms use libraries, specify the folder with converted PLD files (libraries) in the Libraries folder field. If you have reports for conversion, specify the folder with converted report files in the Reports folder field. Press Create. |
What should I specify in the “Oracle home folder” field? | Here, you should specify the path where you have installed Oracle Forms and Reports Software. It should look like C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\. |
How can I get XML files from the source forms’ FMB files? | Learn how you can get XML and PLD files from your source FMB and PLL Oracle Forms files from the official Oracle documentation. |
How can I get XML files from the source reports’ RDF files? | Learn how you can get XML files from your source RDF Oracle Reports files from the official Oracle documentation. |
Creating a new project, I get the following error: “ODAC not found. Some product functions will not be available” |
This error message means that the ODAC driver you are currently using is not compatible with the Assessment Tool. Download and install ODAC112040Xcopy_64bit.zip file from the official Oracle web site. Please check the user guide for more details. |
I do not have Oracle Reports for conversion. Can I leave the “Reports folder” field empty? | Yes, you can run the Assessment Tool only for Oracle Forms. |
Clicking Run Assessment Report results in the error frmf2xml.bat not found |
If you received “frmf2xml.bat not found” error, then you should check your Oracle Forms and Reports version. The Assessment Tool works with Oracle Forms and Reports 10g and later. You can download Oracle Forms and Reports from the official Oracle website. If you use an earlier version of Oracle Forms, see “Can I run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6?” If you run Oracle Forms and Reports 10g and later, make sure that the file “frmf2xml.bat” is located at “Oracle home folder”\forms\templates\scripts\frmf2xml.bat. Make sure that the “Oracle home folder” is correctly specified and looks as follows: c:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\. |
Clicking Run Assessment Report results in the error: rwconverter.exe not found |
Make sure that you have installed Oracle Reports Builder/Developer, not only Oracle Forms Builder/Developer. You can download Oracle Reports Builder/Developer from the official Oracle website. Check your Oracle Forms and Reports version. The Assessment Tool works with Oracle Forms and Reports 10g and later. If you use an earlier version of Oracle Forms, see “Can I run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6?” If you run Oracle Forms and Reports 10g and later, make sure that the file “rwconverter.exe” is located at “Oracle home folder”\bin\rwconverter.exe. Make sure that the “Oracle home folder” is correctly specified and looks as follows: c:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\. |
How can I run the Oracle Forms assessment on Linux? |
The easiest way is to convert sources of Oracle Forms to XML format (see How can I get XML files from the source forms’ FMB files? and How can I get XML files from the source reports’ RDF files?). Copy these XML files to a PC running on Windows and the run the Assessment Tool in XML mode on this PC. For more information on how to run the Assessment Tool in XML mode see Can I run the Assessment Tool for Oracle Forms 6? and XML files mode. |
What should I do after I received an assessment report? | Please send the report to the DB Best team at [email protected] and we will provide you with explicit information on your modernization opportunities. Please be sure to attach the PDF of CSV file and specify Oracle Forms Converter Assessment Report as the subject of your email. |
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