Oracle Forms Converter
Frequently asked questions
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions from customers using DB Best Oracle Forms Converter.
Can I use Oracle Forms Converter with 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 use Oracle Forms Converter on Linux?
What should I do after I received an assessment report?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
Can I use Oracle Forms Converter with Oracle Forms 6? |
Yes, you can use the Oracle Forms Converter with 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 Oracle Forms Converter. 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 Oracle Forms Converter. 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 Oracle Forms Converter 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. Oracle Forms Converter works with Oracle Forms and Reports 9i 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 use Oracle Forms Converter with Oracle Forms 6?” If you run Oracle Forms and Reports 9i 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. Oracle Forms Converter works with Oracle Forms and Reports 9i and later. If you use an earlier version of Oracle Forms, see “Can I use Oracle Forms Converter with Oracle Forms 6?” If you run Oracle Forms and Reports 9i 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 use Oracle Forms Converter on Linux? |
Currently, Oracle Forms Converter does not support Linux. Therefore, you can install Oracle Forms Converter only on a PC running on Windows. However, if you use Linux to manage your Oracle Forms, you can 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 Oracle Forms Converter in XML mode on this PC. |
What should I do after I received an assessment report? | After obtaining the Assessment Report in the Oracle Forms Converter, you may want to get additional information. Feel free to send the PDF file to the DB Best team [email protected] and we will provide you with explicit information on your modernization opportunities. |
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