REP-1060: Reports Builder database tables have not been installed.

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Issue on: Oracle Forms 10g, 6i

After opening the report builder, when you try to open an existing reports, you will get bellow error message.

REP-1060: Report Builder database tables have not been installed.
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist.
Report Builder tables may not be installed in the database.

cause: Database access is chosen in Reports Builder Preferences

Solution:

1) Open Reports Builder

2) Choose Tools -> Preferences

3) Go to Access tab and make sure that the checkbox next to 
   Access -> File
   is checked

4) Ensure that Access -> Database
   or
   Access -> File/database is not checked

Finally, you will get,

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Oracle Forms 10g/11g (web version) Keyboard Shortcut Key List

As salamualikum (islamic greetings), brothers and sisters. :)

  Hope you are well with the grace of Almighty Allah (swt)

 

Some times, you may forget about the shortcut key when working in oracle forms.

 To get the list at forms just press Ctrl + K, and you will get all the list.

Here i add in details.

Function	Shortcut Key
Show Shortcut Keys	Ctrl + K
Enter Query	F11
Execute Query	Ctrl + F11
Count Query	F12
Clear Block	F7
Clear Field	F5
Clear Form	F8
Clear Record	F6
Edit	Ctrl + E
Update Record	Ctrl + U
Insert Record	Ctrl + Down
Delete Record	Ctrl + Up
Commit	Ctrl + S
Duplicate Field	Shift + F5
Duplicate Record	Shift + F6
List of values	Ctrl + L
List Tab Pages	F2
Next Field	Tab
Next Record	Down Arrow Key
Next Primary	Key Shift + F7
Next Set of Records	Shift + F8
Previous Field	Shift + Tab
Previous Record	Up Arrow Key
Previous Block	Shift+PageUp
Scroll Down	PageDown
Scroll Up	PageUp
Up	Up Arrow Key
Down	Down Arrow Key
Print	Ctrl + P
Exit	F4
Help	Ctrl + H
Block Menu	Ctrl + B
Display Error	Shift + Ctrl + E

 Thanks for reading the post and congratulation on your success.

How to run Oracle Forms 10g with Java Web Start (Run Oracle Forms Application without Browser)

As salamualikum (islamic greetings), brothers and sisters. :)

  Hope you are well with the grace of Almighty Allah (swt).

 

If you want to start oracle application without web browser then without third party solution, you have option to run application with Java Web Start(javaws.exe)

For Oracle Forms Application version 10g(10.1.2.3), it’s about few little steps of configuration.

Follow the bellow steps to configure

1.       You need to install JRE first then Java web start will automatically be installed.

2.       Then create a JNLP file at <oracle_dev/app_home>\j2ee\home\default-web-app

give name webstart_10gl with the following code

<jnlp spec="1.0+" codebase="http://localhost:7778/forms/java/">

  <information>

    <title>Webstart Test Oracle Forms 10g</title>

    <vendor>hamid-oracle.blogspot.com</vendor>

    <homepage href="null"/>

    <description>Webstart Test Oracle Forms 10g</description>

  </information>

  <security>

    <all-permissions/>

  </security>

  <update check="timeout" policy="always"/>

  <resources>

    <java version="1.6.0"/>

    <jar href="frmall.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

<!—If you have more jar file add it bellow, all see a list bellow -->

       <jar href="icons.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

       <jar href="frmwebutil.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

       <jar href="looks-2.0.1.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

       <jar href="jcalendar-1.3.2.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

       <jar href="FJCalendar.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

       <jar href="jacob.jar" download="eager" main="true"/>

  </resources>

  <applet-desc name="Webstart Test Oracle Forms 10g" main-class="oracle.forms.engine.Main" width="990" height="668">

    <param name="background" value="no"/>

    <param name="logo" value="no"/>

    <param name="serverApp" value="default"/>

    <param name="lookAndFeel" value="oracle"/>

    <param name="allow_debug" value="true"/>

    <param name="separateFrame" value="false"/>

    <param name="em_mode" value="1"/>

    <param name="latencyCheck" value="true"/>

    <param name="networkRetries" value="240"/>

    <param name="serverArgs" value="module=LOGIN.fmx useSDI=yes"/>

    <param name="serverURL" value="http:// localhost:7778/forms/frmservlet?ifcfs=http:// localhost:7778/forms/frmservlet?config=ENVTX"/>

    <param name="colorScheme" value="teal"/>

    <param name="splashScreen" value="no"/>

    <param name="dontTruncateTabs" value="true"/>

  </applet-desc>

</jnlp>

3.      

Now create a shortcut of the file (webstart_10gl) in the desktop and make sure it’s General Tab “Open with Java(TM) Web Start Launcher” same as bellow image.

4.       Now double click the shortcut and play with application.

Please not, all of your jar file must signed by same Signature.

Thanks for reading the post and congratulation on your success.

 

How to Read Image / Picture in Oracle Reports from File System ?

As salamualikum (islamic greetings), brothers and sisters. :)

Hope you are well with the grace of Almighty Allah (swt).

Today, i discuss an important issue, many of oracle developer spend hours and hours to make a reports to show image from file system, which is much complex.

From Now on, it will be easy and remain easy. :)

Follow the bellow steps.

1. Take a Formula column
2. Data Type Char
3. Length 500
4. Set READ FROM FILE property to YES
5. Set File Format to Image
6. Make the Image stored folder as Shared Folder

Example Code::

function CF_IMAGEFormula return Char is
  
  filename VARCHAR2(200);
  tiff_image_dir VARCHAR2(80) :='<PC_NAME>/emp_picture/'; --// Folder name should be shared for shared link.
    out_file Text_IO.File_Type;
BEGIN

out_file :=Text_IO.Fopen(tiff_image_dir||:EMP_CODE||'.jpg', 'r'); -- r is read only AND EMP_CODE is the name of image.

filename := tiff_image_dir||:EMP_CODE||'.jpg';
return filename;

exception
when no_data_found then
RETURN tiff_image_dir||'blank.jpg';

when others then
if sqlcode=-302000 then
RETURN tiff_image_dir||'blank.jpg';
end if; 

end;


 You are Done :)
Pray for me to Almighty Allah (swt) to keep it up and for my hereafter.

How to Check Only One Item In a Check Box ?

Hello Redars, How are you ?

Here i will share a tricky PL/SQL code with you. If you want to use Check Box in oracle forms and want to restrict end user to select only one check box, how will you handle this ?

Just customize the following code and you will get the result.

declare
  l_current_record number;
  l_last_record    number;
begin
  l_current_record := :system.trigger_record;

  last_record;
  l_last_record := :system.cursor_record;
 
  first_record;
   
  for i in 1 .. l_last_record loop
    if :system.cursor_record <> l_current_record then
       :SM_ACT_FLAG := 0;
    end if;
    next_record;
  end loop;
 
  go_record(l_current_record);
end;

If you have any question regarding this..just leave comments and i will answer.

How to Spell Check in Oracle Forms 6i ?

How will you feel if you able to check spelling in oracle forms?

Yea! Surely great…
Let’s try how we can do that.
This code uses the Microsoft Office spell checker, so you have installed Microsoft office suite. Now, create a procedure in forms under program units with the following code.

PROCEDURE spell_check (item_name IN VARCHAR2)
IS
   my_application   ole2.obj_type;
   my_documents     ole2.obj_type;
   my_document      ole2.obj_type;
   my_selection     ole2.obj_type;
   get_spell        ole2.obj_type;
   my_spell         ole2.obj_type;
   args             ole2.list_type;
   spell_checked    VARCHAR2 (4000);
   orig_text        VARCHAR2 (4000);
BEGIN
   orig_text := NAME_IN (item_name);
   my_application := ole2.create_obj ('WORD.APPLICATION');
   ole2.set_property (my_application, 'VISIBLE', FALSE);
   my_documents := ole2.get_obj_property (my_application, 'DOCUMENTS');
   my_document := ole2.invoke_obj (my_documents, 'ADD');
   my_selection := ole2.get_obj_property (my_application, 'SELECTION');
   ole2.set_property (my_selection, 'TEXT', orig_text);
   get_spell :=ole2.get_obj_property (my_application, 'ACTIVEDOCUMENT');
   ole2.invoke (get_spell, 'CHECKSPELLING');
   ole2.invoke (my_selection, 'WholeStory');
   ole2.invoke (my_selection, 'Copy');
   spell_checked := ole2.get_char_property (my_selection, 'TEXT');
   spell_checked :=SUBSTR (REPLACE (spell_checked, CHR (13), CHR (10)),1,LENGTH (spell_checked));
   COPY (spell_checked, item_name);
   args := ole2.create_arglist;
   ole2.add_arg (args, 0);
   ole2.invoke (my_document, 'CLOSE', args);
   ole2.destroy_arglist (args);
   ole2.RELEASE_OBJ (my_selection);
   ole2.RELEASE_OBJ (get_spell);
   ole2.RELEASE_OBJ (my_document);
   ole2.RELEASE_OBJ (my_documents);
   ole2.invoke (my_application, 'QUIT');
   ole2.RELEASE_OBJ (my_application);
END;

Now call the procedure in a Button passing the column name. Like
spell_check(‘Block_Name.Item_Name’);

Now all is yours…  :)

Say thanks, if it helps.