Articles Oracle Forms, PL/SQL, Java, J2EE
Here is a Java bean that allows to start programmes on the client machine, then capture the standard/error output. It could be used if you don't want to install or use the Webutil library. Read the article
This is a JavaBean that allows to handle a "HTML Map" in a Forms application. Read the article
Here is an article that shows how to handle a hierarchical tree in an Oracle Forms application with the database role functionality enabled. read the paper Francois
Here is a Java bean that allows to have an enhanced Web Browser. It is a full Web browser that can handle Javascript and display Flash animations. It can accept both http url and local machine html file names. Read the article
Here is a text item's PJC that can be used in multi-records Forms tables. It allows to have a coherent behaviour in a multi-record table for items that record number are greater than the number of records displayed. Read the article
Let's try this one: Start Google Maps Choose Get Directions From : Paris To :New York Then Have a look at the 20th step:
Here is a Java bean to dynamically handle menu options at runtime. You can dynamically add, remove, enable, disable, show and hide menus and menu options. Read the article
Pushing the L&F concept one more step: The Menu bar/option, Window caption and Status bar are gettting the current selected scheme colors. What do you think ?
The new 1.3.2 version of the Forms Look and Feel project is out. It allows handling single and multi-line Text Items (Blinking text, Cursor position, Hyperlinks, Regular Expressions,...) Get it here
Here is a Java Bean that allows reading, displaying with scaling and writing images. This bean is a more elaborated image handler (than this one). It allows scaling images to fit the target item size, and includes a FileChooser with image preview dialog....
Here is a Java Bean to read the Window Forms menu option. You have access to every window opened in the Forms application to minimize or restore them. Read the article
This is a Javabean component that displays a JTable inside/outside of a Forms module. It (in this new version) allows saving the data modified through the JTable into the database. See the article
Here is a Java Bean that allows to manage an "auto completion" Swing JComboBox. Read the article
Here is an article showing how you can have dynamic LOVs in your Forms modules. It allows to define 1 to 5 different LOVs that can display 1 to 9 columns. Completely dynamic ! read the article
Here is a Pluggable Java Component that allows to have non rectangular buttons. You can have shapes described by polygon coordinate pairs, and also button made by a single letter, a word or even, by a complete sentence. Read the article
This version comes with the SocketServer feature, allowing Forms to receive asynchronous messages from the outside. Get the new version .
This version comes with the fun buttons feature, allowing the developper to draw non rectangular buttons. Get the new version .
This enhanced Java Bean is a "fast" open/save file chooser dialog, based on the AWT system, for those who think that the Swing JFileChooser available is too "slow". It uses the FBean package. Read the article
Sized multi-stops linear gradients: Reflected images: Get the new version
Mark Striekwold has just released a new Java Bean allowing the developer to show a PDF document inside the Forms application. Get it from here
So, the Oracle Forms Java Bean contest is over. With 19 entries sent, it is a success. All you have to do, now, is to vote !
Andreas Weiden has started a blog about Oracle technologies in general, and Oracle Forms in particular. Nice to see the Forms community so alive
The new Forms Look and Feel Project 1.3.8 version is out with new features about the current record visual attributes. Get it now
Here is a Java Bean from Jesus Vallejo that returns the date / time of major cities. It runs with JInitiator. Read the article
The new Forms Look and Feel Project 1.5.2 version is out with a few new enhanced text features. You can, now, fill the texts with pre-defined patterns or image, and also draw rotated texts. Get it now
