Configuration and Implementation

Configuration

In order to use the LAF project in your application, you have to do a bit of configuration:

• Download and unzip the LAF zip file.
  
  
• Copy the corresponding JAR file to your <DEVSUITE_HOME>/forms/java directory.
  
  
• Update your /forms/server/formsweb.cfg file.
  
  As it needs the Sun Java Plug-in instead of the Oracle JInitiator, you have to create a special section that uses the Sun Plug-in.
  
  You also need to add the corresponding JAR file and the QTJava.zip to the archive tag (not the archive_jini).
  
  Create a new [laf] section as follow:
  
  [laf]
  # --> Forms 10.1.2 --
  archive=frmall.jar,laf_1012.jar,QTJava.zip
  # --> Forms 10.1.2.3 --
  #archive=frmall.jar,laf_10123.jar,QTJava.zip
  # --> Forms 9i --
  #archive=f90all.jar,laf_902.jar,QTJava.zip
  # --> Forms 11g --
  #archive=frmall.jar,laf_11112.jar,QTJava.zip
  baseHTMLjinitiator=basejpi.htm
  jpi_download_page=http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.6.0/download.jsp
  jpi_classid=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0017-ABCDEFFEDCBA
  jpi_codebase=http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/autodl/jinstall-1_6_0-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,6,0,17
  jpi_mimetype=application/x-java-applet
  separateFrame=true
  
  Then tell Forms Builder to use this configuration section via the menu:
  
  Edit -> Preferences... -> Runtime : http://xxx:8889/forms/frmservlet?config=laf
  
  To verify if you really use the Java plug-in, run any Forms module that implements the LAF, then  display the Java Console. The very first lines show what plugin is used:
  
  Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26
  Utilisation de la version JRE 1.6.0_26-b03 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
  Repertoire d'accueil de l'utilisateur = C:\Documents and Settings\Francois
  ...
  proxyHost=null
  proxyPort=0
  connectMode=HTTP, native.
  La version Forms Applet est : 10.1.2.3
  ***    ***
  *** Look and Feel Project v1.6.9 ***
  ...
  
  If you want to start asynchronous database procedure/functions via the JDBC driver, add the signed classes12.jar file in your /forms/java folder, then add it to the archive tag.
  
  
• Copy the forms.css file somewhere on your disk (by default, it is searched in the C:/ root directory).
  
  
• Load and execute in the database the two SQL script files located in the /script directory:
  
  - PKG_LAF.sql
  - PKG_DB_LAF_LOV.sql
  
  
  
• Compile the laf.pll PL/SQL library, then copy the pll.plx and laf.olb files to one of the directories defined in the FORMS_PATH variable.
  
  

Implementation of the LAF in existing modules

In order to implement the required LAF objects in your existing Forms modules, a tool is shipped, that use the JDAPI to update the FMB source files.

     See the JDAPI_LAF tool

Implementation of the LAF in brand new modules

To create new modules from scratch that include the LAF features, use the Forms template shipped in the zip file (/fmb/LAF_TEMPLATE.fmb).

For more details about configuration, read the Look & Feel Developer Guide.