Displaying Icon on Button in Oracle Forms 12c

Displaying Icon on Button in Oracle Forms 12c

Icons Buttons in 12c Fusion Middleware.

1. Start the following Services

     Start Weblogic Admin Server

     Start Weblogic Server WLS_FORMS

2. copy the icon folder in following path

    C:\Oracle\Middleware\\forms\java

3. Switch to command Prompt

   cd C:\Oracle\Middleware\\forms\java\icons

   now apply the following command

   C:\Oracle\Middleware\\forms\java\icons>C:\Oracle\Middleware\\oracle_common\jdk\bin\jar -cvf frmicons.jar *.gif

4.copy the icons.jar file into C:\Oracle\Middleware\\forms\java

5. Edit/update formsweb.cfg file: (Don’t Forget to take back up File)

Path=C:\Oracle\Middleware\\user_projects\domains\\config\fmwconfig\servers\WLS_FORMS\applications\formsapp_12.1.1\config\formsweb.cfg  …to update/include:

Forms applet parameter

codebase=/forms/java

# Forms applet parameter

imageBase=codebase

…

# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin…etc)

archive=frmall.jar,frmicons.jar

# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator

archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,frmicons.jar[/text]

6. Edit/update Registry.dat file: (Don’t Forget to take back up File)

Path=C:\Oracle\Middleware\\user_projects\domains\\config\fmwconfig\servers\WLS_FORMS\applications\formsapp_12.1.1\config\forms\registry\oracle\forms\registry\Registry.dat

[text]default.icons.iconpath=icons/

default.icons.iconextension=gif[/text]

7. At the end of CLASSPATH in DEFAULT.env add the following value

  ;C:\Oracle\Middleware\\forms\java\icons.jar

8. a block message appear from java, press do not block

9. now run your forms.

The path and drive i used to this practical its created on my PC, but you must change the path and drive where you install the oracle forms.