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Config WebUtils

This document provides instructions for installing Webutil on Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.x. It describes downloading the correct versions of Webutil and Jacob, copying files to the proper directories, configuring settings, and testing the installation. Key steps include getting Webutil from an Oracle Developer Suite, signing jacob.jar, modifying configuration files, compiling a demo form, and accessing it through the Webutil servlet. The goal is to properly set up the Webutil component to enable Forms applications to leverage its capabilities.
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Config WebUtils

This document provides instructions for installing Webutil on Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.x. It describes downloading the correct versions of Webutil and Jacob, copying files to the proper directories, configuring settings, and testing the installation. Key steps include getting Webutil from an Oracle Developer Suite, signing jacob.jar, modifying configuration files, compiling a demo form, and accessing it through the Webutil servlet. The goal is to properly set up the Webutil component to enable Forms applications to leverage its capabilities.
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ConfiguringtheWebutilDemoForm(ThelatestversioniscanbedownloadfromthisnoteNote1272222.1)
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APPLIESTO:
OracleFormsVersion10.1.2to10.1.2.3.0[Release10.1.2to10.1.2.3]
Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.
Appliesto10gR2onallplatforms.
Checkedforrelevanceon13MAR2013

GOAL
Checkedforversionaccuracy:07Feb2011
HowtoinstallWebUtilon10.1.2.xApplicationServer.

Note:For11gFormsseeNote1093985.1"HowtoConfigureWebutilinForms11g".

FIX
1.GetthecorrectWebutilversion:
TheWebUtilversionshouldmatchtheversionofForms.Forexample,10.1.2.2shoulduseWebUtil10.1.2.2which
comesfromthe10.1.2.2patch.However,Oraclerecommendsyoubeon10.1.2.3andthelatestbundledpatch
Patch9593176followedbyoverlayPatch11710576whichcontainsthecorrectwebutilversionfor10.1.2.3witha
certificatethatdoesnotexpireuntilJuly2013.
StartingfromOracleForms10.1.2.0.2,WebutilisdeliveredasacomponentofOracleDeveloperSuite10g
(10.1.2.0.2).Thefilefrmwebutil.jarislocatedunderORACLE_HOME/forms/java
1.ByDefaultWebutilisNOTdeliveredasacomponentofOracleApplicationServer(Webutilisdeliveredasa
componentofOracleDeveloperSuiteonly),henceyouneedtogetthecorrectversionofthefrmwebutil.jar
fromanOracleDeveloperSuiteinstallationthatmatchesthesameApplicationServerversion.
Notethatifyouinstallthe10.1.2.3.1BundledpatchPatch9593176followedbypatch11710576thiswill
installthecorrectversionofWebutilfor10.1.2.3
2.Webutil1.0.6isthebasereleaseofWebutil.Webutil1.0.6isavailableforuseonlywithversions9.0.4of
OracleForms.
2.GetthecorrectJacobversion
a.Ifyouareusinganearlierversionof10gR2suchas10.1.2.0.2or10.1.2.2youwilluse:
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JACOB1.8
b.However,ifyouareusingthe10.1.2.3.1BundledPatch<>oranearliercourtesypatch(supermerge)suchas
9282569youmustJacob1.10.1asspecifiedintheReadme.txtfileforthatpatch>Jacob1.10.1
Thereadmeofanycourtesypatch(supermerge)thatrequiresJacob1.10.1willspecifyitsrequirement.
3.Createfolder"webutil"under
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms

4.Copythefollowingfilesinto%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil:
jacob.dll>includedinjacob_18.ziporjacob_1.10.1.zipasapplicable.
d2kwut60.dll>getitfromDeveloperSuiteunder%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil
JNIsharedstubs.dll>getitfromDeveloperSuiteunder%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil
sign_webutil.bat>getitfromDeveloperSuiteunder%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil

5.Copythefollowingfileto%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\java:
jacob.jar(version1.8or1.10.1asapplicable)

NoteifyouinstalledPatch9593176or9282569or11710576youwillnotneedtoaccomplishstep6.Thecorrect
versionforfrmwebutil.jarisinstalledbythesepatches.
6.CopytheWebutilJARfilefrmwebutil.jarfrom%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\javaofdevelopersuiteto
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\javaoftheapplicationserver.
NOTE:ORACLEDOESNOTRECOMMENDCUSTOMERSUSE10.1.2.02ATTHISTIME.10.1.2.3ISTHE
RECOMMENDEDPATCH
ForForms10.1.2.0.2youwillneedtoapplypatch5017052.Thispatchwilladdthefollowingjavascriptfiles
andwillmodifytheformsbaseHTMLfilestocallthenewJavaScripts.
ORACLE_HOME\java\forms_base_ie.js
ORACLE_HOME\java\forms_ie.js
TheseJavaScriptfilesarerequiredforovercomingtheimpactofMicrosoftpatchKB912945thatcreated
functionalitychangesintheInternetExplorerbrowser.Asthesefilesaremissingyoumightget"WhiteScreen"
whenappletstarted.
7.Signthe"jacob.jar"asfollows:
startthecommandprompt
cd%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\java
setPATH=%ORACLE_HOME%\jdk\bin%PATH%
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil\sign_webutil.bat%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\java\jacob.jar

8.Ifneeded,copythefollowingfilesfrom%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\serverofthedevelopersuiteto
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\serveroftheapplicationserver)
webutil.cfg

9.Thefollowingvariablemustbedefinedin%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\server\default.env:
WEBUTIL_CONFIG=<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\server\webutil.cfg

10.ThefollowingjarsmustbeincludedintheCLASSPATHinforms/server/default.env:
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%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\java\frmall.jar%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\java\frmwebutil.jar%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\jav

11.Theconfigurationfileformsweb.cfgshouldhavethefollowingsection:
[webutil]
WebUtilArchive=frmwebutil.jar,jacob.jar
WebUtilLogging=off
WebUtilLoggingDetail=normal
WebUtilErrorMode=Alert
WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval=5
WebUtilTrustInternal=true
WebUtilMaxTransferSize=16384
baseHTMLjinitiator=webutiljpi.htm
baseHTMLjpi=webutiljpi.htm
archive=frmall.jar
lookAndFeel=oracle

IfyouarecreatingacustomconfigurationsectionforrunningWebUtil,includealloftheparameters
aboveinyourconfigurationsection.Failuretodosowillresultinthefailure:
load:classoracle.forms.webutil.common.RegisterWebUtilnotfound.
Also,thisconfigurationsectionissetuptousetheSUNJREandnotJInitiator.JInitiatorhasbeen
desupported.PleaseseeNote761159.1.

12.Thefollowingvirtualpathmustbedefinedinthe%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\server\forms.conffile:
AliasMatch^/forms/webutil/(..*)"%ORACLE_HOME%/forms/webutil/$1"

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13.CopytheDLLfileffisamp.dll(includedinWebutil_demo.zip)to
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\webutil

14.Openwebutil.cfgfileandaddthefollowingline

Addthefollowingline:
install.syslib.0.user.1=ffisamp.dll|40960|1.0|true
below:
install.syslib.0.7.1=jacob.dll|106496|1.10|true
install.syslib.0.9.1=JNIsharedstubs.dll|65582|1.0|true
install.syslib.0.9.2=d2kwut60.dll|192512|1.0|true

Notethatthesizeofjacob.dllwilldifferdependingonwhetheryou'reusingjacob1.8or1.10.1.The
entryaboveisforjacob1.10.1.Theentryforjacob1.8is>install.syslib.0.7.1=jacob.dll|94208|1.0|true
15.Inthewebutil.cfgfileensureyouhavethelines
transfer.appsrv.workAreaRoot=d:\temp
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transfer.appsrv.accessControl=FALSE
transfer.database.enabled=TRUE
transfer.appsrv.enabled=TRUE

16.Createadatabaseuser"Webutil".
17.Runthescript(existsinDeveloperSuiteinstallation)
%ORACLE_HOME%\forms\create_webutil_db.sql

18.Createafilecalledd:\temp\downloaded_from_as.txt.Ensureyouaddtexttothisfile.Thisisatestfilewhich
willbeusedtodemonstrateloadingfilesfromtheapplicationservertotheclient.TheDownloadtestexpectsthisfile
toexistinthislocationontheApplicationServer.
19.Openformsbuilderandconnectas"Webutil"user.CompileALL"(shiftControlK)formwebutil_demo.fmband
webutil.pll,thengeneratethefmxandplxusing(ControlT).
20.Movethefollowingfilesto%ORACLE_HOME%\forms:
webutil_demo.fmx
webutilplx
webutil.olb

21.RuntheDemoformwebutil_demoasthefollowingtomakesurethattheinstallationwentfine:
http://host:port/forms/frmservlet?
config=webutil&form=webutil_demo&userid=webutil/webutil@db

22.Formoreinformation,gothroughthewebutildocumentation(specially"RuntimeSetupChecklist"and
"WebUtilInstallationSteps").Youwillalsofindmoreinformationaboutthevariouswebutilprogramunits:
WebutilDocumentation
23.YoumayalsorunthediagnostictestformdescribedinthefollowingnoteforfurthercheckingontheWebutil
configuration:
Note:553849.1WebutilDiagnosticTestFormForCheckingWebutilConfiguration

REFERENCES
NOTE:1093985.1HowtoConfigureWebutilinForms11g
NOTE:1272222.1WebutilDemoDownloadLocation
NOTE:333385.1KickstartingWebUtil1.06inDeveloperSuite10.1.2.0.2onWindows
NOTE:369106.1"RegisterWebUtilnotfound"ErrorWhenImplementingWebutil
NOTE:374128.1HowToInstallWebutilonOASunderLinux/Unix
NOTE:421930.1HowToGetFRMWEBUTIL.JARFromIAS/IDSPatchset10.1.2.xKit
NOTE:553849.1WebutilDiagnosticTestFormForCheckingWebutilConfiguration

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