Why do I need that? I'd like to avoid the Forms Server. I'd like to
avoid using PL/SQL and keep using only Java, training new people only
in Java.
"Ranga Chakravarthi" <ranga_at_cfl.rr.com> wrote in message news:<LEYE7.7416$y%2.2360664_at_typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>...
> Why do you need that? Just putting your form fmx in the forms server
> will convert the form to a java class and you can deploy it as an applet.
>
>
> "Carlos Netto" <cnetto_at_softwaredesign.com.br> wrote in message
> news:5748a81b.0111021827.50b24e4c_at_posting.google.com...
> > I have some Oracle Forms based applications. I'd like to convert them
> > to Java
> > (JFC). I think that's possible to create a program to do some
> > automatic
> > convertion from Oracle Forms to Java.
> >
> > The basic block behavior is relative easy to do. You just have query,
> > delete, update, insert and post method. The page is not so difficult
> > as well; I can see converting all forms and block definition to a XML
> > file that will direct some generic objects written in Java.
> >
> > Other issue is to convert the PL/SQL code. We have a grammar for
> > PL/SQL, write a parser and generate the correspondent Java code. This
> > java code can be like one .class per Trigger that will be registred
> > like listeners for the generic block object, defined in the XML file I
> > wrote above.
> >
> > I can imagine that such kind of tool can not only convert but also
> > create a easy to use Java Framework for creating that simple
> > insert/delete/update screens, like Forms does very well, but in Java,
> > running in every Browser, no Forms Server, no 1,000s of US$, etc.
> >
> > Do somebody here know such kind of tool? If such tool doesn't exist,
> > what about to start such tool, creating a group to develop it arround
> > the world?
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Carlos Netto
> > Software Design
> > Improving your Business
> >
Received on Sun Nov 04 2001 - 22:57:57 CST
