Re: Problem with Web Application Server

Thanks for the very timely and useful reply...
However, I'm still having problems trying to web-enable my existing .fmx
Couple of questions:

1. I understand for using the cartridge HTML file, we need to specify the physical
    location of our .fmx file; but how is that done? The manual indicates :
    <PARAM NAME="ServerArgs"
                VALUE="forms_param=%forms_param%>
    and forms_param are supposed to be replace by "form builder command-line
    parameters" (what's that???). Is there an example of how the .fmx location is
    specified in the cartridge html file? (Or alternatively, how do we modify/set environment
    var? (e.g. for FORMS50_PATH)

2. My .fmx makes use of another menu executable .mmx. How do we web-enable
    the two executables together? I tried (for a static HTML) using ...value="module=
    locationoffmx" "module=locationofmmx"...but doesn't work (error reading
    the menu file). Any tips?

I'm terriby sorry for this lengthy mail, but I'm really at a dead end. It would really be
wonderful if there is a more detailed explanation of deploying existing D2K form
application on OWAS.

Thanks as usual.

Rdgs,
laodi

Vinod wrote:

Hi Kol Yeong Haur,

Creating the virtual Directory :
--------------------------------------------
  Hope you are using Oracle Web Server 3.01.
  Click on "Web Application Server Manager" , then on "Oracle Listener"
  Click on the application server on which you want the users to connect
to.
  You will now be in "Listener Configuration" Sheet.
  Click on "Directories" in the left FRAME.
  You will now be in "Directory Mappings"
  Here , you will find 3 columns -
  File-System Directory Col : give the physical directory here (Ending with
"\")
  Flag Col : NR
  Virtual Directory : Give the virtual directory name here. This will be
used by your users
                             later in the URL.

  (Note : Before adding virtual directory entries for your application, add
the 3 Vir Dir
   as specified by Oracle in Dev 2000 2.1 Manual.)

  Once this is done, Go back to HOME -
  Click on "Web Application Server Manager" , then on "Oracle Web
Application Server"
  Click on the Cartridge Administration. (If you want to use Dynamic Html
option)
  Click on "Add New cartidge" and Add all the details specified in Dev2000
Manual.

  You are all set now.
  Note : All registry entries reqd for Dev2000 Forms, reports, graphs to
work are
  required on the NT server.

  With this , try Starting the listener, forms server listener(to run
   Forms Server listener, run ORACLE_HOME\bin\f50srv32.exe port=???, this
should run
  on a specific port and your Dynamic HTml config page should also have the
same port# )
  and try connecting. It should work.

  Best of luck,

Regards,
Venkatesh Vinod
 
 

Kok Yeong Haur <laodi_at_cyberway.com.sg> wrote in article
<37777237.444C992E_at_cyberway.com.sg>...
> Hello everyone,
>
> Hope somebody can provide a newbie with some help on this one:
>
> I'm trying to deploy an existing Form-Builder Application (.fmx) on the
> web using a three-tiered architecture - front-end client browser
> interfacing a middle-tier application server (WinNT) accessing a Oracle
> backend database server. I've already installed Oracle Web Application
> Server 3.0.1 on the WinNT app server.
>
> According to the manual, I need to create virtual directories on my web
> server (which would then be linked to my app catridge). But how do I do
> that (create the virtual dir, since the previously installed IIS is
> stopped already after installing the new web server)?
>
> Also, how does the created application cartridge link to the existing
> .fmx file exactly?
>
> Would really appreciate any kind of help or suggestions from anyone,
> especially those who've implemented a similar scenario. Any help is
> welcomed!
>
> Thanks a zillion!
>
> Cheers,
> laodi
> (alt email: laodi_at_cyberway.com.sg)
>
>
>