Re: Icons in Forms 6i not showing up

Karsten Farrell <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote in message news:<MPG.18b701f834ba24c19896aa_at_news.la.sbcglobal.net>...
> billwilliams_at_qcsoftware.com said...
> > I have a batch file I have been using to run forms 4.5 and 6
> > applications(on Windows 2000) which sets environment variables such as
> > FORMxx_PATH and TK23_ICON(for 4.5) and UI_ICON(for 6) which allows me to
> > easily change where files exist without changing the registry. These
> > variables just override what's in the registry. I just set the
> > variables and then execute ifrun60 or ifbld60 in the batch file.
> >
> > I am now trying to run some 6i forms using the same technique and
> > everything is fine except the icons will not show up on the buttons.
> > There are several buttons and only the exit and help icons are filled
> > in(that's the name of the file). Out of curiosity, I changed one of the
> > other icon names to "copy" and then suddenly it began to show up, so
> > obviously it's pulling icons from somewhere, but I don't have a clue
> > from where. I did find some gif files under the
> > forms60\java\oracle\forms\icons directory which might be being used. I
> > just don't know.
> >
> > Any help?
> >
>
> One more thing. According to the Forms 6i "Guidelines for Building
> Applications," Section 5.2.1.5 "Using Icons," they've changed the
> environment variable yet again (TK25_ICON). I think they do that to keep
> us old goats from relying too much on our experience ... and having to
> go back to reading the manuals.
>
> See http://otn.oracle.com/doc.pdf/forms/A73073_01.pdf

Thank you for the info.

I haved tried all sorts of variables. I have now also tried TK25_ICON and it still does not work. I have also tried UI_ICON, UI60_ICON(saw that one somewhere). Oh, how I love Oracle. Received on Tue Feb 18 2003 - 14:53:16 CET