OraFormsInit Function

Action

Initializes the Oracle Forms replay engine. This function must be called prior to any other Oracle Forms function. Oracle Forms clients may directly communicate with an Oracle Forms server or they may communicate via an HTTP server that forwards requests to an Oracle Forms server. This function is used to specify how communication is to work.

Include file

OraForms.bdh

Syntax

OraFormsInit( in sServlet : string allownull,
              in sHost    : string optional,
              in nPort    : number optional,
              in nVersion : number optional ): boolean;

Return value

true if successful
false otherwise

Parameter	Description
sServlet	The servlet URL, if the client connects to the Oracle Forms server via a servlet. Otherwise NULL.
sHost	The Oracle Forms server, if communication between client and server is done directly by leaving the HTTP server. This value is ignored if the first parameter is not NULL.
nPort	The port where the Oracle Forms server is listening for client requests. Usually 9000.
nVersion	ORA_FORMS_6I ORA_FORMS_9I ORA_FORMS_10G ORA_FORMS_11G ORA_APPS_11I ORA_APPS_12I

Example

dcltrans
  transaction TInit
  begin
    WebSetBrowser(WEB_BROWSER_MSIE6);
    WebModifyHttpHeader("Accept-Language", "en,de-at;q=0.5);
    OraFormsInit("http://vangelis:8888/forms90demo/l90servlet", "vangelis", 9000, ORA_FORMS_9I);
  end TInit;

  transaction TShutdown
  begin
    OraFormsDestroy();
  end TShutdown;