Displaying Icon on Button in Oracle Forms 12c

Icons Buttons in 12c Fusion Middleware.

1. Start the following Services

     Start Weblogic Admin Server

     Start Weblogic Server WLS_FORMS

2. copy the icon folder in following path

    C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\java

3. Switch to command Prompt

   cd C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\java\icons

   now apply the following command

   C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\java\icons>C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\oracle_common\jdk\bin\jar -cvf frmicons.jar *.gif

4.copy the icons.jar file into C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\java

5. Edit/update formsweb.cfg file: (Don’t Forget to take back up File)

Path=C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\user_projects\domains\<my_domain>\config\fmwconfig\servers\WLS_FORMS\applications\formsapp_12.1.1\config\formsweb.cfg  …to update/include:

Forms applet parameter

codebase=/forms/java

# Forms applet parameter

imageBase=codebase

…

# Forms applet archive setting for other clients (Sun Java Plugin…etc)

archive=frmall.jar,frmicons.jar

# Forms applet archive setting for JInitiator

archive_jini=frmall_jinit.jar,frmicons.jar[/text]

6. Edit/update Registry.dat file: (Don’t Forget to take back up File)

Path=C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\user_projects\domains\<my_domain>\config\fmwconfig\servers\WLS_FORMS\applications\formsapp_12.1.1\config\forms\registry\oracle\forms\registry\Registry.dat

[text]default.icons.iconpath=icons/

default.icons.iconextension=gif[/text]

7. At the end of CLASSPATH in DEFAULT.env add the following value

  ;C:\Oracle\Middleware\<ORACLE_HOME>\forms\java\icons.jar

8. a block message appear from java, press do not block

9. now run your forms.

The path and drive i used to this practical its created on my PC, but you must change the path and drive where you install the oracle forms.