A simple JavaBean HTML browser

15.02.2006

Purpose

Here is a (very) simple HTML browser.

This JavaBean component allows to browse some simple HTML pages inside the Oracle Forms frame.
It may be a good way to browse into local documents, like documentation html pages.

You can click on the hyperlinks to navigate through the content.

The Java code

Get the source code here

Forms configuration

     . Copy the htmlbrowser.jar file in the /forms/java directory
        This .jar file must be signed
     . Edit the /forms/server/formsweb.cfg file to add the jar file to the archive_jini variable

         archive_jini=f90all_jinit.jar,……,htmlbrowser.jar

Implementation Class property

     oracle.forms.fd.HtmlFrame

The properties you can set

The url to display

Set_Custom_Property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_AREA', 1, 'SETURL', 'new_url' ) ;

The HTML content to display

Set_Custom_Property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_AREA', 1, 'SETCONTENT', 'html_content' ) ;

Where html_content must be valid HTML source like : '<html><body><b>Hello there</b></body></html>'

The sample dialog

     . Download the htmlbrowser.zip file
     . Unzip the file
     . Edit your /forms/server/formsweb.cfg file
     . Open the HTML_BROWSER.fmb module (Oracle Forms 9.0.2)
     . Compile all and run the module