Can Not Connect to Database with Forms -1

Jul 10, 2012

When attempting to load forms and reports modules in PITSS.CON on a 10gR2 Developer Suite installation, the following error is received in the bottom status bar of PITSS.CON: “Can not connect to database with forms -1”

This is because of a bug in Developer Suite 10gR2. Patchset “p4694221_10122” must be applied to Dev Suite 10gR2. Patchset is located in the PITSS.CON Installer within the folder “Oracle Patches”.

Steps to apply patch:

  1. Shutdown OC4J
  2. Extract the patch (p4694221_10122)
  3. Go to the “files/bin” folder inside the extracted patch folder.
  4. Copy the 3 dll files into your dev suite’s “%oracle_home%/bin”
  5. Start OC4J and Login to PITSS.CON