Timeouts in Oracle Forms

Jul 21, 2020 | Forms, Install / Config

By default, Oracle Forms is not configured to have sessions timeout after a session has been idle for a specific period of time. However, it can be possible to either configure timeouts in Oracle Forms or to have Forms sessions time out due to outside factors. In...

Unable to Perform Query When Running Search and Replace in PITSS.CON

Jul 21, 2020 | PITSS.CON, Resolve Issues

There is a known PITSS.CON issue when you run a Search and Replace. The issue is that after running either a search or a search and replace in PITSS.CON, the following error is produced: 40505 – ORACLE error: unable to perform query After a few moments, the...

Unable to Access Oracle Forms Application with SSL Using JRE 8 Update 171

May 15, 2018 | Forms, OHS

On April 17, 2018, Oracle released the newest updates to Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8: updates 171 and 172. It has been reported that when users try to access an Oracle Forms application using OHS and SSL, users are unable to access the Forms application. The...

Oracle Forms 11gR2 Extended Support Expiration Notice

Mar 27, 2018 | Forms

Although premier support has ended over a year ago for Forms 11gR2, extended support for it ends at the end of this year. As Forms 12c will be supported for quite a while, it might be a good way to promote 12c and for current 11g customers to upgrade to 12c or perhaps...

Java 8 End of Public Updates Notice

Feb 22, 2018 | Forms, PITSS.CON

Java 8 End of Public Updates Notice Oracle has recently released some information regarding the end of public updates for Java 8 (both the JDK and the JRE). As of February 2018, Oracle plans to end public updates for Java 8 in January 2019. After this time, Oracle...