Oracle9i Developer Suite

Release Notes
Release 2 (9.0.2) for Windows and UNIX

April 2002
Part No. A96128-01

This document summarizes differences between Oracle9i Developer Suite

Release 2 (9.0.2) and its documented functionality.

See Also: Release Notes for individual

Oracle9i Developer Suite components

For recent updates to the release notes and other documentation, please
visit Oracle Technology Network at
http://otn.oracle.com
This document is divided into the following parts:
■ Product Naming
■ Certification Information
■ Known Issues
■ Product Accessibility
■ Documentation Accessibility

Note: ORACLE_HOME refers to the Oracle Home name and

directory where Oracle9i Developer Suite is installed,
unless otherwise noted.

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1 Product Naming
Oracle9i Developer Suite (Oracle9iDS) is formerly Oracle Internet
Developer Suite.
For Windows, the components in Oracle9i Developer Suite Release 2 are:
■ Oracle9i JDeveloper (including Oracle9i Business Intelligence Beans,
and UIX and Bali subcomponents)
■ Oracle9i Forms Developer
■ Oracle9i Designer
■ Oracle9i Software Configuration Manager (formerly Oracle Repository)
■ Oracle9i Warehouse Builder
■ Oracle9i Discoverer Administrator (formerly Oracle Discoverer
Administration Edition; including Oracle9i Discoverer Desktop)
■ Oracle9i Reports Developer
■ Oracle9i Clickstream Intelligence Builder
Note that Oracle9i Developer Suite Release 2 is not supported on
Windows 95/98/ME.
For UNIX, the components in Oracle9i Developer Suite Release 2 are:
■ Oracle9i JDeveloper (including Oracle9i Business Intelligence Beans,
and UIX and Bali subcomponents)
■ Oracle9i Forms Developer
■ Oracle9i Reports Developer
Note that Oracle9i Developer Suite Release 2 is supported on the Sun
Solaris, HP-UX, and Linux Intel operating environments.

2 Certification Information
You can access the most recent certification information at
http://metalink.oracle.com

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3 Known Issues
This section is divided into the following parts:
■ Installation Issues
■ Deinstallation Issues
■ Oracle9i JDeveloper Issues
■ Oracle9i Forms Developer Issues
■ Oracle9i Reports Developer Issues
■ Oracle9iAS Report Services Issues
■ Oracle9i XML Developer’s Kits
■ Accessibility Issues (Windows only)

3.1 Installation Issues

3.1.1 Running Windows System Files Installation

If you encounter a Windows System Files error while installing Oracle9iDS
on Windows NT, click OK to close the error dialog, then use the following
instructions to run the Windows System Files installation. You cannot
proceed with the Oracle9iDS installation on Windows NT if you do not run
the Windows System Files installation first.
To run the Windows System Files installation:
1. Click Exit to quit the Oracle9iDS installation.
2. Change to the root directory on the Oracle9i Developer Suite Disk 1
CD-ROM.
3. Run wsf.exe.
The Windows System Files installation proceeds, followed by a system
reboot.
4. Restart the Oracle9iDS installation.
Additional information about the Windows System Files installation is
provided in the Oracle9i Developer Suite Installation Guide.

3.1.2 Warning Message While Running Root.sh

On UNIX platforms, a warning message appears while running the script
root.sh. You may ignore the message.

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3.1.3 Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Fails to Run
This problem occurs on Windows platforms only. When installing the
Business Intelligence, Rapid Application Development, or Complete option,
the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA) fails to run. Installation
proceeds successfully even though NetCA fails to run. NetCA may be
manually run from the Start Menu after the installation completes.
Follow these instructions to run NetCA manually:
1. At the end of the installation, click Exit to quit the installer.
2. Run NetCA from the Start Menu as follows:
Start -> Programs-> Oracle - ORACLE_HOME ->
Configuration and Migration Tools -> Net
Configuration Assistant

3.1.4 (Optional) Performance During Installation

Some configurations of virus protection programs may cause slow
performance during installation. As an option for a faster install, turn off
your virus protection program before installing Oracle9iDS.

3.1.5 Installing the Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation Library

For Windows and Solaris users, you can either copy the files from the
documentation library CD-ROM to your system, or use the Oracle
Universal Installer on the Oracle9i Developer Suite Disk 1 CD-ROM to
install the files.
For HP-UX and Linux users, copy the files from the documentation library
CD-ROM to your system.
The instructions for installing the Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation
Library are provided in the Oracle9i Developer Suite Installation Guide.

3.2 Deinstallation Issues

3.2.1 Oracle Universal Installer Does Not Deinstall All Files

Oracle Universal Installer does not deinstall all the files and directories
during deinstallation. You must manually remove any remaining files and
directories in ORACLE_HOME. For more information about deinstallation,
see the Oracle9i Developer Suite Installation Guide.

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3.3 Oracle9i JDeveloper Issues

3.3.1 ClassCastException Errors Appear in Debug Console

When running JDeveloper from jdev.exe (instead of jdevw.exe), you
will see some ClassCastException errors in the debug console. These errors
do not affect the functionalities of the Reports addins.

3.4 Oracle9i Forms Developer Issues

3.4.1 Online Help System Fails to Start on Japanese Installations

The online help system fails to start and generates an error (FRM-18105) for
Japanese installations of Forms Developer on all operating systems. The
reason is because one online help file is installed to the wrong directory.
To fix this error:
1. Go to ORACLE_HOME/forms90/doc/JA and locate the fmhelp.jar
file.
2. Move this file to the ORACLE_HOME/forms90/doc/JA/fmdevhelp
directory.

3.4.2 Problems When ORACLE_HOME Exceeds 39 Characters

If the ORACLE_HOME has a long name (that is, the total directory name that
makes up ORACLE_HOME is greater than or equal to 40 characters), there
will be some problems in running Forms Builder. Help will not come up,
the debugger won’t work, and the builder will crash if you try to bring up
the code editor to modify or create a trigger or a program unit. You can
avoid this problem by making sure your ORACLE_HOME is shorter than 40
characters. Alternatively, the workaround is to edit the file $ORACLE_
HOME/bin/f90desm.sh by adding the following two lines after the line
where FORMS90_BUILDER_CLASSPATH is set:
CLASSPATH=$FORMS90_BUILDER_CLASSPATH
export CLASSPATH

3.4.3 JVM Dump When Forms Classpath Exceeds 511 Characters

When the FORMS90_BUILDER_CLASSPATH exceeds 511 characters, Forms
Developer has a JVM dump when trying to create a trigger or a program
unit. The workaround is to set CLASSPATH=$FORMS90_BUILDER_
CLASSPATH, either in the f90desm.sh script or at the command line.

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3.4.4 Availability of Migration Tool
Forms Developer currently provides a command line migration tool for
migrating your Forms6i applications to Forms9i. A migration wizard and
the accompanying documentation will be made available on OTN at a later
date.

3.5 Oracle9i Reports Developer Issues

3.5.1 Find/Replace in Web Source View for Asian Languages Causes

Crash
When performing a Find/Replace operation in the Web Source view of the
Report Editor and running in an Asian language (for example, Japanese) on
Windows, the Reports Builder crashes. This problem does not occur on
UNIX platforms.

3.6 Oracle9iAS Report Services Issues

3.6.1 Graph Not Generating For Oracle6i Graphics

When you run a report which has Oracle6i Graphics embedded in it, you
may get the following error:
REP-1811: Error while generating graph. SSL fatal error: Cannot execute
g90runm.

If this happens, you need to create a link from g90runm to g90runm.sh in

your $ORACLE_HOME/bin.
ln -s g90runm.sh g90runm

Note that you also need to specify the path of your Oracle6i home in the
ORACLE_GRAPHICS6I_HOME variable in g90runm.sh and ensure that
your Oracle6i home is in that path.

3.6.2 Configuration of Reports Server with Oracle Enterprise Manager

After installation, the Reports Server instance is not accessible from Oracle
Enterprise Manager. The reason for this problem is that the password set for
the reports target is not the Oracle9iAS admin password.

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To fix this problem, do the following:
1. Open the file $ORACLE_HOME/sysman/emd/targets.xml.
2. Search for the reports target. The target type for reports is oracle_
repserv. The target definition will contain a property for Password,
for example:
<Property NAME="Password" VALUE="3f769c1e7cfd7411" ENCRYPTED="TRUE"/>

3. Change the VALUE to be the Oracle9iAS admin password and set

ENCRYPTED = ”FALSE” for example:
<Property NAME="Password" VALUE="adminpasswd" ENCRYPTED="FALSE"/>

4. Restart Oracle Enterprise Manager:

# $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop
# $ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl start

Oracle Enterprise Manager will automatically encrypt the password and set
the ENCRYPTED flag to TRUE.

3.6.3 Shutting Down the Reports Server from Enterprise Manager

When it is being run in secure mode, the Reports Server cannot be shut
down from Oracle Enterprise Manager. In this case, you need to shut down
the Reports Server from the Reports Server dialog box or kill the process.

3.7 Oracle9i XML Developer’s Kits

3.7.1 Certification and System Requirements

The following is additional support provided by Oracle9i XML Developer’s
Kits (XDKs) Release 1 (9.0.1):
■ Oracle Schema Processor now supports the official W3C Schema
Recommendation.
■ XSQL Servlet now provides support for Apache FOP 0.18.

3.7.2 General Issues and Workarounds

This following lists additional support and options provided by Oracle9i
XML Developer’s Kits (XDKs) Release 1 (9.0.1):
■ SourceViewer Bean now supports internal DTDs.
■ XSQL Servlet:

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 ■ Now supports the setting of multiple parameter values with a
single SQL statement.
■ Provides a new performance improvement option for
<xsql:include-owa>.
■ Has a new Airport SOAP Service demo.
■ Now supports the simplified inclusion of XML from CLOB’s and
VARCHAR2 columns.
■ XSQL Processor
XSLT Processor for Java is now threadsafe.

3.7.3 Documentation Errata

Updated versions of Chapters 5 and 6 of Oracle9i Application Developer’s
Guide - XML Release 1 (9.0.1) are available from OTN at
http://otn.oracle.com/tech/xml/doc.html

3.8 Accessibility Issues (Windows only)

This section contains information for users who require Windows assistive
technologies such as screen readers to work with Java-based applications
and applets.

3.8.1 Disabling Autorun

When Oracle9i Developer Suite Disk 1 is inserted into the CD-ROM drive,
the autorun window displays if your system supports the autorun feature.
To disable the autorun window, hold down the Shift key after inserting the
CD-ROM. Alternatively, if the autorun window appears, press ALT-F4 to
close the window. Then do one of the following:
1. To install Oracle9iDS, locate the executable setup.exe in the root
directory of the CD-ROM. Start the installer by launching the
setup.exe program.
2. To browse the CD-ROM contents, use your Windows Explorer.
3. To learn about Oracle9iDS, point your browser to the file
\doc\ids902welcome\index.htm on the CD-ROM.

3.8.2 Running access_setup.bat

Run access_setup.bat before starting your screen reader.
The file access_setup.bat is located in the directory \install\win32
of the Oracle9i Developer Suite CD-ROM labelled Disk 1.

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3.8.3 Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Is Not Accessible
For Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA) to be accessible, you must
install the production version of Java Access bridge 1.0.2 into the JRE 1.1.8
location on your system.
If NetCA is automatically invoked during installation, cancel the dialog by
pressing ALT-F4. Then exit the installer. This does not affect the Oracle9iDS
installation; it only stops the NetCA tool.
Follow these instructions before starting NetCA:
1. Install Java Access Bridge 1.0.2 into the JRE 1.1.8 location on your
system. Refer to the Oracle9i Developer Suite Installation Guide for more
details on how to do this.
2. Set the environment variable (the following is one long line):
ORACLE_OEM_CLASSPATH=D:\Program
Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.8\lib\access-bridge.jar;D:\Progr
am Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.8\lib\jaccess.jar
(assuming "D:\Program Files" is the location of your Program Files
directory).
3. Restart your screen reader.
4. Start NetCA from the Start Menu, as follows:
Start -> Programs-> Oracle - ORACLE_HOME ->
Configuration and Migration Tools -> Net
Configuration Assistant

3.8.4 Oracle9i Warehouse Builder Programs Are Not Accessible

After installing Oracle9iDS, follow these steps to ensure that Warehouse
Builder programs are accessible:
1. Install Java Access Bridge 1.0.2 into the JRE 1.3 location in %ORACLE_
HOME%\owb\lib\ext\jre.
For instructions on how to install Java Access Bridge, see the Oracle9i
Developer Suite Installation Guide.
2. Restart the screen reader.
If the Java Access Bridge installer does not automatically detect the JRE 1.3
location in %ORACLE_HOME%\owb\lib\ext\jre, follow these steps to
perform the installation manually:
1. Copy JRE1.3.1\lib\accessibility.properties to %ORACLE_
HOME%\owb\lib\ext\jre\lib.

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2. Copy JRE1.3.1\lib\ext\access-bridge.jar to %ORACLE_
HOME%\owb\lib\ext\jre\lib\ext.
3. Copy JRE1.3.1\lib\ext\jaccess.jar to %ORACLE_
HOME%\owb\lib\ext\jre\lib\ext.
4. Restart the screen reader.

4 Product Accessibility
For information on product accessibility, please visit the Oracle
Accessibility Program Web site at
http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/
Accessibility scripts are available for applications built using Oracle Forms
Developer and Oracle Reports Developer. To download the scripts, please
visit the Oracle Technology Network at
http://otn.oracle.com

5 Documentation Accessibility
Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting
documentation accessible, with good usability, to the disabled community.
To that end, our documentation includes features that make information
available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in
HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled
community. Standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle
Corporation is actively engaged with other market-leading technology
vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be
accessible to all of our customers. For additional information, visit the
Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at
http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation JAWS, a Windows screen

reader, may not always correctly read the code examples in this document.
The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear
on an otherwise empty line; however, JAWS may not always read a line of
text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation This

documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or
organizations that Oracle Corporation does not own or control. Oracle
Corporation neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the
accessibility of these Web sites.

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