Does anyone know an automated solution to migrate Oracle Forms to Java desktop forms (e.g. a code generator whose input are Oracle Forms definition files and output is Java code in AWT/Swing/SWT/whatever)?
Preferrably open-source or free, but commercial ones are also a possibility.
I don't know of any tools that will automate the process. From various Oracle events I have attented I have seen companies that offer this service a quick google will show them.
Have you seen this note from the Oracle Forms Product manager? In particular the subheading "Can you achieve migration?" where Christopher Job (Vice President of Tools) is quoted as saying:
“We knew we would not be able to provide a complete migration, and manual modifications would have been required for all but the simplest application. [Furthermore] the applications resulting from any automated migration would not have had the structure of an architecturally sound J2EE application.”
Hope this helps
There's a automated solution to migrate Oracle Forms and Reports to Java, visit us and request a free demo or presentation at www.aspsols.com or mail us to [email protected]
If you cannot find a pre-built solution, you may be interested in using the JDAPI provided by Oracle to roll your own. It provides a Java API for accessing and manipulating Oracle Forms.
Contact us at Release3 Inc. (www.release3.com) for a product based solution that will allow you to perform migration in-house yourself.
TransForm from Release3 Inc. will help you greatly since - its a product based solution - You could buy cost-effective licenses & do the job yourself or outsource it (if you'd like) - Migrate to open source based java (deploy to jBOSS or BEA or Websphere) - Use PL/SQL to maintain your new application. We preserve logic in pl/sql packages - keep Db as Oracle or even migrate to Postgres (EnterpriseDb)
You can save lots of money & time in this migration endeavor.
Ask us for a free Proof-of-Concept and we can help you determine the level of automation that you can achieve. The tool itself is very powerful, and can be easily customized to suit unique situations, if required.
We can also help you with Oracle Reports migration to Open Source (BIRT) using an automated product.
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Thanks & good luck.
Michael Russell Release3 Inc.