Forms Standalone Launcher and Java Web Startįor customers running 12c, the latest release of Oracle Forms, there are a couple of options that can be done to run Oracle Forms without the need to use Internet Explorer. Furthermore, this method requires a local installation of Java, its regular security maintenance, and its licensing. So not only is this a tiresome process, but it could also lead to security issues due to the possible flaws within Internet Explorer. If the end-user either closes out of the Forms application or is kicked out due to an error (FRM-92103, FRM-93652, etc.) and then tries to run the URL again to go back into Forms, the user has to experience the blank page again and then re-do the step to reload the page in Internet Explorer mode.The Oracle Forms application will now run normally. The user must then click on “Reload in Internet Explorer mode” to re-load the application using Internet Explorer mode. The user has to manually go into the menu for Edge and go into More Tools. The only way to run a webpage including Oracle Forms is to first run the Oracle Forms URL in Edge which will present a blank page.This has to be manually enabled in the Edge browser settings for each user. Internet Explorer mode is NOT enabled by default.This will continue to allow you to run Oracle Forms in the browser using the NPAPI plugin, however, this comes at the expense of user experience. With that in mind, what options do you have for running forms moving forwards?Īs part of the announcement, Microsoft has stated that Edge will continue to include an “Internet Explorer” mode. Therefore, this announcement could have major ramifications for businesses and organisations which have a dependency on Oracle Form applications.
Over the last couple of years, Internet Explorer has been the only browser in which organisations have been able to run Oracle Forms online since 10g. This latest announcement follows the trend of major browsers dropping the support for Java Applets, and the underlying NPAPI technology that Oracle Forms relied on to run in the browsers, in favour of modern HTML5, due to security issues.
Microsoft’s announcement to officially retire Internet Explorer in June 2022 has dealt another blow to organisations that rely on applications built with Oracle Forms.