Replacing Jinitiator with Sun Java JRE for APPS

Why wait until 2009 July when Oracle desupports Jinitiator for Oracle Applications. Replace your jinitiator now with Sun Java JRE and see the difference PLATFORM   : Red Hat Linux AS4 DB               : 9.2.0.8 APPS           : 11.5.10.2 JINITIATOR : 1.3.1.21 UPGRADING TO : JRE 1.6_05 Download Interoperability patch  6863618 Download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 plug-in at, http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Downloaded JRE Native plug-in file from jre-6_uX-windows-i586-p.exe and rename to j2se160x.exe (Where X = the version number. Using jre-6u5 as an example this would be j2se16005.exe) Move the j2se1600X.exe file to the web application tier and place it in [COMMON_TOP]/util/jinitiator Apply Developer 6i Patchset 18 ( 4948577 ) unzip patch to $ORACLE_HOME cd $ORACLE_HOME/developer6i_patch18 ./patch_install.sh 2>&1 | tee patch_install_p18.log cd $ORACLE_HOME/procbuilder60/lib; make -f ins_procbuilder.mk install cd $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/lib; make -f ins_forms60w.mk install cd $ORACLE_HOME/graphics60/lib; make -f ins_graphics60w.mk install cd $ORACLE_HOME/reports60/lib; make -f ins_reports60w.mk install cp developer6i_patch18/bin/genshlib $ORACLE_HOME/bin Additional Patches ------------------ 5713544 sh patch.sh adrelink.sh force=y "fnd f60webmx" 4261542 cd $ORACLE_HOME unzip  p4261542_600_GENERIC.zip  cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/AlertDialog.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/AlertDialog.class.PRE_BUG4261542 cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class.PRE_BUG4261542 cd $ORACLE_HOME/4261542/oracle/forms/engine cp Main.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class cd $ORACLE_HOME/4261542/oracle/forms/handler cp AlertDialog.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/AlertDialog.class Generate Product JAR Files ( adadmin ) 5216496 sh patch.sh 5753922 sh patch.sh adrelink.sh force=y "fnd f60webmx" 6195758 cd $ORACLE_HOME unzip  p6195758_600_GENERIC.zip cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/UICommon.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/UICommon.class.PRE_BUG6195758 cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/ComponentItem.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/ComponentItem.class.PRE_BUG6195758 cd $ORACLE_HOME/6195758/oracle/forms/handler cp UICommon.class     $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/UICommon.class cp ComponentItem.class     $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/ComponentItem.class Generate Product JAR Files ( adadmin ) 5938515 sh patch.sh adrelink.sh force=y "fnd f60webmx" 3830807 sh patch.sh 4586086 cd $ORACLE_HOME unzip <patch_file>.zip cd $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/lib mv env_forms60.mk env_forms60.mk.PRE_BUG4586086 cp $ORACLE_HOME/bug4586086/env_forms60.mk $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/lib cd $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/lib make -f cus_forms60w.mk libso_install adrelink.sh force=y "fnd f60webmx" relink - adadmin select 'Maintain Applications Files Menu' and then select 'Relink Applications Program' Enter list of products to link ('all' for all products)[all] : fnd Generate specific executables for each selected product [No] ? y Relink with debug information [No] ? n Enter executables to relink, or enter 'all' [all] : f60webmx ar60run ar60runb ar60rund * 4888294 (adpatch ) 5884875 cd $ORACLE_HOME unzip  p5884875_600_GENERIC.zip  cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class.PRE_BUG5884875 cp -r $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/AlertDialog.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/handler/AlertDialog.class.PRE_BUG5884875 cd $ORACLE_HOME/5884875/oracle/forms/engine cp Main.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/Main.class cd $ORACLE_HOME/5884875/oracle/forms/handler cp AlertDialog.class $ORACLE_HOME/forms60/java/oracle/forms/engine/AlertDialog.class Run adadmin  "Generate JAR Files" (6863618) ------------ Apply the Patch Driver using adpatch Run the txkSetPlugin.sh script from the <patch_top>/6863618/fnd/bin/ txkSetPlugin.sh 16005 Start Oracle Applicatons 11.5.10.2 and start using Java instead of Jinititor for Applets