Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

Starting Form Builder Components from the Command
Line
To start any Form Builder component from the command line, enter this statement at the system prompt:
component_name [module_name] [userid/password] [parameters]
where:
component_name Specifies the Form Builder component you want to
use:
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• Form Builder - ifbld60
• Forms Runtime - ifrun60
• Web Previewer - ifweb60
• Form Compiler - ifcmp60
Starting Form Builder Components examples
ifrun60 Starts the Forms Runtime component on Microsoft Windows,
with no calls to the user exit interface.
To indicate that foreign functions accessible through the user
exit interface have been linked into the executable, add an x to
component_name.
For more information on valid component names, refer to the Form Builder
documentation for your operating system.
module_name Specifies the module you want to load: a form,
menu, or library name. If you omit the module name, Form
Builder displays a dialog allowing you to choose the module to
open.
userid/password Specifies your ORACLE username and password.
parameters Specifies any optional command line parameters you
want to activate for this session. Optional parameters are
entered in this format:keyword1=value1 keyword2=value2...
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger statistics=yes
Note: The examples assume that you’re running Form Builder on Microsoft Windows, with no calls to
the user exit interface, so the Forms Runtime component name is shown as "ifrun60." You should
substitute the correct value of component_name for your platform and application.
Keyword Usage
There are three categories of parameters in Form Builder:
• MODULE and USERID
• options (command line parameters for setting options)
• form parameters
The first two parameters, MODULE and USERID, are unique because you can use either positional or
keyword notation to enter them. Use keyword notation to enter optional parameters, on the command