Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Hi.

I am attempting to get a webstart application up and running in a 12c Release 1 database (12.1.0.2).

The Oracle WebLogic Server is 11g Release 1 (10.3.6).

The Oracle Forms and Reports version is 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0).

I'm also using Java Version 8 Update 74 (build 1.8.0_74-b0)

When I reference an external (on the application server) jnlp file in my main jnlp file (to reference extra .jar files which have different certificates), and then run (I have a simple html page on my local machine which points to a local .jnlp file) I get the following error in a popup window:

ExitException[ 3]JNLParseException[ Could not parse launch file. Error at line 9.]

    at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.ensureAllJnlpFilesAreAvailable(Unknown Source)

    at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.prepareLaunchFile(Unknown Source)

    at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.loadJarFiles(Unknown Source)

    at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)

    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

And this error in the java console:

Ignored exception: ExitException[ 3]JNLParseException[ Could not parse launch file. Error at line 9.]

My main jnlp file is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 

<jnlp spec="1.8+" codebase="http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/forms/java/">

    <information>

        <title>Forms</title>

        <vendor>Form test</vendor>

    </information>

    <security>

        <all-permissions/>

    </security>

    <resources>

        <j2se version="1.8+"/>

        <jar href="frmall.jar"/>

        <jar href="frmwebutil.jar"/>

        <extension name="resources.jnlp" href="resources.jnlp"/>

    </resources>

    <applet-desc name="OracleForms" main-class="oracle.forms.engine.Main" width="600" height="500">

        <param name="serverArgs" value="module=start.fmx useSDI=yes"/>

        <param name="separateFrame" value="false"/>

        <param name="ORACLE_INSTANCE" value="/u01/app/oracle/product/OFM/mw1/FR_111_asinst101"/>

        <param name="serverURL" value="http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/forms/lservlet?ifcfs=/forms/frmservlet?config=sisdev&ifsessid=formsapp.1466473088245"/>

        <param name="envFile" VALUE="envfile.env"/>

        <param name="userid" VALUE="@DEV"/>

        <param name="networkRetries" VALUE="30"/>

        <param name="jpi_download_page" value="http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/webcode/jre-8u74-windows-i586.exe"/>

        <param name="jpi_classid" value="clsid:CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA"/>

        <param name="jpi_codebase" value="http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/webcode/jre-8u74-windows-i586.exe"/>

        <param name="jpi_mimetype" value="application/x-java-applet"/>

        <param name="WebUtilArchive" value="frmwebutil.jar"/>

        <param name="WebUtilLogging" value="off"/>

        <param name="WebUtilLoggingDetail" value="normal"/>

        <param name="WebUtilErrorMode" value="Alert"/>

        <param name="WebUtilDispatchMonitorInterval" value="5"/>

        <param name="WebUtilTrustInternal" value="true"/>

        <param name="WebUtilMaxTransferSize" value="16384"/>

        <param name="baseHTML" value="webutilbase.htm"/>

        <param name="baseHTMLjpi" value="webutiljpi.htm"/>

        <param name="archive" value="frmall.jar"/>

        <param name="lookAndFeel" value="Generic"/>

        <param name="cache_archive_ex" value="jacob.jar;preload,icons.jar;preload,FormsSecurity.jar;preload,commons.jar;preload"/>

    </applet-desc>

</jnlp>

As you can see on line 14 I have the reference to the extra jnlp file which sits: http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/forms/java/

That file is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<jnlp spec="1.8+" codebase="http://x-xx-xxx-x.xxx.xx.xx:1234/forms/java/" href="resources.jnlp" version="1.0">

    <information>

        <title>Forms</title>

        <vendor>Form test</vendor>

    </information>

    <security>

        <all-permissions/>

    </security>

    <resources>

        <jar href="jacob.jar"/>

        <jar href="icons.jar"/>

        <jar href="FormsSecurity.jar"/>

        <jar href="commons.jar"/>

    </resources>

    <component-desc/>

</jnlp>

When I remove the reference to the external JNLP file, my application starts up just fine and I can get to the initial start.fmx form and work normally.

I do need that external file though as it contains jars I'll need for the main application.

My question is what is wrong with my external resources file?  I am assuming the error is referring to that file when it says 'launch file'.

From what I understand, I've written it in the correct format.  Every example I've seen of usages of external jnlp files only have one jar file referenced in them.  I'm referencing 4 jar files.  Is that allowed?

Any ideas on how to get this running?