Hello
In our company we have a oracle forms application (11G). We are planning to upgrade it to 12C next year.
A couple of years ago, we modernize our oracle forms application to improve the user interface and user experience.
In a nutshell, we have a html-page, that we are using as a menu to call the different forms. A section of this page contains the applet.
The communication between the two is done by using JavaScript. The browser that we are using is of course Internet explorer11
(the only browser that is still supporting the java plug-in).
For more than a year , we are following the discussions and annoucement about the problems with the java plug-in and different Oracle Forms 12c Client Deployment
Configuration Options. More and more, we see the recommandation to use 'java web start' or fsal, in order to avoid the problem with the java plug-in.
However, JWS and fsal is not really a solution for our application, due to the use of javascript integration. I know that Oracle Forms 12.2.1.3 has the new feature
'Websocket JS Interface' but it is only one way.
Basically, our question is what our options are? Is it realistic to hope that Oracle will come with a new cient deployment configuration option that allows javascript
integration as we use it. Or is it best to abandon the current use of html and javascript integration, what probably means a lot of work and cost.
Many thanks in advance.
Gunther Verheuen