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Oracle Forms upgrade 14.1.2 - Inplace : Error java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.clientInfo.GetClientInfo

Amarendra ShuklaMar 11 2025 — edited Mar 11 2025

Hello ,

I have been trying to upgrade Oracle Forms 12.2.1.19 to 14.1.2 using the steps for in-place upgrade in

https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/developer-tools/forms/14.1.2/install-fnr/upgrading-oracle-forms-14.1.2.0.0.html#GUID-C5D616C1-0D06-40F5-87AC-692F5EE52070

Below are the specifics related to this upgrade:

1.“create_webutil_db.sql” file from 14.1.2 binary was compiled to original schema of the database.

2. FORMS_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/forms:<project_fmb_path>. Used to compile existing PLL/MMB/FMB. project_fmb_path does not contain any webutil file.

3. Jacob version: 1.21 , downloaded from https://github.com/freemansoft/jacob-project/releases and self-sgined for testing. Copied to ORACLE_HOME/forms/java directory as outlined in Doc ID 2065434.1.

4. Configured extensions.jnlp file according to Doc ID 2083540.1

4. webutil.pll & webutil.olb are not copied to any other folder and webutil.plx also exists in $ORACLE_HOME/forms.

5. Even though forms application gives the error, I can still login to test if webutil related functionality works or not, but I get below error suggesting that webutil has not been installed properly

6. Error when I start the application using FSAL :

Detected Java version: 17.0.13
Inspecting archive files in cache directory C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Temp\frmsal\localhost\14.1.2.0
Using cached archive file frmall.jar from cache subdirectory h2y829i8mkogdz6u09v2ed4n
Forms Session ID is WLS_FORMS.formsapp.16
The proxy host is null, and the proxy port is 0.
Native HTTP implementation is being used for the connection.
The connection mode is HTTP.
Forms Applet version is 14.1.2.0
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.clientInfo.GetClientInfo
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.file.FileFunctions
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.host.Host
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.session.SessionFunctions
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.fileTransfer.FileTransfer
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.ole.OleFunctions
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.cApi.CApiFunctions
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.forms.webutil.browser.BrowserFunctions
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:375)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.instantiate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.UICommon.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.handler.JavaContainer.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onCreateHandler(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.processSet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessageReal(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.onMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.sendInitialMessage(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Runform.startRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.createRunform(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.engine.Main.start(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsAppletIntegration.startApplet(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at oracle.forms.saa.FormsStandAloneApp.main(Unknown Source)

Please help with the above issue.
Thanks.

This post has been answered by Michael Ferrante-Oracle on Mar 12 2025
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