The Java code

This example is based on the pdf-renderer project which can be found at https://pdf-renderer.dev.java.net/  I’ve taken the example included (PDFViewer.java) with the project and rewritten the PDFViewer class so it can be used as a java bean inside Oracle Forms.

The implementation class of the Bean Item

    com.sun.pdfview.PDFViewer

The methods you can call

Register the bean

fbean.register_bean('BL.BEAN', 1, 'com.sun.pdfview.PDFViewer');

 

This is the very first operation you have to do.

Set the URL/File

fbean.invoke( hBean, 1, 'doOpenUrl', 'URL');
e.g. :
fbean.invoke( hBean, 1, 'doOpenUrl', 'http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oid/pdf/internet_directory_ds_10gr3.pdf');

The sample dialog

Download the pdfviewer.zip file
Unzip the pdfviewer.zip file
Copy the pdfviewer.jar file in your /forms/java/ folder
Update your /forms/server/formsweb.cfg configuration file:
    archive=frmall.jar,pdfviewer.jar
Notice that we update the archive tag and not the archive_jini tag because this bean needs the Sun Java plug-in 1.6 and won't run with any older version, including the Oracle JInitiator
Open the pdfviewer.fmb module (Oracle Forms 10.1.2)
Compile all and run the module

The .jar files must be signed
The pdfviewer.jar file provided with the .zip file are already signed