After Upgrading to JRE 1.7 On Windows 7 64 bits Forms Applet Stop Working (Doc ID 1500856.1)

Last updated on JULY 15, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Forms - Version 11.1.1.6.0 and later
Oracle Forms for OCI - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Note: Please check the Client Certification section of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations for the appropriate version of your product to ensure JRE 1.7 is supported as a client for your version.

After upgrading JRE on the client machine to 1.7 version and trying to run an Oracle Form the following is displayed.

Application Error

ClassNotFoundException

oracle.forms.engine.Main

After enabling Java Trace the following is being recorded in the Java console

java.net.SocketException: Permission denied: connect

at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method)

at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)

at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)

JRE was upgraded to 1.7

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