1) Install the Oracle XE bank
2) Installing Forms 6i Free Release2 Version on Oracle - Oracle9ias Forms Services and Oracle Forms Developer 6i Release 2
Link: http://www.oracle.com/technology/softwa ... nsoft.html
) Download the patch17 - p4183804_600_winnt (search for internet on google by that name .zip and you will find on sites like megaupload and rapidshare. If you have access to metalink, then there you will find it easily)
4) Install Patch17 in the same home that installed Forms 6i.
5) Copy sqlnet.ora tnsnames.ora from Oracle Xe through the path:
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\NETWORK\ADMIN
C:\orant\NET80\ADMIN
6) Enter DOS and run the following path connecting as SYSDBA to make the following changes via SQLPlus:
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>sqlplus / as sysdba
SQLPLUS>shutdown immediate
SQLPLUS>startup restrict
SQLPLUS>ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET INTERNAL_USE UTF8;
SQLPLUS>shutdown immediate
SQLPLUS>startup