Using the Netscape HTML tag, Web application developers can specify that plug-ins run as part of a Web page. Oracle JInitiator leverages the Netscape Navigator plug-in architecture in order to run inside the browser in the same way other plug-ins, such as QuickTime movies or Shockwave animations operate.
12MB free hard disk space (recommended 20MB)ī.2.3 Using Oracle JInitiator with Netscape Navigator.The minimum system requirements for Oracle JInitiator are: Oracle JInitiator supports the following configurations: Oracle JInitiator installation performs the required steps to run Forms Developer applications as trusted applets in the Oracle JInitiator environment. The installation and updating of Oracle JInitiator is performed using the standard plug-in mechanism provided by the browser.
It enables users to run Forms and Graphics applications directly within Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer on the Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 platforms. The first time the client browser encounters an HTML file that specifies the use of Oracle JInitiator, it is automatically downloaded to a client machine from the application server. Locally cached application class files are automatically updated from the application server. JInitiator automatically installs and updates itself like a plug-in or an Active-X component. It is a self-installing, self-maintaining deployment environment.Application class files are automatically cached by JInitiator, which provides fast application start-up.