why wont get_file_name wont work with 9ias

[bookouri]

I created a form with a button similar to this:
READ_IMAGE_FILE (GET_FILE_NAME( File_Filter=> 'GIF Files (*.gif)|*.gif|'),'GIF','imagecontainer');

when I click on the button, the oracle form opens up a window where I can browse the local drives and find the file I want to load, select that file and have it loaded into the form. But, when I moved the finished form to my 9ias server and run it there, the form does not open a window and allow me to browse for a file. I understand that the file has to be local to the 9ias server, not the client machine, but the problem is that I do not get ANY chance to select a file. No browse window to the local drives is opened. No error is generated, it just doesnt work. Can I modify the get_file_name and make it work, or is there another way I can give the user access to select a file?

thanks for any suggestions...

 

[bookouri]

I found that get_file_name simply wont work from web based forms. Oracle suggests some bean solution but that solution goes on for about 4 pages of java code.. they also have a new product in development... webutil... but it is being written only for 10i....

any suggestions would still be appreciated...