Oracle Forms - Version 6.0.8 and later
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Is it possible decompile Oracle Forms FMX files to FMB files, to recover from a situation where the original FMB source files are lost?
It is not possible to decompile FMX files to recover the original source FMB files.
Please take care to keep backup copies of source files.
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