You want to connect multiple databases in oracle forms to perform certain tasks, for example you need to execute ddl or dml statements against databases but when you try to use dblink it gives you error or suddenly quits from the oracle forms. Solut…
Center window automatically in Oracle Forms 6i, use the following procedure by passing window name as parameter:ExamplePROCEDURE auto_centre (pwn in varchar2) ISvw number := get_window_property(forms_mdi_window, width);vh number := get_window_proper…
Get_File_Name is built-in function of Oracle Forms 6i, used to get the file name with address by browsing the file. You can browse a specific extension name file or with multiple extensions using wild cards. In this example I am showing three diffe…
Set Icon_File property in When-Mouse-Enter trigger Suppose you are creating icon based menu system in Oracle Forms 6i and you want to change icon when mouse over on any push button. You can accomplish this task by writing form level trigger when-mous…
Sharing a form to generate Excel file report from SQL query in Oracle Forms. This form can be used in Oracle Forms 6i and 10g / 11g. Below is the screen shot of this form and could be download from the following link: Excel_Rep.Fmb A procedure…
I have already posted in my previous post Running Reports Using Run_Product to run reports in Oracle Forms 6i and in this post I am using the same procedure to run report but I am providing a demo form also. Below is the screen shot of this form an…
To download Oracle Forms Developer 6i from Oracle click this link http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/forms/6i_rel2_xp.zipNote. You must have Oracle username and password to download any software from Oracle site, if not then sign-up its free.…
Suppose you want to give the data backup option in Oracle Forms application to some client users, where you have installed Oracle 11g client or direct from server.The following procedure executes a batch file placed in current working directory of th…
Giving date picker calendar option to user for date type fields in Oracle Forms. I am providing you the form (FoxCal.Fmx) and two libraries (General.plx and Calendar.pll). You can download these files by clicking below link: Download Form and require…
I have already posted and provided the required PLSQL Library and the Calendar FMX file in my previous blog post Date Picker Calendar For Oracle Forms but some people were still not able to use this utility in their forms, so I thought to provide a d…
I wrote this trigger around 4 years ago to handle errors in an application based on Oracle Forms 6i. This trigger handles all errors with some custom messages for some specific errors and not only this after giving an appropriate message to the user…
Creating Timer in Oracle D2k / Forms 6i and Displaying a Clock This is about timer in D2k An external clock can be constructed using timers. Timers correspond to internal clocks, which have a specific time period. When the specified duration expires,…
Refresh / Updating a form screen in Oracle D2k Forms 6i ProblemYou want to show number of records processed progress or a progress bar on form through a procedure. SolutionDeclare nTotalRec Number := 10000; nCurrRec Number := 1;Begin For i in 1..…
Sharing an Oracle Form Htoolbar.fmb for Oracle Forms 10g/11g containing Horizontal Toolbar canvas and a control block with basic navigational and operational buttons, which can be customized easily as per your form's requirement. Just change the da…
After getting to much requests for a free Oracle Forms and Reports project for students, I am sharing a project with source code (Oracle Forms example application), which I developed in around 2000 in Oracle Forms 4.5, but you can download it and can…
Upload Files To FTP in Oracle Forms D2k Use following procedure to upload files to Ftp. PROCEDURE Ftp_Upload IS outfile text_io.file_type;BEGIN -- write a ftp script outfile := text_io.fopen('D:\ftpsendsource.ftp', 'w'); text_io.put_lin…
A step by step tutorial for Oracle Forms 10g development. This guide is helpful for freshers in Oracle forms 10g. To download this ebook click the below button: Download Oracle Forms 10g eBook See Also:Oracle Forms Recipes - Get it from Google Playht…
Convert numbers to Indian Rupees format in Oracle Forms / Reports.Create the below mention function in Oracle Forms / Reports and call it with passing a number parameter.FUNCTION INR_words( p_number In number, vFrDec varchar2 Default 'Paisa Only') RE…
Below is the example plsql unit to validate login credentials and after successful validation open a new form by passing some parameters to it, in Oracle forms 10g.Create a form for custom login. Create text items for username and password etc. and a…
Below is the example to write file on client in Oracle Forms 10g with webutil library package.Note: Webutil library must be attached to the form.DECLAREv_dir VARCHAR2(250) := 'c:\temp';ft_tempfile CLIENT_TEXT_IO.FILE_TYPE;beginft_tempfile := CLIENT_…
Add combo list / drop down list item element at runtime in Oracle forms.SyntaxPROCEDURE ADD_LIST_ELEMENT(list_name VARCHAR2,list_index, NUMBERlist_label VARCHAR2,list_value NUMBER);ExampleDeclare nElmntCount Number;Begin -- First count the total l…
The below plsql program unit could be used in a WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE trigger to initially populate the hierarchical tree with data in Oracle forms.DECLAREhtree ITEM;v_ignore NUMBER;rg_emps RECORDGROUP;BEGIN-- Find the tree itself.htree := Find_Item…
Suppose you want to scan a tabular grid block (loop through all records in detail block) from top to bottom in Oracle forms. You can do this task by using :system.last_record system variable to determine whether it is last record in a block and then…
SYSTEM.CURSOR_BLOCK Determining current block in Oracle Forms Using SYSTEM.CURSOR_BLOCK system variable. The value that the SYSTEM.CURSOR_BLOCK system variable represents depends on the current navigation unit:If the current navigation unit is the bl…
Suppose you want to handle an error in oracle forms and want to display custom error message for that error, but also you want to customize more for a particular error. For example there are many fields in form with required property is set to TRUE f…
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Suppose you want to populate a non-database data block with records manually in Oracle forms. This task can be done using a cursor. Below is the example given for hr.job_history table, where user input the employee id in upper block and click on th…
The example given below for writing text file or CSV using Text_IO package from a tabular block in Oracle Forms. Suppose there is a tabular grid data block "Job_History" in your forms and you want to write a CSV on click of a button by reading…
See also: Why And When To Use Pre-Update and Pre-Insert Triggers In Oracle FormsPre-Update Fires during the Post and CommitTransactions process, before a row is updated in Oracle Forms. It fires once for each record that is marked for update.The foll…
