Special Tips for List Items in Oracle D2k In this section, I shall discuss some special tips and techniques offered by Forms with respect to lists and list items.   Populating List Items Dynamically in Oracle D2kList items appear as either drop-down…

Dynamic Lov is a good idea for the form where too many Lov requirement is there with different record groups. In this blog you will learn create dynamic Lov step by step.See also:http://www.foxinfotech.in/2015/01/populate-list-with-recordgroup-in-ora…

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,…

With following steps you can create Object Library (OLB) in Oracle D2k Forms.Step - 1Create a form in form builder and create objects like Data Block, Canvases, Windows, Program Units etc. as shown in below image. Step - 2Then Highlight Object Groups…

DISPLAY_ITEM built-in in Oracle D2k Forms DescriptionMaintained for backward compatibility only. For new applications, you should use theSET_ITEM_INSTANCE_PROPERTY built-in. DISPLAY_ITEM modifies an item's appearance byassigning a specified display a…

CHECKBOX_CHECKED built-in in Oracle D2k Forms DescriptionA call to the CHECKBOX_CHECKED function returns a BOOLEAN value indicating the state of thegiven check box. If the item is not a check box, Form Builder returns the following error:FRM-41038: I…

Obtaining Query Count Without executing a Query in Oracle D2k Obtaining a count of records that will be retrieved by EXECUTE_QUERY before actually performing it in a database block is especially useful when the requirement is to prevent navigation to…

Using Call_Form in Oracle D2k CALL_FORM examples/* Example 1:** Call a form in query-only mode.*/BEGINCALL_FORM('empbrowser', no_hide, no_replace, query_only);END;/* Example 2:** Call a form, pass a parameter list (if it exists)*/DECLAREpl_id PARAMLI…

Using GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY in Oracle D2k Forms DescriptionReturns information about the current Form Builder application. You must call the built-in once for eachvalue you want to retrieve.Usage NotesTo request a complete login, including an appe…

Pre-Query trigger in Oracle D2k / Oracle Forms DescriptionFires during Execute Query or Count Query processing, just before Form Builder constructs and issuesthe SELECT statement to identify rows that match the query criteria.Definition Level form or…