Oracle Forms ® ® INTERACTIVE WORKBOOK BOOKS IN THIS SERIES • Baman Motivala “Oracle Forms Interactive Workbook” 0-13-015808-9 • Benjamin Rosenzweig & Elena Silvestrova “Oracle PL/SQL” 0-13-015743-0 • Alex Morrison & Alice Rischert “Oracle SQL Interactive Workbook” 0-13-015745-7 Oracle Forms ® ® INTERACTIVE WORKBOOK BAMAN MOTIVALA Prentice Hall PTR Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 www.phptr.com CONTENTS Introduction Acknowledgments About the Author xi xvii xix Chapter Concepts and Objects LAB 1.1 Oracle Forms Concepts 1.1.1 Explain How Oracle Forms Works LAB 1.2 Mandatory Forms Objects 1.2.1 Identify Items and Their Types 1.2.2 Identify Canvases and Frames 1.2.3 Define Base-table Blocks 1.2.4 Understand Modules 1.2.5 Relate the Mandatory Forms Elements CHAPTER Test Your Thinking Chapter Wizards and Files LAB 2.1 The Data Block and Layout Wizards 2.1.1 Use the Data Block and Layout Wizards 2.1.2 Reentering the Wizards LAB 2.2 Oracle Forms Files 2.2.1 Differentiate Between Source and Executable Files 2.2.2 Compile Binary Files into Executable Files 2.2.3 Run Executable Files CHAPTER Test Your Thinking Chapter The Development Environment LAB 3.1 The Object Navigator 3.1.1 Open and Identify Objects 3.1.2 Create and Delete objects 3.1.3 Drag & Drop and Cut & Paste Objects 3.1.4 Run and Save Forms 3.1.5 View Database Objects 11 17 18 19 20 20 30 31 32 42 43 53 54 55 57 63 65 66 68 69 70 72 72 vii viii Contents LAB 3.2 The Property Palette 3.2.1 View Properties 3.2.2 Change Properties LAB 3.3 The Layout Editor 3.3.1 Create and Format Objects 3.3.2 Arrange and Size Objects CHAPTER Test Your Thinking Chapter Master-Detail Forms LAB 4.1 Master-Detail Forms 4.1.1 Create a Master-Detail Form 4.1.2 Work with Master-Detail Forms and Relations CHAPTER Test Your Thinking Chapter Items LAB 5.1 Text Items and Display Items 5.1.1 Create and Define Text Items Without the Wizard 5.1.2 Create and Define Display Items LAB 5.2 Buttons, List Items, Radio Groups, and Check Boxes 5.2.1 Create Buttons 5.2.2 Put Simple Code Behind Buttons 5.2.3 Create List Items 5.2.4 Create Radio Groups 5.2.5 Create Check Boxes CHAPTER Test Your Thinking Chapter Triggers & Built-ins LAB 6.1 Trigger Basics 6.1.1 Use PL/SQL and SQL in Triggers 6.1.2 Understand Trigger Scope 6.1.3 Categorize Triggers LAB 6.2 Creating Triggers of Various Types 6.2.1 Create Query Triggers 6.2.2 Create Validation Triggers 6.2.3 CreateTransactional Triggers 6.2.4 Create Key Triggers LAB 6.3 Forms Built-ins 6.3.1 Use Forms Built-ins CHAPTER Test Your Thinking 84 86 86 93 95 97 105 107 108 110 112 124 125 126 127 131 143 147 148 150 153 155 169 171 172 175 176 178 187 189 192 195 197 213 216 223 466 Index Query Array Size property, 140–41 QUERY_MASTER_DETAIL trigger, 26, 119–20 Query triggers, 175, 187–88 creating, 189–92 R Radio Button node, 163 Radio groups, 3, 22, 144–45, 163–65 creating, 153–55 radio buttons in, 165 Radio menu items, 423 Real coordinate system, 49 Record Group Fetch Size property, 241 Record groups, and LOVs, 227–28 Record History window, 331–32 Records page, Layout Wizard, 40–41 Relation object: creation of, 109 and master block, 118 Relations, 25, 107 Report Builder, 404 Reports Runtime, 404, 409 Reusable code, 353–61 PL/SQL libraries, 362–73 program units, 354–61 stored PL/SQL objects, 374–78 Reusable objects, 313–52 subclassing, 80, 314–22 Subclass Information dialog box, 332–33 subclass objects, 315–17 RUN_PRODUCT built–in, 404, 405 running Oracle reports with, 406–7 RUN_REPORT_OBJECT built–in, 404, 405–6 running Oracle reports with, 407–8 S Sample schema, xv–xvi SECONDCAN, 273 SECONDWIN, 273–74 Separators, 424 SET_ALERT_PROPERTY built–in, 359 SET_ALERT_PROPTERY built–in, 257 SET_BLOCK_PROPERTY, 218, 397 SET_ built–ins, 214–15, 218–19 SET_CANVAS_PROPERTY, 218 SET_ITEM_PROPERTY built–in, 89, 218 SET_VIEW_PROPERTY built–in, 296 SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY built–in, 218 SHOW_ALERT built–in, 250, 257 Show Errors window, 202 SHOW_HIST trigger, 273, 284 SHOW_LIST button, 245 SHOW_LOV built–in, 245–46, 249 SHOW_VIEW built–in, 267, 275, 296, 355 Size Objects window, 102 Software requirements, xiii–xiv Source page, LOV Wizard, 229, 236 SQL, using in triggers, 175–76 SQL query page, LOV Wizard, 229–30, 237 Stacked canvases, 287–97 creating/displaying, 289–92 defined, 287–88 INSTRUCTOR stacked canvas, 293–94 viewport, 288 Stacked Canvas tool, Tool Palette, 293 Stored PL/SQL objects, 374–78 calling, 374–75 moving between database and Forms application, 375 using, 375–77 Style page, Layout Wizard, 40 Subclass Information property, 91, 318, 321, 344 Subclassing, 80, 314–22 Subclass Information dialog box, 332–33 subclass objects, 315–17 Summary Function property, 139 T TABLE_ITEM_PROMPT_ALIGNMENT, 26 Table page, 35–37 Data Block Wizard, 34–37 Text Color button, 101–2 Text fields, Text items, 3, 22, 126–27 creating/defining without the wizard, 127–30, 133–38 Enabled property, 134–35 Text Item tool, 134 Toolbar canvases, 298–310 creating, 299–302 TOOLBAR canvas, 305–6, 314–15 using in another form, 302–3 Tool Palette, 99–100, 134, 147 Layout Editor, 95 Stacked Canvas tool, 293 Transactional triggers, 175, 189 creating, 195–96 Triggers, 2–3, 9, 24–25, 172–212 and canvases, 25 categorizing, 173–75, 178–79 by function, 174–75 by name, 174 and events/items, forms triggers, key triggers, 174, 175, 189, 209–11 creating, 197–99 On event triggers, 174 Post event triggers, 174 Index Pre event triggers, 174 query triggers, 175, 187–88 creating, 189–92 scope, 172–73, 176–77 transactional triggers, 175, 189 creating, 195–96 using PL/SQL and SQL in, 175–76 validation triggers, 175, 188–89 creating, 192–95 When event triggers, 174 Type page, 34 Data Block Wizard, 34 U Update Layout property, 24, 98, 102–3 Use Security property, 440 Utility toolbar, Layout editor, 94, 283 V VAL_ALERT alert, 357 Validate Item event, Validating an item, Validation triggers, 175, 188–89 creating, 192–95 Value When Checked property, 165–67 Value When Unchecked property, 165–67 View menu, Form Builder, 423–24 Viewport Height property, 275 Viewports, 266–67 Viewport Width property, 275 Visible property, 133 Visual attributes, 323 behavior of, 330 creating/applying, 325–27 Visual Attribute Type property, 330–31 Common value, 330 467 Prompt value, 331 Title value, 331 W WHEN–BUTTON–PRESSED trigger, 7–8, 144, 158, 173, 181, 198, 209, 251, 254–55, 272–73, 280–81, 294, 354, 387 WHEN–CHECKBOX–CHANGED trigger, 9, 23, 167 WHEN–NEW–FORM–INSTANCE trigger, 26, 55, 216, 220, 389 WHEN–VALIDATE–ITEM triggers, 4, 47, 176–77, 179–83, 188–89, 193–94, 204–6, 353, 357–58, 360 WHEN–VALIDATE–RECORD trigger, 206 WINDOW–CLOSED trigger, Windows, 14, 262–69 content windows, 277–86 defined, 262 dialog windows, 262–64, 271 displaying, 265–66 document windows, 262–64, 270 modal windows, 263–64 Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window, 263, 272 styles of, 262 understanding, 267–69 Wizards, 32–52, 107, 288 Data Block Wizard, 32, 33–37, 42–43, 46–50 Layout Wizard, 32, 33, 37–42, 44–46, 48, 50–51 reentering, 43–45 Wrap Style property, 135 Www.oracle.com, 59 Www.phptr.com/phptrinteractive, WYSIWYG, 12–13 ... 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