© 2007 by prentice hall8-1 introduction to oracle 10g chapter 8 understanding and using forms...

© 2007 by Prentice Hall8-1

Introduction to Oracle 10gChapter 8Understanding and Using Forms Builder

James Perry and Gerald Post


Chapter Outline

• Introduction to Forms• Creating a Simple Main Form with the Forms

Builder• Modifying Forms• Creating Tabular Forms and Sub Forms


8.1: The Agent form for Redwood Realty shows one agent at a time

Sample forms


8.2: The License Status form uses a grid layout to display multiple rows


8.3: The Agent Contacts from combines a main form with a tabular form


8.6 Web services architecture

Developer User

Database server

Application serverForms

builderName.fmb

Compiled formName.fmx

Java-enabled Web browser

Forms and data

Overview of forms architecture on the Web


8.5 Design view of the structure of an Oracle form

Object Navigator

CanvasToolsProperty Palette

Items


8.6 Choosing tables with the data block wizard

The Browse button gives you the list of tables

Creating a form with the wizards


8.7 Choosing columns with the data block wizard


8.8 Setting prompts and column widths in the layout wizard


8.9 Choosing the number of records in the layout wizard


8.10 Design of the initial Customer form


8.11 First step of JInitiator setup

Running the form


8.12 Initial Customer form and form controls

Execute QuerySelect prior or next record

Add or delete records

Save changes

Close form


8.13 Simple form query to find all customers with a last name beginning with the letter B

Enter Query Execute Query Cancel Query

Displaying data with form queries


8.14 Rows filtered by the query


8.15 Object alignment options

The Layout Editor


8.16 The object navigator


8.17 Common form modifications

Alignment options


8.18 Adding a static image


8.19 Design for the Listings form


8.20 Loading an image to the database


Table 8.1: Property changes for query lookup values

Property New Value

Name FIRSTNAME

Prompt First Name

Prompt Attachment Offset 7

Database Item Yes

Column Name FIRSTNAME

Primary Key No

Query Only Yes

Adding lookup columns with a List Of Values


8.21 Choosing the return item with the List of Values wizard


8.22 List of values for selecting the listing agent


8.23 Changing an item type to Radio Group

Adding Radio buttons


8.24 Properties for the radio button


8.25 Radio buttons on the form


8.26 Setting the initial properties for a tabular form

Creating tabular forms


8.27 Tabular design for license status values


8.28 Creating a relationship for a main/sub form

Creating a main with sub form


8.29 Initial main form and sub form design


Table 8.2: Properties to change to add a display column

Property Value

Name FIRSTNAME

Enabled No

Column Name FIRSTNAME

Query Only Yes

Prompt First Name


Table 8.3: Common entries for format masks

Formatting Character Display Effect

X Any character or digit.

A Only alphabetic characters.

9 Only numbers.

0 Only numbers and displays leading zeros.

YYYY Four digit year.

MM Two digit year number.

DD Day of month.

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