In Oracle forms when we have two or more blocks and there is a requirement to join them or make a relation between blocks then there are certain types of relation properties available. You will find below the explanation of Master-Detail relation pro…
Set_Item_Property is used to change an object's settings at run time. Note that in some cases you can get but not set certain object properties. The following are Syntax of Set_Item_property command:SET_ITEM_PROPERTY(item_id ITEM,property NUMBER,valu…
Sets the Report object property at run time in Oracle Forms of an report object. The following are the Syntax of Set_Report_Object_Property:PROCEDURE SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id REPORT_OBJECT,property NUMBER,value VARCHAR2);PROCEDURE SET_REP…
An example is given below to how to create a modal dialog window in Oracle Forms for asking user input and return the value to any text item.   The following is the screen shot of this demo and this form could be downloaded from the following link: C…
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…
Example is given for Pre-Query and Post-Query triggers in Oracle Forms, with using Display_Itembuilt-in in Post-Query triggers to highlight fields dynamically.   This is the screen shot below for this example:   You can also download this form from t…
Highlight a Text Item in Oracle Forms With Visual Attribute It is very necessary to highlight the current cursor text item in data entry forms so that a user can easily notice the current item. Steps to highlight current item 1.   Create a visual att…
Suppose you want to change multiple images after a specified time in home screen of your oracle forms application. Follow these simple steps to create image presentation with create_timer: (1) Place an image item on canvas and set the appropriate siz…
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…
Change the font size and weight of text items and push buttons on mouse hover in Oracle Forms.   An example is given below to highlight the text in text items and highlight the label of a push button item at run time whenever mouse enters or leave, b…