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…

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,…

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…

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..…

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…

Below is the example to read and import comma delimited csv file in oracle forms with D2k_Delimited_String package. This package is available in D2kdlstr.pll library.To download D2kdlstr.Pll Click HereCreate the following procedure in program unit of…

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…

You can test or tune your program unit performance in Oracle forms with Ora_Prof package.Suppose you have created to procedure to perform a single task with different logic and you want to check exactly which procedure is performing well. See the bel…

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…

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…