| Built-ins make me sick! [message #126091] |
Thu, 30 June 2005 21:33  |
code_scavenger
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Registered: June 2005
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I am really confused in built-ins of Oracle Forms
I came from .NET development specifically Visual Basic.
I recently ventured Oracle Development with my new Employer.
I interpreted Built-ins as equivalent to functions/procedures with VB. At first I had a difficult time trying to find out which built-in is for this and for that...
What I am trying to say is that.... can anybody give me some Oracle Developer's common built-ins used for Business Apps. And please provide some samples if you prefer. And can anybody explain to me the programming style of Oracle Forms. My first impression of it as DB direct programming because you can code PL/SQL, or does it have a multi-tier architecture whatsoever...
Help!
Please point me to the right direction.
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| Re: Built-ins make me sick! [message #126094 is a reply to message #126091] |
Thu, 30 June 2005 21:52  |
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djmartin
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Registered: March 2005
Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia
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Do you have to use Forms Developer for this new Employer? What version are they using?
I recommend that you look at the site http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/9i_forms.html#9iforms and follow the links from there.
Also go to http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/forms.html and do a find on 'Guidelines for Building Applications'. Download it and skim read it to get an idea of which built-ins and triggers to use.
Remember: there are two types of built-ins - restricted and unrestricted. Some triggers don't support restricted built-ins (which are mainly navigation type built-ins). For example, the When-Validate-Item trigger DOESN'T support navigation. You will have to get your head around non-navigation capable triggers.
A new product HTML_DB _may_ give you the functionality your employer requires. If you are writing an application from scratch and have no previous forms experience then HTML_DB is probably the better option for creating a small application, quickly. Especially in an organisation that has no Forms history.
David
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