look at set_item_property and default where clause
newbie22_at_my-deja.com wrote in message <7prt1c$9k7$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>HI all,
>
>I'm learning Oracle Dev 2000 at the moment.
>I'm trying to do some simple things that I
>did in other GUI interfaces.
>
>Is it possible to create a data block that
>will accept an argument that will be used
>in the where clause? I've done this in PLSQL
>functions and procedures, and in ProC.
>
>
>So, given the demo database:
>
>SQL> describe DEPT
> Name Null? Type
> ------------------------------- -------- ----
> DEPTNO NOT NULL NUMBER(2)
> DNAME VARCHAR2(14)
> LOC VARCHAR2(13)
>
>is it possible to create a data block that would
>accept the DEPTNO as an argument, and return only
>those records with that DEPTNO?
>
>In a PLSQL procedure, I would code:
>
>create OR REPLACE procedure some_proc
>( a_dept in dept.deptno%type
>)
>AS
>
>CURSOR C_DEPT is
>select
>deptno,
>dname,
>loc
>from dept
>where deptno = a_deptno;
>
>BEGIN
>
>for c1 in c_dept loop
>...
>end loop;
>
>
>end; /* END PROC */
>
>(Of course, a procedure such as this, can't
>'RETURN' the rows, only process them internally. )
>
>Is is possible to do this same idea in
>a DATA BLOCK in Oracle FORMS 5.0?
>
>I've tried fooling around with the data block's
>arguments, but I have had no success so far.
>I expect that I have got the syntax wrong.
>
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Newbie
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Received on Mon Aug 23 1999 - 12:26:42 CDT
