Re: Help with dynamic updates of forms

From: Chris Halioris <halioris_chris_nonlilly_at_lilly.com>
Date: 1997/08/12
Message-ID: <33F0D8C3.642F_at_lilly.com>#1/1


Yiannis Troullides wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Oracle and I have been asked to prepare
> some Oracle forms that will act as "windows" on the contents
> of a table/tables. That is, to dynamically "refresh" the
> forms display when the table changes in whatever way.
>
> Anyone got any pointers as to how I might go about
> doing this, or where to look in the vast amount of documentation...
>
> Your help is appreciated
>
> Thanks
> --
> Yiannis Troullides

Might try putting a trigger on the tables that call DBMS_PIPE to send a message. Then have the form listening for messages on the pipe and refresh when they are received.

Chris Halioris Received on Tue Aug 12 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST

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