Re: FORMS 5 question

To disable any ORACLE keys, add at the form level triggers, the KEY-Trigger name. In this trigger enter the NULL; statement. This will prevent that key press from doing its default function.

Ex for F4 use KEY-DUPITEM. You can also do whatever you want the key to do. The problem with changing the default key actions, is that it will confuse people used to the normal ORACLE keys. You can chg the help desc by chging it in the trigger property field.

Another trigger that can save some time is the KEY-OTHERS, it will disable all defaults unless you add the KEY-Triggers that you want. We use this at the block level.

If you have many forms and want to disable a function key, you could edit the form Resource file by using the Terminal program. If not familar with that be very carefull, as the .RES files contain the look and feel of all the ORACLE programs.

Georgette P Cornio

wozi wrote:

> I have a simple application that contains a customer entry form.
> When the form loads, I want to be able to press a function key such as
> F4, F5 or any of the functions and then have a dialog box come up. (The
> dialog box is an MDI Sheet I created)
>
> Second question:
> During data entry through my form, I want to disable certain key like
> F4 - Duplicate Record
> F7 - Enter Query
>
> thanks
Received on Sat Jul 03 1999 - 06:58:04 CEST