Re: WebDB Problems & Workarounds

From: Leo Van Nieuwenhuyse <leo.van.nieuwenhuyse_at_pandora.be>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:12:44 GMT
Message-ID: <gVVv4.56561$2v4.153415_at_afrodite.telenet-ops.be>


There's still a problem with the lov's when you put more than one radio group above the popup lov.
I'm working on a solution.

Leo Van Nieuwenhuyse <leo.van.nieuwenhuyse_at_pandora.be> schreef in berichtnieuws MTAu4.48592$2v4.123836_at_afrodite.telenet-ops.be...
> About the LOV's on unstructured forms: There's a bug is in
> webdb.wwv_user_utilities :
>
> on line 2126 :
>
> l_columns(l_num) := substr(p_layout_text, l_cell_start+1,
> l_cell_end-l_cell_start-1);
>
> should be:
> l_columns(l_num) := substr(p_layout_text, l_cell_start+2,
> l_cell_end-l_cell_start-2);
>
> and everything works fine!
>
> Brooks Vaughn <brooks_at_tidalwave.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
> 38B588B2.8A311F35_at_tidalwave.net...
> > Some of the tihings I have been faced with are:
> >
> > 1. When entering code (for Forms edit) into the On Successful Submitt,
> > gives a Java Script error when you try to edit that form again. I have
> > to revert back to a archive version and reenter the code to make changes
> > to the form.
> >
> > 2. When using Unstructured Forms, undesired resluts can occur with using
> > LOV's and ComboBoxes. Must use Structured forms instead.
> >
> > I'm still having problems with the basics like:
> >
> > 1. How to call components from other components
> > 2. How to return to a previous form or report after calling another
> > form,
> > 3. How and where to HyperLink the day of the month on a canendar to a
> > insert calendar event form
> > 4. etc...
> >
> > -Brooks
> >
> >
> > >>> Jacquie Armstrong <jacquie_at_softtracks.com> 02/24 12:40 PM >>>
> >
> > That would be great... I know that in the past couple of days I have
> > fought with WebDB only to discover things like:
> >
> > 1) when writing a report based on an SQL Query you CAN'T put a
> > semi-colon at the end of the query
> >
> > 2) If you want to tell who is logged on to the system (in order to
> > restrict the data they see), you must change the DAD settings so that
> > WebDB components use the secure DAD. (Otherwise the user of the
> > component is the PUBLIC user)
> >
> > 3) There is no way to add joins to a query if you have created it using
> > the Wizard. (Our standard is now to create all reports from our own SQL
> > queries)
> >
> > It would be very helpful if we could bounce ideas and problems off each
> > other.
> >
> > Thanks, Jacquie.
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Fri Mar 03 2000 - 22:12:44 CET

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