Re: Sharing package data among forms

Hello Rajesh,
[Quoted] this is from Forms 6i online help, 'share library data':

Forms that have identical libraries attached can share library package data. (For more information, see the data_mode parameter for the CALL_FORM, OPEN_FORM, and NEW_FORM built-ins, under Related Topics above.) The Share Library with Form property enables menus associated with the forms to share the library package data as well.

Take a look at the 'Related topics' in the online help.

Regards, Joost

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Joost Bataille
University of Amsterdam ICT centre
www.ic.uva.nl

"Rajesh Jayaprakash" <rajesh.j_at_vsnl.net> wrote in message
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> I would like to share a PL/SQL index-by table among two forms in my

> Developer 6i application, but am not sure whether this is feasible or

> not.

>

> I have created a package (in a library) with the table defined in the

> package specification:

>

> PACKAGE pkg IS

>   type table1 is table of tbl%rowtype

>   index by binary_integer ;

>

>   tab table1 ;

>

>   procedure populate_tab ;

> END;

>

> The package contains a procedure, populate_tab, which populates this

> table.

>

> My intent is to call populate_tab from one form, and refer to the

> table's contents from another form.

>

> I find that the table contains no data (count is zero) when referred

> from the second form. Does this mean that this approach is wrong,

> i.e., the package data is not shared, but is local to each form?

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks and regards,

>

> Rajesh Jayaprakash

> rajesh.j_at_vsnl.net