Re: creating text items as runtime in forms 6.0

[Quoted] On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 13:08:01 +0000, NinjaToy <LCIYQBBEQVFA_at_spammotel.com> wrote:

>a spreadsheet format only presents a problem to forms when
>both x and y dimensions vary.

it was the case

>if you took variable sized data into a form from a spreadsheet
>format the argument would still be the same.
>why use a non basetable block when you could use
>views or procedures to base the block on?

forms 4.5 16 bits and a view can not be updated in oracle 7

>If either of these two techniques are used, forms will process
>all the changes through its transactional triggers.
>
>in addition we are drifting from the original question posed by the
>poster DJae. his problem does not dictate the use of a non-basetable
>block and IMHO should not be attempted using a non-basetable
>block.

so i suggest to that you explain more completly your solution to him

>on the surface, the structure and coding behind your spreadsheet
>form may well work (but not the way nature intended it).

lol

-- 
Luc Bosman
DEV/2000 Software Engineer
Database & Network Administrator
l.bosman_at_iile.be
 ---------------------------------------------------- 
|  -°)                                          (°-  |
|  /\\  Linux the choice of the GNU generation  //\  |
| _\_v                                          v_/_ |
 ----------------------------------------------------