Re: Help needed on SQL*FORMS30

colten_at_cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:

>
> Well, I'm back again. I'm on a new project and I'm slamming head
> on into the restrictions of ORACLE and the outright lies of the
> sql*forms manual.
>
Tell it like it is!!!

> Another problem, which I cannot find addressed in the manual
> is "overwrite". For example, if a field is populated and you
> want to replace the value, you cannot simply overwrite the value.
> You have to backspace over the existing value and then enter the
> new one. If the cursor is at the start of the field (as it
> often is) you have to use the "right" key to move past the field,
> *then* backspace and enter the new value.
>

The basic problem is an insufficient key definition as supplied by Oracle. Which key mapping are you using (vtxx? pc? etc.). You need to have separate key definitions for the Del and Backspace keys, if you are using, say, a pc to access Oracle over a network with PC/TCP using a vt220 emulation. A real pain in the behind, I think that should be part of the default definitions.

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