Re: Forms MESSAGE() built-in

In a previous article, mike_at_kane.demon.co.uk (Mike J Cox) says:

>
>> I use Forms 4.5 and have the same problem, but I've given up on
>> finding any solution. Getting a message such as "working..." to
>> display *before* doing a time-consuming server call is impossible.
>
>If it doesnt work then contact ORACLE support but 'synchronize' what
>ever the 4.5 built in is called is the means to do what you want.
>
>Mike
>

I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to this question. Placing a SYNCHRONIZE statement immediately following the MESSAGE did indeed work as advertised.

Actually, there was a SYNCHRONIZE statement at the bottom of the trigger code where I was trying to display a message. However, I guess it was too far away to do the MESSAGE much good. SYNCHRONIZE has to be the next statement following a message in order to produce the desired effect.

The more I see Oracle products run, the more I have to believe they have coded for every conceivable eventuality in the known universe of all things possible.

Karla Johnson

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