Re: Forms 4.5 hide text?

levy.lee.ls_at_bhp.com.au (Lee Levy) wrote:

>In article <4j4n6t$stc_at_newsbf02.news.aol.com>, keurbg_at_aol.com (KEURBG) says:
>>
>>Does anyone know a way to hide text on a form. I have a situation where
>>depending upon user input, certain fields will be hidden. I also need to
>>hide the text
>>associated with the fields.
>>
 

>Read the help on set_item_property, particularly the DISPLAYED parameter.
>Dont miss the sections at the bottom which tells you which additional
>properties (enabled, navigable, required) are reset when you turn this
>OFF, so you know what needs turning back on.

Just be aware that this solution only works for items on a block. Oracle Forms, unlike Graphics, does not let you programmatically manipulate boilerplate text and graphics. I hope to see this feature in the next major release.

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