Re: PL/SQL How to display messages

From: Beverley Williams <bev_at_starfleet.bt.co.uk>
Date: 1996/10/09
Message-ID: <53fnsc$nad_at_pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>#1/1


> Can anyone help me with what I thought would be straight forward
> problem but has gotten the better of me.
 

> Is there any way to print to the screen IMMEDIATELY within PL/SQL ?.
> For example to give a message showing the progress of a long update.
>

I have encountered the same problem, and did something like this :-

   begin

        .....<update>
        clear_message;
        message('BLAH  BLAH',acknowledge);
        synchronize;
        ........<rest of stuff>


synchronize synchronizes the screen with the internal state of the form.

-- 
Bev Williams,
Contractor,
BT Labs,
Martlesham Heath,
Ipswich.

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Received on Wed Oct 09 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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