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HOW DO I CREATE AN AUTOMATIC DATE TO APPEAR IN A FORM?! [message #116579]

Wed, 20 April 2005 13:11

kashcheema
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2005

Junior Member

hello there,
i just wanted some assistance in displaying the current date (for example, today's date) in a form once the form is viewed in runtime? (compiled)
i have tried this method from the sql editor, but to no avail:
"create table staff(
...
...
date DATE..."

any help will be appreciated

thanks

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Re: HOW DO I CREATE AN AUTOMATIC DATE TO APPEAR IN A FORM?! [message #116609 is a reply to message #116579]

Wed, 20 April 2005 20:29

djmartin
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Registered: March 2005
Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia

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Go to http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/forms.html. Find 'Form Builder Reference'. Download it and search for '$$date'.

Check the block item property default value and use '$$date$$'.

Alternatively, in the when-create-record trigger for the block you can use a 'select sysdate into :blk.itm from dual;' statement.

But please read the doco and understand what '$$date$$' does that 'sysdate' does not.

You also have to be careful about over-writing existing field values and what behaviour you want during query mode versus entry mode.

[Updated on: Wed, 20 April 2005 20:30]

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Re: HOW DO I CREATE AN AUTOMATIC DATE TO APPEAR IN A FORM?! [message #116709 is a reply to message #116609]

Thu, 21 April 2005 09:39

kashcheema
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Registered: April 2005

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thanks djmartin, your method worked.

kash

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