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4

Creating a Basic Form Module

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do


the following:
• Create a form module
• Create a data block
• Save and compile a form module
• Identify Forms file formats and their characteristics
• Describe how to deploy a form module
• Explain how to create documentation for a Forms
application

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Creating a New Form Module
Create an empty module

Create data blocks and items

Apply standards

Fine-tune layout

Set object properties

Add code

Test form module

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Creating a New Form Module

Choose one of the following methods:


• Use wizards:
– Data Block Wizard
– Layout Wizard
• Build module manually
• Use template form

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Form Module Properties

Name
property

Coordinate
System property

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Creating a New Data Block

• Use Forms Builder Wizards:


– Data Block Wizard: Create a data block with
associated data source quickly and easily
– Layout Wizard: Lay out data block contents for
visual presentation
• Create manually

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Creating a New Data Block

Launch Data Reentrant mode


Block Wizard

Enter data
source

Reentrant mode
Launch Layout
Wizard

New Data Block


Lay out data
block contents

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Navigating the Wizards

Available only
in reentrant mode

Exit Save Next


without saving without exiting screen

Invoke Previous Save


online help screen and exit

Tabbed Interface:
Available only in reentrant mode

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Launching the Data
Block Wizard

In Forms Builder, do one of the


following:
• Select Tools > Data Block
Wizard.
• Right-click and select Data
Block Wizard.
• Select the Data Blocks node
and click Create icon; select
Use the Data Block Wizard
option.
• Use the Data Block Wizard
button on the toolbar in the
Layout Editor.

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Data Block Wizard: Type Page

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Data Block Wizard: Table Page

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Data Block Wizard: Finish Page

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Layout Wizard: Items Page

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Layout Wizard: Style Page

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Layout Wizard: Rows Page

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Data Block Functionality

Once you create a data block with the wizards, Forms


Builder automatically creates:
• A form module with database functionality
including query, insert, update, delete
• A frame object
• Items in the data block
• A prompt for each item
• Triggers needed to enforce database constraints if
“Enforce data integrity” is checked

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Template Forms

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Saving a Form Module

To save the form module:


• Select File > Save
OR
Click the Save icon
• Enter a filename
• Navigate to
desired location
• Click Save

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Compiling a Form Module

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Module Types and Storage Formats

Form .fmb .fmx .fmt


Module

Menu
.mmb .mmx .mmt
Module

PL/SQL
.pll .plx .pld
Library

Object
Library .olb .olt

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Deploying a Form Module

1 2

.fmb
.fmx

3
1. Move module files to
middle tier
2. Generate module on
middle tier
3. Run in browser using
Forms Services on
middle tier

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Text Files and Documentation

• Convert a binary file to a text file.


• Create an ASCII file for a form module.

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned that:


• To create a form module, you create an empty
module, then add data blocks and other elements
• You can create a data block manually or with the
Data Block Wizard and Layout Wizard
• You can save and compile a form module using
the File and Program menus or from the toolbar
• You can store form, menu, and library modules in
text format (useful for documentation), in a
portable binary format, or a non-portable binary
executable format
• To deploy a form module, you move it to the
application server machine and generate it

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Practice 4 Overview

This practice covers the following topics:


• Creating a new form module
• Creating a data block by using Forms Builder
wizards
• Saving and running the form module

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