Developer/2000: Build Forms II
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Volume 1 • Student Guide
44111GC10
Production 1.0
January 1998
M06178
Author
Pascal Gibert
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Contents
Preface
Profile xi
Related Publications xii
Typographic Conventions xiii
Introduction I-1
Course Objectives I-3
Course Content I-5
Lesson 1: Managing Projects with Project Builder
Introduction 1-3
Introducing Project Builder 1-5
Project Builder Terminology 1-7
Project Builder Benefits 1-9
Project Builder User Interface 1-11
Creating Projects and Subprojects 1-13
Adding Project Files 1-15
Working with Project Files 1-17
Establishing Dependencies 1-19
Building Projects 1-21
Delivering Projects 1-23
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 1-1 1-25
Practice Session: Lesson 1 1-26
Inheritance in Project Builder 1-29
Defining New Types 1-31
Actions 1-33
Modifying Types Using Actions 1-35
Customizing Actions Using Macros 1-37
Customizing the Launcher 1-41
Summary 1-43
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 1-2 1-45
Practice Session: Lesson 1 1-46
Lesson 2: Creating a Menu Module
Introduction 2-3
Components of the Menu Module 2-5
Menu Styles 2-7
The Default Menu 2-9
The Menu Editor 2-11
Creating a Menu Module 2-13
Module Properties 2-15
Menu Properties 2-17
Menu Item Properties 2-19
Menu Item Types 2-21
Menu Item Command Types 2-23
Implementing Menu Toolbars 2-25
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Storing the Menu Module 2-27
Attaching the Menu Module 2-29
Pop-Up Menus 2-31
Summary 2-33
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 2 2-35
Practice Session: Lesson 2 2-36
Lesson 3: Managing Menu Modules
Introduction 3-3
Using PL/SQL in Menu Item Code 3-5
Useful Built-in Menu Subprograms 3-7
Showing and Hiding the Current Menu 3-9
Substitution Parameters 3-11
Defining a User-Named Substitution Parameter 3-13
Substitution Parameter Built-ins 3-15
Validating a Substitution Parameter Value 3-17
Managing Menu Security 3-19
Defining Security Roles 3-21
Assigning Access to Menu Items 3-23
Summary 3-25
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 3 3-27
Practice Session: Lesson 3 3-28
Lesson 4: Programming Function Keys
Introduction 4-3
Key Triggers 4-5
Defining Key Triggers 4-7
Characteristics of Key Triggers 4-9
Classification of Key Triggers 4-11
Using Key Triggers 4-15
Association with Other Interface Controls 4-17
Summary 4-19
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 4 4-21
Practice Session: Lesson 4 4-22
Lesson 5: Responding to Mouse Events
Introduction 5-3
What Are Mouse Events? 5-5
Responding to Mouse Movement 5-7
Responding to Mouse Button Actions 5-11
Summary 5-17
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 5 5-19
Practice Session: Lesson 5 5-20
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Lesson 6: Controlling Windows and Canvases Programmatically
Introduction 6-3
Using Window-Interaction Triggers 6-5
Built-ins for Manipulating WINDOWS 6-7
Built-ins for Manipulating Canvases 6-9
Working with Tab-Style Canvases 6-11
Windows and Blocks 6-15
Manipulating Window Properties Programmatically 6-17
Showing Multiple Windows 6-19
Closing Windows 6-21
Using Large Blocks 6-23
Summary 6-25
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 6 6-27
Practice Session: Lesson 6 6-28
Lesson 7: Controlling Data Block Relationships
Introduction 7-3
Creating a Relation 7-5
Modifying a Relation 7-7
Block Coordination 7-11
Characteristics of Relation-Handling Triggers 7-13
Principles of Relation-Handling Code 7-15
Obtaining Relation-Handling Information 7-17
Implementing a Coordination-Type Toggle 7-19
Forcing a Commit Per Master 7-21
Summary 7-23
Practice Session Overview: Lesson 7 7-25
Practice Session: Lesson 7 7-26
Lesson 8: Building Multiple Form Applications
Introduction 8-3
OPEN_FORM to Invoke Additional Forms 8-5
Closing Forms 8-7
Navigating Between Forms 8-9
Transaction Processing for Opened Forms 8-11
CALL_FORM to Invoke Additional Forms 8-13
Transaction Processing for Called Forms 8-15
NEW_FORM to Invoke Additional Forms 8-19
Controlling Open Forms and Called Forms Together 8-21
Different Ways of Invoking Forms 8-23
Using Form Parameters 8-25
Parameter Lists 8-29
Creating and Manipulating Parameter Lists 8-31
Passing Data Between Forms 8-33
Summary 8-35
