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From: steve.jackson@canremote.uucp (STEVE JACKSON)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Oracle menus?
Message-ID: <89072321092347@masnet.uucp>
Date: 22 Jul 89 19:40:00 GMT
Organization: Canada Remote Systems Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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>What is the easiest way to do this?  SQL*FORMS won't let me define a
>form
>without mapping it to a table, and unless it modifies the table in
>some
>way, I get a fatal error leaving the form.
>
>Has anyone successfully implemented a forms-based menu system in
>ORACLE,
>and if so, would you be willing to share sample code I could look at?
You can use SQL*Forms to create menus quite simply.  A 'control' block
and a 'control' field, are blocks and fields that do not correspond to
any table or row.  In you main menu block, define the block, and leave
the table_name field empty.  At the control field, de-select database
field.  Now you can use key-triggers to control your application, 
including context sensitive help keys. 
take care
sjackson

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