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From: exnirad@brolga.cc.uq.oz (Nirad Sharma)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Oracle SQL*FORMS V2.0 overlapping blocks & SQL*ReportWriter QBE
Keywords: Oracle,Forms,Reportwriter
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Date: 28 Feb 90 07:55:05 GMT
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  I am using SQL*FORMS 2.0 and have not found any way in the documentation or
my travels through SQL*FORMS to provide overlapping blocks, much like the
actual SQL*FORMS development system does. Have I overlooked an area in the
documentation or does anyone have any ideas ?

  My second question concerns the use of the QBE facility as incorporated in
SQL*FORMS with SQL*REPORTWRITER reports. It would be nice to allow PRO*C
modules to also access the QBE facility. I realise that I could write a PRO*C
module that reads the contents of a form when called but surely Oracle allows
the passing of the resultant SQL statement to other modules (via user exits ?).

  The versions of software I am using are :

	SQL*FORMS	2.0.21
	SQL*REPORTWRITR	1.0.11
	PRO*C		1.1.10

  Any help would be appreciated.


Nirad Sharma (exnirad@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au)
Continuing Education Unit,
The University of Queensland
Australia.