Developer/2000 Components
From Builder / Form Compiler / Form Runtime
Report Builder / Report Compiler / Report Runtime
Graphics Builder / Graphics Runtime
Procedure Builder
Project Builder
Query Builder
Schema Builder
Translation Builder
Form Builder
It is where the building of the application takes
place. Four components makeup the interface to
Oracle forms builder :
The Object Navigator
The Property Palette
The Layout Editor
The PL/SQL Editor
The Object Navigator
The Object Navigator is primarily used to move
quickly between the other three interfaces. It has
drag and drop application development features. It
contain six section, such as :
Forms
Menus
PL/SQL Libraries
Object Libraries
Built-in-packages
Database Objects
Forms :
Basically form is divided into following 16 section,
such as :
Triggers
Alerts
Attached Libraries Popup Menus
Data Blocks Program Units
Canvases Property Classes
Editors Record Groups
LOVs Reports
Object Groups Visual Attributes
Parameters Windows
The Property Palette
The Property Palette is where we set object
attributes. Users can set properties to control
objects and their functionality.
Invoking a Property Palette :
1. Select Tools Property Palette or
2. Double Click the object icon for any object or
3. Double Click an item in the Layout Editor or
4. Press F4 Key
The Layout Editor
The Layout Editor is fully WYSIWYG(What You
See Is What You Get). This is where we place all
the objects for the particular screen that is being
developed.
The Layout Editor is a graphical design facility for
creating and arranging interface items and
graphics in a form.
Invoking a Layout Editor :
1. Select Tools Layout Editor or
2. Press F2 Key
The PL/SQL Editor
The PL/SQL Editor is where all PL/SQL code
can be added, modified, removed and
compiled.
Note : The design specifications are stored in a
file with a “.FMB” extension.
Oracle Forms Compiler
It is used to create executable files for
runtime deployment, while compiling a form
module all of its object code is compiled
(stored as .FMB files) and .FMX files are
created. These .FMX are finally executed.
Oracle Forms Runtime
The runtime is the runtime engine that form
operators use to run a finished oracle forms
application.
Components of Oracle Forms Application
When we build an application with Oracle
Forms, mostly development work involves
creating objects and setting their properties.
Oracle Forms has different types of objects,
such as:
Items
Blocks
Frames
Canvases
Windows etc.
Items are the interface objects that display
information to users and allow them to interact
with application.
Block is an object that represents a logical
container for grouping related items into a
function unit for storing, displaying and
manipulating records.
A Block can be related directly to a database
table or view, is called Base table Block. If
the block contain items, that are not from a
database table, then the block is known as a
Control Block.
Frames are graphical objects on a canvas, that
are used to organize the items within a block.
Canvases : All items need to be assigned to a
canvas i.e. it is the background on which items,
text and graphics or frames are placed and the
canvas is displayed in a window.
Window : Every new form is automatically
held in a default window name WINDOW1. At
least one canvas must be created on window.
