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Navigating through Forms???? [message #233582]

Thu, 26 April 2007 13:29

nvidia
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Registered: January 2007

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Hi i have a file called Menue which has 1 canvas called MENU_CANVAS. The canvas has a button called TO_BOOKSEARCH. The button refered to using a datablock called MENU_BLOCK. The button uses a when button pressed trigger with the code:

open_form(BOOKSEARCH);

I have a separate file called BOOKSEARCH.fmb which i have opened. When i run the code i get the error "identifire 'BOOKSEARCH' must be declared". How can i make it recognise this second file so that i can navigate to it???

I was told that you could give it the path name as a parameter, is that right? If so, can somebody give me an example.

Thanks

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233584 is a reply to message #233582]

Thu, 26 April 2007 13:36

Littlefoot
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Form name should be enclosed into single quotes.

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233752 is a reply to message #233584]

Fri, 27 April 2007 06:01

nvidia
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Registered: January 2007

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Hi i have put them in single quotes
open_form('booksearch');

but when i click on the button i get the error "cannot read form 'BOOKSEARCH'" can somebody tell me why bear in mind that they are different files.

Thanks.

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233772 is a reply to message #233752]

Fri, 27 April 2007 07:28

Littlefoot
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Is booksearch.fmx in a directory which is part of the FORMS90_PATH?

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233785 is a reply to message #233582]

Fri, 27 April 2007 08:17

imen_mr2004
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hi, look if the .fmx file have the same name of the .fmb file and if they are in the same directory, because the call concern the .fmx file,
godd luck

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233817 is a reply to message #233772]

Fri, 27 April 2007 12:00

nvidia
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Registered: January 2007

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Hi i just checked, i realised the names were different. I am curious to know what do u mean by the term FORMS90_PATH?
as i have never come across that terminology.

Also, if they are in a different directory say, C:\Documents and Settings\someform.fmb how would you put that in this code:
open_form('??');

Thanks and guys.

[Updated on: Fri, 27 April 2007 12:03]

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #233872 is a reply to message #233817]

Fri, 27 April 2007 17:20

Littlefoot
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On MS Windows operating system, there is registry entry whose name is FORMS90_PATH. It should contain all folders (directories) you use for forms.

Another place to define its value is the DEFAULT.ENV file (you'll find it in a directory whose name looks like this (depending on a directory you used to install Developer Suite in): 'C:\oracle\product\90401\dev_suit\forms90\server').

If your forms (.fmx) or PL/SQL libraries aren't part of the FORMS90_PATH, Oracle will not be able to find and run them.

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Re: Navigating through Forms???? [message #236453 is a reply to message #233872]

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:59

djmartin
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Make sure that you do not have spaces in the directory name.

David

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