About Form and Form Components

Forms Definition

Forms used for presenting and manipulating data can be developed. It is GUI used for developing client server database application.

.FMB Form Module Binary

.FMT Form Module Text

.FMX Form Module Executable

 COMPONENTS OF FORMS

Ø     Form Builder

It is used to create a form. The design and layout of data entry screens the creations of event driven PL/SQL code used for data validation and navigate can be done via form builder.

Ø     Form Compiler

It is required to compile the file created in form builder and create a binary file, which can be executable form runtime.

Ø     Form Runtime

It is used to run the complied code created by forms compiler.

 COMPONENTS OF FORM BUILDER

Ø     Object Navigator

It is hierarchical browsing and editing interface that enables you locate and manipulate application objects quickly and easily.

Ø     Property Palette

It is used set and modify the properties for all objects in form modules.

Ø     Layout Editor

It is graphical design facility for creating and arranging interface items and graphical objects in your application.

Ø     PL / SQL Editor

It is the integrated functionality of oracle procedure builder that exists with in form builder. It provides:

Development of Trigger, Procedures, Functions and Packages

Development of libraries to hold PL/SQL program unit.

 FORM MODULE TYPES

v    Form Module

It is a collection of objectives such as block, canvas, items and event based PL/SQL code blocks called trigger .

v    Menu Module

It is a collection of menu items. It can be main menu or sub menu.

v    PL / SQL Libraries

The library module is a collection of PL/SQL function and package stored ion a single library file. This library file is the attached to form / menu modules. All other objects in the form or menu can now access share the collection of PL/SQL functions and procedures.

v    Object Libraries

It is a collection of form objects that you can use in other modules. You can create it to store, maintain and distribute standard objects that can be reuse across the entire development organization.

v    Object Group (Form Builder)

An object group is a container for a group of objects. You define an object group when you want to package related objects so you can copy or subclass them in another module.