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Oracle
®
Developer
Form Builder Reference
RELEASE 6.0
March, 1999
Part Number: A66593-02
Enabling the Information Age
™
Through Network Computing
Oracle
®
Developer Form Builer Reference Release 6.0
The part number for this volume is A66593-02
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ADD_OLEARGS
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BELL
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BLOCK_MENU
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BREAK
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CLEAR_RECORD
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COPY
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COUNT_QUERY
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CREATE_GROUP
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CREATE_PARAMETER_LIST
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CREATE_RECORD
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CREATE_TIMER
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CREATE_VAR
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CUT_REGION
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DBMS_ERROR_TEXT

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DEBUG_MODE
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DEFAULT_VALUE
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DELETE_LIST_ELEMENT
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DELETE_PARAMETER

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DELETE_RECORD
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DELETE_TREE_NODE
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DESTROY_VARIANT
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DISPATCH_EVENT
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DISPLAY_ERROR
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DISPLAY_ITEM
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DOWN
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DO_KEY
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DUPLICATE_ITEM
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DUPLICATE_RECORD
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EDIT_TEXTITEM
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ENFORCE_COLUMN_SECURITY
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ENTER
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ENTER_QUERY
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ERASE
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ERROR_CODE
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ERROR_TEXT
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ERROR_TYPE
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EXEC_VERB
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EXECUTE_QUERY
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EXECUTE_TRIGGER
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EXIT_FORM
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FETCH_RECORDS
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FIND_ALERT
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FIND_BLOCK
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FIND_CANVAS
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FIND_COLUMN
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FIND_EDITOR
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FIND_FORM
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FIND_GROUP
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FIND_ITEM
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FIND_LOV
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FIND_MENU_ITEM
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FIND_OLE_VERB
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FIND_REPORT_OBJECT
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FIND_TAB_PAGE
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FIND_TIMER
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FIND_TREE_NODE
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FIND_VA
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FIND_VIEW
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FIND_WINDOW
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FIRST_RECORD
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FORM_FAILURE
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FORM_FATAL
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FORM_SUCCESS
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FORMS_DDL
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GENERATE_SEQUENCE_NUMBER
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GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY
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GET_BLOCK_PROPERTY
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GET_CANVAS_PROPERTY
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GET_FILE_NAME
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GET_FORM_PROPERTY
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GET_GROUP_CHAR_CELL
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GET_GROUP_DATE_CELL
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GET_GROUP_NUMBER_CELL
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GET_GROUP_RECORD_NUMBER
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GET_GROUP_ROW_COUNT
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GET_GROUP_SELECTION
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GET_GROUP_SELECTION_COUNT
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GET_INTERFACE_POINTER
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GET_ITEM_INSTANCE_PROPERTY
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GET_ITEM_PROPERTY
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GET_LIST_ELEMENT_COUNT
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GET_LIST_ELEMENT_LABEL
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GET_LIST_ELEMENT_VALUE
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GET_LOV_PROPERTY
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GET_MENU_ITEM_PROPERTY
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GET_MESSAGE
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GET_OLE_<
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GET_OLEARG_<
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GET_OLE_MEMBERID

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GET_PARAMETER_ATTR
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GET_PARAMETER_LIST
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GET_RADIO_BUTTON_PROPERTY
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GET_RECORD_PROPERTY
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GET_RELATION_PROPERTY
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GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY
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GET_TAB_PAGE_PROPERTY
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GET_TREE_NODE_PARENT
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GET_TREE_NODE_PROPERTY
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GET_TREE_PROPERTY
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GET_TREE_SELECTION
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GET_VA_PROPERTY
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GET_VAR_BOUNDS
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GET_VAR_DIMS
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GET_VAR_TYPE ..................................................................................................... 166
GET_VERB_COUNT
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GET_VERB_NAME
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GET_VIEW_PROPERTY
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GET_WINDOW_PROPERTY
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GO_BLOCK
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GO_FORM
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GO_ITEM
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GO_RECORD
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HELP
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HIDE_MENU
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HIDE_VIEW
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HIDE_WINDOW
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HOST
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ID_NULL
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IMAGE_SCROLL
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IMAGE_ZOOM
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INIT_OLEARGS
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INITIALIZE_CONTAINER
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INSERT_RECORD
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ISSUE_ROLLBACK
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ISSUE_SAVEPOINT
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ITEM_ENABLED
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LAST_OLE_ERROR
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LAST_OLE_EXCEPTION
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LAST_RECORD
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LIST_VALUES
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LOCK_RECORD

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LOGON
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LOGON_SCREEN
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LOGOUT
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MENU_CLEAR_FIELD
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MENU_NEXT_FIELD
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MENU_PARAMETER

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MENU_PREVIOUS_FIELD
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MENU_REDISPLAY
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MENU_SHOW_KEYS
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MESSAGE
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MESSAGE_CODE
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MESSAGE_TEXT

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MESSAGE_TYPE
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MOVE_WINDOW
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NAME_IN
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NEW_FORM
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NEXT_BLOCK
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NEXT_FORM

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NEXT_ITEM
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NEXT_KEY
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NEXT_MENU_ITEM
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NEXT_RECORD
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NEXT_SET
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OLEVAR_EMPTY

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OPEN_FORM
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PASTE_REGION
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PAUSE
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PLAY_SOUND
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POPULATE_GROUP
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POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY
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POPULATE_LIST
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POPULATE_TREE
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POST
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PREVIOUS_BLOCK
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PREVIOUS_FORM
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PREVIOUS_ITEM
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PREVIOUS_MENU
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PREVIOUS_MENU_ITEM
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PREVIOUS_RECORD
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PRINT
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PTR_TO_VAR
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QUERY_PARAMETER

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READ_IMAGE_FILE
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READ_SOUND_FILE
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RECALCULATE
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REDISPLAY
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RELEASE_OBJ
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REPLACE_CONTENT_VIEW
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REPLACE_MENU
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REPORT_OBJECT_STATUS
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RESET_GROUP_SELECTION
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RESIZE_WINDOW
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RETRIEVE_LIST
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RUN_PRODUCT
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RUN_REPORT_OBJECT
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SCROLL_DOWN
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SCROLL_UP
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SCROLL_VIEW
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SELECT_ALL
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SELECT_RECORDS
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SERVER_ACTIVE
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SET_ALERT_PROPERTY
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SET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY
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SET_BLOCK_PROPERTY
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SET_CANVAS_PROPERTY
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SET_CUSTOM_ITEM_PROPERTY
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SET_FORM_PROPERTY
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SET_GROUP_CHAR_CELL
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SET_GROUP_DATE_CELL
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SET_GROUP_NUMBER_CELL
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SET_GROUP_SELECTION
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SET_INPUT_FOCUS
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SET_ITEM_INSTANCE_PROPERTY
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SET_ITEM_PROPERTY
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SET_LOV_PROPERTY
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SET_MENU_ITEM_PROPERTY
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SET_OLE

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SET_PARAMETER_ATTR
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SET_RADIO_BUTTON_PROPERTY
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SET_RECORD_PROPERTY
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SET_RELATION_PROPERTY
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SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY
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SET_TAB_PAGE_PROPERTY
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SET_TIMER
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SET_TREE_NODE_PROPERTY
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SET_TREE_PROPERTY
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SET_TREE_SELECTION
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SET_VA_PROPERTY
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SET_VAR
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SET_VIEW_PROPERTY
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SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY
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SHOW_ALERT
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SHOW_EDITOR
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SHOW_KEYS
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SHOW_LOV
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SHOW_MENU
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SHOW_VIEW
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SHOW_WINDOW
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SYNCHRONIZE
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TERMINATE
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TO_VARIANT
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UNSET_GROUP_SELECTION
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UP
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UPDATE_CHART
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UPDATE_RECORD
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USER_EXIT
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VALIDATE
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VARPTR_TO_VAR
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VAR_TO_TABLE
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VAR_TO_<
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VAR_TO_VARPTR
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VBX.FIRE_EVENT
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VBX.GET_PROPERTY
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VBX.GET_VALUE_PROPERTY
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VBX.INVOKE_METHOD
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VBX.SET_PROPERTY
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VBX.SET_VALUE_PROPERTY
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WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT
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WHERE_DISPLAY
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WRITE_IMAGE_FILE

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WRITE_SOUND_FILE
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TRIGGERS....................................................................................................................... 336
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-P
ROCEDURE
T
RIGGER

................................................................................... 338
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K
EY
-F
N
T
RIGGER
....................................................................................................... 338
K
EY
-O
THERS
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 339
L
OCK
-P
ROCEDURE
T
RIGGER
..................................................................................... 340
O
N
-C
HECK
-D
ELETE
-M

ASTER
T
RIGGER
.................................................................... 340
O
N
-C
HECK
-U
NIQUE
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................. 341
O
N
-C
LEAR
-D
ETAILS
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................. 342
O
N
-C
LOSE
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................................. 343
O

N
-C
OLUMN
-S
ECURITY
T
RIGGER
............................................................................ 344
O
N
-C
OMMIT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 345
O
N
-C
OUNT
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................. 346
O
N
-D
ELETE
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................ 347
O

N
-D
ISPATCH
-E
VENT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 347
O
N
-E
RROR
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................................. 348
O
N
-F
ETCH
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................................. 349
O
N
-I
NSERT
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................. 351
O

N
-L
OCK
T
RIGGER
.................................................................................................... 352
O
N
-L
OGON
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................. 352
O
N
-L
OGOUT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 353
O
N
-M
ESSAGE
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................. 354
O
N
-P

OPULATE
-D
ETAILS
T
RIGGER
............................................................................ 355
O
N
-R
OLLBACK
T
RIGGER
........................................................................................... 355
O
N
-S
AVEPOINT
T
RIGGER
.......................................................................................... 356
O
N
-S
ELECT
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................. 357
O
N
-S

EQUENCE
-N
UMBER
T
RIGGER
........................................................................... 358
O
N
-U
PDATE
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 358
P
OST
-B
LOCK
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 359
P
OST
-C
HANGE
T
RIGGER
........................................................................................... 360
P
OST
-D

ATABASE
-C
OMMIT
T
RIGGER
......................................................................... 361
P
OST
-D
ELETE
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 362
P
OST
-F
ORM
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................ 362
P
OST
-F
ORMS
-C
OMMIT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 363
P

OST
-I
NSERT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 364
P
OST
-L
OGON
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 364
P
OST
-L
OGOUT
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................ 365
P
OST
-Q
UERY
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................... 366
P
OST
-R

ECORD
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................ 367
P
OST
-S
ELECT
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 368
P
OST
-T
EXT
-I
TEM
T
RIGGER
........................................................................................ 368
P
OST
-U
PDATE
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................ 369
P
RE
-B

LOCK
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................. 370
P
RE
-C
OMMIT
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 370
P
RE
-D
ELETE
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................ 371
P
RE
-F
ORM
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................... 372
P
RE
-I
NSERT
T

RIGGER
................................................................................................. 372
P
RE
-L
OGON
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................ 373
P
RE
-L
OGOUT
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 374
P
RE
-P
OPUP
-M
ENU
T
RIGGER
..................................................................................... 375
P
RE
-Q
UERY
T

RIGGER
................................................................................................. 375
P
RE
-R
ECORD
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................................. 377
P
RE
-S
ELECT
T
RIGGER
................................................................................................ 377
P
RE
-T
EXT
-I
TEM
T
RIGGER
.......................................................................................... 378
P
RE
-U
PDATE
T

RIGGER
............................................................................................... 379
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Q
UERY
-P
ROCEDURE
T
RIGGER
................................................................................... 380
U
PDATE
-P
ROCEDURE
T
RIGGER
................................................................................. 381
U
SER
-N
AMED
T
RIGGER
............................................................................................. 381
W
HEN
-B
UTTON
-P
RESSED

T
RIGGER
.......................................................................... 382
W
HEN
-C
HECKBOX
-C
HANGED
T
RIGGER
.................................................................. 382
W
HEN
-C
LEAR
-B
LOCK
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 383
W
HEN
-C
REATE
-R
ECORD
T
RIGGER
........................................................................... 384

W
HEN
-C
USTOM
-I
TEM
-E
VENT
T
RIGGER
................................................................... 385
W
HEN
-D
ATABASE
-R
ECORD
T
RIGGER
...................................................................... 386
W
HEN
-F
ORM
-N
AVIGATE
T
RIGGER
.......................................................................... 386
W

HEN
-I
MAGE
-A
CTIVATED
T
RIGGER
........................................................................ 387
W
HEN
-I
MAGE
-P
RESSED
T
RIGGER
............................................................................. 387
W
HEN
-L
IST
-A
CTIVATED
T
RIGGER
............................................................................ 388
W
HEN
-L
IST

-C
HANGED
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................. 388
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-C
LICK
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 389
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-D
OUBLE
C
LICK
T
RIGGER
.................................................................. 389
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-D

OWN
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................. 391
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-E
NTER
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 392
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-L
EAVE
T
RIGGER
............................................................................... 392
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-M
OVE
T
RIGGER

............................................................................... 393
W
HEN
-M
OUSE
-U
P
T
RIGGER
..................................................................................... 393
W
HEN
-N
EW
-B
LOCK
-I
NSTANCE
T
RIGGER
................................................................ 394
W
HEN
-N
EW
-F
ORM
-I
NSTANCE
T

RIGGER
.................................................................. 395
W
HEN
-N
EW
-I
TEM
-I
NSTANCE
T
RIGGER
................................................................... 396
W
HEN
-N
EW
-R
ECORD
-I
NSTANCE
T
RIGGER
.............................................................. 396
W
HEN
-R
ADIO
-C
HANGED

T
RIGGER
.......................................................................... 397
W
HEN
-R
EMOVE
-R
ECORD
T
RIGGER
.......................................................................... 397
W
HEN
-T
AB
-P
AGE
-C
HANGED
................................................................................... 398
W
HEN
-T
IMER
-E
XPIRED
T
RIGGER
.............................................................................. 399

W
HEN
-T
REE
-N
ODE
-A
CTIVATED
T
RIGGER
............................................................... 401
W
HEN
-T
REE
-N
ODE
-E
XPANDED
T
RIGGER
................................................................ 401
W
HEN
-T
REE
-N
ODE
-S
ELECTED

T
RIGGER
.................................................................. 402
W
HEN
-V
ALIDATE
-I
TEM
T
RIGGER
............................................................................. 402
W
HEN
-V
ALIDATE
-R
ECORD
T
RIGGER
....................................................................... 404
W
HEN
-W
INDOW
-A
CTIVATED
T
RIGGER
................................................................... 405

W
HEN
-W
INDOW
-C
LOSED
T
RIGGER
......................................................................... 406
W
HEN
-W
INDOW
-D
EACTIVATED
T
RIGGER
.............................................................. 407
W
HEN
-W
INDOW
-R
ESIZED
T
RIGGER
........................................................................ 407
PROPERTIES................................................................................................................... 409
W
HAT ARE PROPERTIES

? ........................................................................................... 409
A
BOUT SETTING AND MODIFYING PROPERTIES
......................................................... 409
R
EADING PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS
.......................................................................... 410
A
BOUT
C
ONTROL PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 410
A
CCESS
K
EY PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 410
A
LERT
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 411
A
LIAS PROPERTY
........................................................................................................ 411
A
LLOW
E
XPANSION PROPERTY
................................................................................. 412

A
LLOW
E
MPTY
B
RANCHES PROPERTY
...................................................................... 412
A
LLOW
M
ULTI
-L
INE
P
ROMPTS PROPERTY
................................................................ 413
A
LLOW
S
TART
-A
TTACHED
P
ROMPTS PROPERTY
..................................................... 413
A
LLOW
T
OP
-A

TTACHED
P
ROMPTS PROPERTY
......................................................... 413
A
PPLICATION
I
NSTANCE PROPERTY
......................................................................... 414
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A
RROW
S
TYLE PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 414
A
SSOCIATED
M
ENUS PROPERTY
................................................................................ 415
A
UDIO
C
HANNELS PROPERTY
................................................................................... 415
A
UTOMATIC
C
OLUMN
W

IDTH PROPERTY
................................................................ 415
A
UTOMATIC
D
ISPLAY PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 416
A
UTOMATIC
P
OSITION PROPERTY
............................................................................. 416
A
UTOMATIC
Q
UERY PROPERTY
................................................................................. 416
A
UTOMATIC
R
EFRESH PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 417
A
UTOMATIC
S
ELECT PROPERTY
................................................................................ 418
A
UTOMATIC
S

KIP PROPERTIES
.................................................................................. 418
A
UTOMATIC
S
KIP
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
......................................................................... 418
A
UTOMATIC
S
KIP
(LOV)
PROPERTY
......................................................................... 419
B
ACKGROUND
_C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................................ 419
B
EVEL PROPERTY
........................................................................................................ 420
B
LOCK
D
ESCRIPTION PROPERTY

............................................................................... 421
B
OTTOM
T
ITLE PROPERTIES
....................................................................................... 421
B
OTTOM
T
ITLE
(E
DITOR
)
PROPERTY
......................................................................... 421
B
OUNDING
B
OX
S
CALABLE PROPERTY
...................................................................... 421
B
UILTIN
_D
ATE
_F
ORMAT PROPERTY
......................................................................... 421
B

UTTON
1 L
ABEL
, B
UTTON
2 L
ABEL
, B
UTTON
3 L
ABEL
.......................................... 423
C
ALCULATION
M
ODE PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 423
C
ALLING
_F
ORM PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 424
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
.................................................................................................... 424
C
ANVAS
T
YPE PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 425

C
AP
S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 426
C
ASE
I
NSENSITIVE
Q
UERY PROPERTY
....................................................................... 426
C
ASE
R
ESTRICTION PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 427
C
HARACTER
C
ELL
WD/HT ..................................................................................... 427
C
HART
T
YPE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 428
C
HART
S

UBTYPE PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 428
C
HECK
B
OX
M
APPING OF
O
THER
V
ALUES PROPERTY
............................................. 428
C
HECKED PROPERTY
.................................................................................................. 429
C
LIP
H
EIGHT PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 429
C
LIP
W
IDTH PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 430
C
LIP
X P
OSITION PROPERTY

...................................................................................... 430
C
LIP
Y P
OSITION PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 430
C
LOSE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 431
C
LOSED PROPERTY
..................................................................................................... 431
C
OLUMN
M
APPING
P
ROPERTIES PROPERTY
............................................................. 431
C
OLUMN
N
AME PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 433
C
OLUMN
S
PECIFICATIONS PROPERTY

....................................................................... 433
C
OLUMN
T
ITLE
(LOV)
PROPERTY
............................................................................ 434
C
OLUMN
V
ALUE
(R
ECORD
G
ROUP
)
PROPERTY
........................................................ 434
C
OMMAND
T
EXT PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 435
C
OMMAND
T
YPE PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 435
C

OMMENTS PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 436
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODE PROPERTIES
..................................................................... 436
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODE
(C
HART
)
PROPERTY
........................................................ 436
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODE
(R
EPORT
)
PROPERTY
....................................................... 437
C
OMPRESS PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 437
C
OMPRESSION

Q
UALITY PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 437
C
ONCEAL
D
ATA PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 438
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C
ONNECT
_S
TRING PROPERTY
................................................................................... 438
C
ONSOLE
W
INDOW PROPERTY
................................................................................. 439
C
ONTROL
H
ELP PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 439
C
ONTROL
P
ROPERTIES PROPERTY
............................................................................. 439
C

OORDINATE
S
YSTEM PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 440
C
OORDINATION PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 441
C
OORDINATION
_S
TATUS PROPERTY
......................................................................... 442
C
OPY
V
ALUE FROM
I
TEM PROPERTY
......................................................................... 442
C
URRENT
R
ECORD
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE
G
ROUP PROPERTY
...................................... 443

C
URRENT
_F
ORM PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 443
C
URRENT
_F
ORM
_N
AME PROPERTY
......................................................................... 444
C
URRENT
_R
ECORD PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 444
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_B
ACKGROUND
_C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................... 445
C
URRENT
_R
OW

_F
ILL
_P
ATTERN PROPERTY
............................................................. 445
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
ONT
_N
AME PROPERTY
................................................................ 446
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
ONT
_S
IZE PROPERTY
................................................................... 446
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
ONT
_S

PACING PROPERTY
........................................................... 447
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
ONT
_S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................ 447
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
ONT
_W
EIGHT PROPERTY
............................................................ 448
C
URRENT
_R
OW
_F
OREGROUND
_C
OLOR PROPERTY
................................................ 448
C

URRENT
_R
OW
_W
HITE
_O
N
_B
LACK PROPERTY
..................................................... 449
C
URSOR
M
ODE PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 449
C
URSOR
_S
TYLE PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 450
C
USTOM
S
PACING PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 451
D
ASH
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 452

D
ATA
B
LOCK
D
ESCRIPTION PROPERTY
..................................................................... 452
D
ATA
Q
UERY PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 452
D
ATA
S
OURCE
D
ATA
B
LOCK PROPERTIES
................................................................ 453
D
ATA
S
OURCE
D
ATA
B
LOCK
(C

HART
)
PROPERTY
................................................... 453
D
ATA
S
OURCE
D
ATA
B
LOCK
(R
EPORT
)
PROPERTY
.................................................. 453
D
ATA
S
OURCE
X A
XIS PROPERTY
............................................................................. 453
D
ATA
S
OURCE
Y A
XIS PROPERTY

............................................................................. 454
D
ATA
T
YPE PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 454
D
ATA
T
YPE
(R
ECORD
G
ROUP
)
PROPERTY
................................................................ 458
D
ATABASE
B
LOCK PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 458
D
ATABASE
_V
ALUE PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 459
D
ATASOURCE PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 459

D
EFAULT
A
LERT
B
UTTON PROPERTY
........................................................................ 460
D
EFAULT
B
UTTON PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 460
D
EFAULT
F
ONT
S
CALING PROPERTY
......................................................................... 460
D
EFERRED PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 461
D
EFER
R
EQUIRED
E
NFORCEMENT PROPERTY
........................................................... 461
D

ELETE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
................................................................................... 461
D
ELETE
P
ROCEDURE
A
RGUMENTS PROPERTY
.......................................................... 462
D
ELETE
P
ROCEDURE
N
AME PROPERTY
..................................................................... 462
D
ELETE
P
ROCEDURE
R
ESULT
S
ET
C
OLUMNS PROPERTY
.......................................... 463
D

ELETE
R
ECORD
B
EHAVIOR PROPERTY
.................................................................... 463
D
ETAIL
B
LOCK PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 464
D
ETAIL
R
EFERENCE
I
TEM PROPERTY
......................................................................... 464
D
IRECTION PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 465
D
ISPLAY
H
INT
A
UTOMATICALLY PROPERTY
............................................................ 468
D
ISPLAY IN

K
EYBOARD
H
ELP PROPERTY
.................................................................. 469
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D
ISPLAY
Q
UALITY PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 469
D
ISPLAY
W
IDTH
(LOV)
PROPERTY
........................................................................... 470
D
ISPLAY WITHOUT
P
RIVILEGE PROPERTY
................................................................. 470
D
ISPLAY
_H
EIGHT PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 470
D
ISPLAY

_W
IDTH PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 471
D
ISTANCE
B
ETWEEN
R
ECORDS PROPERTY
................................................................ 471
D
ITHER PROPERTY
..................................................................................................... 471
DML A
RRAY
S
IZE PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 472
DML D
ATA
T
ARGET
N
AME PROPERTY
.................................................................... 472
DML D
ATA
T
ARGET
T

YPE PROPERTY
....................................................................... 473
DML R
ETURNING
V
ALUE PROPERTY
....................................................................... 473
E
DGE
B
ACKGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
................................................................... 474
E
DGE
F
OREGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
.................................................................... 474
E
DGE
P
ATTERN PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 475
E
DITOR PROPERTY
...................................................................................................... 475
E

DITOR
X P
OSITION
, E
DITOR
Y P
OSITION
................................................................ 476
E
LEMENTS IN
L
IST PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 476
E
NABLED PROPERTIES
................................................................................................ 477
E
NABLED
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 477
E
NABLED
(M
ENU
I
TEM
)

PROPERTY
........................................................................... 477
E
NABLED
(T
AB
P
AGE
)
PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 478
E
ND
A
NGLE PROPERTY
.............................................................................................. 478
E
NFORCE
C
OLUMN
S
ECURITY PROPERTY
................................................................. 479
E
NFORCE
P
RIMARY
K
EY
(B

LOCK
)
PROPERTY
........................................................... 479
E
NTERABLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 480
E
XECUTION
M
ODE PROPERTIES
................................................................................. 480
E
XECUTION
M
ODE
(C
HART
)
PROPERTY
................................................................... 480
E
XECUTION
M
ODE
(R
EPORT
)
PROPERTY
.................................................................. 480

E
XECUTION
H
IERARCHY PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 481
F
ILENAME PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 481
F
ILL PROPERTY
........................................................................................................... 482
F
ILL
_P
ATTERN PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 482
F
ILTER
B
EFORE
D
ISPLAY PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 483
F
IRE IN
E
NTER
-Q
UERY
M

ODE
................................................................................... 483
F
IRST
N
AVIGATION
B
LOCK PROPERTY
...................................................................... 484
F
IRST
_B
LOCK PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 485
F
IRST
_D
ETAIL
_R
ELATION PROPERTY
....................................................................... 485
F
IRST
_I
TEM PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 485
F
IRST
_M
ASTER

_R
ELATION PROPERTY
...................................................................... 486
F
IXED
B
OUNDING
B
OX PROPERTY
............................................................................. 486
F
IXED
L
ENGTH
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
............................................................................. 486
F
IXED
L
ENGTH
(M
ENU
S
UBSTITUTION
P
ARAMETER
)

PROPERTY
............................. 487
F
ONT
_N
AME PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 487
F
ONT
_S
IZE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 488
F
ONT
_S
PACING PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 488
F
ONT
_S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 489
F
ONT
_W
EIGHT PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 489
F
OREGROUND
_C

OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................................. 490
F
ORM
H
ORIZONTAL
T
OOLBAR
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
................................................. 491
F
ORM
V
ERTICAL
T
OOLBAR
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
....................................................... 491
F
ORMAT
M
ASK PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 491
F
ORM
_N
AME PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 496

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F
ORMULA PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 497
F
RAME
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
................................................................................. 497
F
RAME
A
LIGNMENT
.................................................................................................. 498
F
RAME
T
ITLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 499
F
RAME
T
ITLE
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
....................................................................... 500
F
RAME
T
ITLE

A
LIGNMENT
........................................................................................ 500
F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
ONT
N
AME PROPERTY
....................................................................... 500
F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
ONT
S
IZE PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 500
F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
ONT
S
PACING PROPERTY
.................................................................. 501

F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
ONT
S
TYLE PROPERTY
....................................................................... 501
F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
ONT
W
EIGHT PROPERTY
................................................................... 501
F
RAME
T
ITLE
F
OREGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
....................................................... 502
F
RAME
T

ITLE
O
FFSET PROPERTY
............................................................................... 502
F
RAME
T
ITLE
O
FFSET SHOWME
................................................................................. 502
F
RAME
T
ITLE
R
EADING
O
RDER PROPERTY
............................................................... 503
F
RAME
T
ITLE
S
PACING PROPERTY
............................................................................ 503
F
RAME
T

ITLE
S
PACING
.............................................................................................. 503
F
RAME
T
ITLE
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE
G
ROUP PROPERTY
............................................... 504
G
RAPHICS
T
YPE PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 505
G
ROUP
_N
AME PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 506
H
ELP PROPERTY
......................................................................................................... 506
H
IDE ON

E
XIT PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 507
H
IGHEST
A
LLOWED
V
ALUE
/L
OWEST
A
LLOWED
V
ALUE PROPERTY
...................... 507
H
INT PROPERTIES
....................................................................................................... 508
H
INT
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 508
H
INT
(M
ENU

I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 508
H
INT
(M
ENU
S
UBSTITUTION
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY
............................................. 509
H
ORIZONTAL
J
USTIFICATION PROPERTY
.................................................................. 509
H
ORIZONTAL
M
ARGIN PROPERTY
............................................................................ 509
H
ORIZONTAL
M
ARGIN

............................................................................................. 510
H
ORIZONTAL
O
BJECT
O
FFSET PROPERTY
................................................................. 510
H
ORIZONTAL
O
BJECT
O
FFSET
................................................................................... 511
H
ORIZONTAL
O
RIGIN PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 511
H
ORIZONTAL
T
OOLBAR
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
........................................................... 511
I
CON
F

ILENAME PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 512
I
CON IN
M
ENU PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 513
I
CONIC PROPERTY
...................................................................................................... 513
I
MAGE
D
EPTH PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 513
I
MAGE
F
ORMAT PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 514
I
MPLEMENTATION
C
LASS PROPERTY
........................................................................ 515
I
NCLUDE
REF I
TEM PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 516

I
NHERIT
M
ENU PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 516
I
NITIAL
K
EYBOARD
S
TATE PROPERTY
....................................................................... 517
I
NITIAL
M
ENU PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 517
I
NITIAL
V
ALUE
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
............................................................................. 518
I
NSERT
A
LLOWED

(B
LOCK
)
PROPERTY
..................................................................... 519
I
NSERT
A
LLOWED
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
......................................................................... 519
I
NSERT
P
ROCEDURE
A
RGUMENTS PROPERTY
........................................................... 520
I
NSERT
P
ROCEDURE
N
AME PROPERTY
...................................................................... 520
I
NSERT

P
ROCEDURE
R
ESULT
S
ET
C
OLUMNS PROPERTY
........................................... 521
I
NTERACTION
M
ODE PROPERTY
................................................................................ 521
I
SOLATION
M
ODE PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 522
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I
TEM
R
OLES PROPERTY
.............................................................................................. 522
I
TEM
T
YPE PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 523

I
TEM
_I
S
_V
ALID PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 523
I
TEM
_T
AB
_P
AGE PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 524
J
OIN
C
ONDITION PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 524
J
OIN
S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 525
J
USTIFICATION PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 525
K
EEP
C

URSOR
P
OSITION PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 526
K
EY
M
ODE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 527
K
EYBOARD
A
CCELERATOR PROPERTY
...................................................................... 528
K
EYBOARD
H
ELP
D
ESCRIPTION PROPERTY
............................................................... 528
K
EYBOARD
N
AVIGABLE PROPERTY
........................................................................... 529
K
EYBOARD
S
TATE PROPERTY

.................................................................................... 530
L
ABEL PROPERTIES
..................................................................................................... 530
L
ABEL
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 530
L
ABEL
(M
ENU
I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
................................................................................ 531
L
ABEL
(M
ENU
S
UBSTITUTION
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY

........................................... 531
L
ABEL
(T
AB
P
AGE
)
PROPERTY
................................................................................... 531
L
AST
_B
LOCK PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 532
L
AST
_I
TEM PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 532
L
AST
_Q
UERY PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 532
L
AYOUT
D
ATA
B

LOCK PROPERTY
............................................................................. 533
L
AYOUT
S
TYLE PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 533
L
AYOUT
S
TYLES
......................................................................................................... 534
L
ENGTH
(R
ECORD
G
ROUP
)
PROPERTY
...................................................................... 534
L
INE
S
PACING PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 534
L
INE
W
IDTH PROPERTY

............................................................................................. 535
L
IST
I
TEM
V
ALUE PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 535
L
IST OF
V
ALUES PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 535
L
IST
S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 536
L
IST
T
YPE PROPERTY
.................................................................................................. 536
L
IST
X P
OSITION PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 537
L
IST

Y P
OSITION PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 537
L
ISTED IN
D
ATA
B
LOCK
M
ENU
/D
ATA
B
LOCK
D
ESCRIPTION
................................. 538
L
OCK
P
ROCEDURE
A
RGUMENTS PROPERTY
............................................................. 538
L
OCK
P
ROCEDURE
N

AME PROPERTY
........................................................................ 539
L
OCK
P
ROCEDURE
R
ESULT
S
ET
C
OLUMNS PROPERTY
............................................. 539
L
OCK
R
ECORD PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 539
L
OCKING
M
ODE PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 540
M
AGIC
I
TEM PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 541
M
AIN

M
ENU PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 542
M
APPING OF
O
THER
V
ALUES PROPERTY
.................................................................. 542
M
AXIMIZE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
............................................................................... 543
M
AXIMUM
L
ENGTH PROPERTY
................................................................................. 543
M
AXIMUM
L
ENGTH
(F
ORM
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY

.............................................. 544
M
AXIMUM
L
ENGTH
(M
ENU
S
UBSTITUTION
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY
..................... 544
M
AXIMUM
O
BJECTS
P
ER
L
INE PROPERTY
................................................................. 545
M
AXIMUM
Q
UERY
T
IME PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 545

M
AXIMUM
R
ECORDS
F
ETCHED PROPERTY
............................................................... 545
M
ENU
D
ESCRIPTION PROPERTY
................................................................................ 546
M
ENU
D
IRECTORY PROPERTY
................................................................................... 546
M
ENU
F
ILENAME PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 547
Oracle Developer Form Builder Referencexiv
M
ENU
I
TEM
C
ODE PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 547

M
ENU
I
TEM
R
ADIO
G
ROUP PROPERTY
..................................................................... 548
M
ENU
I
TEM
T
YPE PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 548
M
ENU
M
ODULE PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 549
M
ENU
R
OLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 550
M
ENU
S
OURCE PROPERTY

......................................................................................... 550
M
ENU
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 551
M
ESSAGE PROPERTY
.................................................................................................. 551
M
INIMIZE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
............................................................................... 552
M
INIMIZED
T
ITLE PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 552
M
ODAL PROPERTY
..................................................................................................... 553
M
ODULE
_NLS_L
ANG PROPERTY
............................................................................. 553
M
ODULE
R

OLES PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 554
M
OUSE
N
AVIGATE PROPERTY
................................................................................... 554
M
OUSE
N
AVIGATION
L
IMIT PROPERTY
.................................................................... 555
M
OVE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 555
M
ULTI
-L
INE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 556
M
ULTI
-S
ELECTION PROPERTY
................................................................................... 556
N

AME PROPERTY
....................................................................................................... 557
N
AVIGATION
S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................. 558
N
EXT
N
AVIGATION
B
LOCK PROPERTY
..................................................................... 558
N
EXT
N
AVIGATION
I
TEM PROPERTY
......................................................................... 559
N
EXT
B
LOCK PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 559
N
EXT
I
TEM PROPERTY

................................................................................................. 560
N
EXT
_D
ETAIL
_R
ELATION PROPERTY
....................................................................... 560
N
EXT
_M
ASTER
_R
ELATION PROPERTY
...................................................................... 561
N
UMBER OF
I
TEMS
D
ISPLAYED PROPERTY
................................................................ 561
N
UMBER OF
R
ECORDS
B
UFFERED PROPERTY
............................................................ 562
N

UMBER OF
R
ECORDS
D
ISPLAYED PROPERTY
.......................................................... 562
OLE A
CTIVATION
S
TYLE PROPERTY
......................................................................... 563
OLE C
LASS PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 563
OLE I
N
-
PLACE
A
CTIVATION
..................................................................................... 564
OLE I
NSIDE
-O
UT
S
UPPORT
....................................................................................... 564
OLE P
OPUP

M
ENU
I
TEMS PROPERTY
........................................................................ 565
OLE R
ESIZE
S
TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................... 567
OLE T
ENANT
A
SPECT PROPERTY
............................................................................. 567
OLE T
ENANT
T
YPES PROPERTY
................................................................................ 568
O
PERATING
_S
YSTEM PROPERTY
................................................................................ 568
O
PTIMIZER
H
INT PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 569

O
RDER
B
Y PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 569
O
THER
R
EPORTS
P
ARAMETERS PROPERTY
................................................................ 570
P
ARAMETER
D
ATA
T
YPE PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 570
P
ARAMETER
I
NITIAL
V
ALUE
(F
ORM
P
ARAMETER
)

PROPERTY
................................. 573
P
ARAMETER
M
ENU
I
NITIAL
V
ALUE
(M
ENU
S
UBSTITUTION
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY
................................................................................................................... 573
P
ASSWORD PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 574
PLSQL_D
ATE
_F
ORMAT PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 574
PL/SQL L
IBRARY
L

OCATION PROPERTY
................................................................. 575
PL/SQL L
IBRARY
S
OURCE PROPERTY
...................................................................... 575
P
OPUP
M
ENU PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 575
P
RECOMPUTE
S
UMMARIES PROPERTY
....................................................................... 576
P
REVENT
M
ASTERLESS
O
PERATIONS PROPERTY
....................................................... 577
Oracle Developer Form Buidler Reference xv
P
REVIOUS
N
AVIGATION
B

LOCK PROPERTY
.............................................................. 577
P
REVIOUS
N
AVIGATION
I
TEM PROPERTY
................................................................. 578
P
REVIOUS
B
LOCK PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 578
P
REVIOUS
I
TEM PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 579
P
RIMARY
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 579
P
RIMARY
K
EY
(I
TEM

)
PROPERTY
............................................................................... 579
P
ROGRAM
U
NIT
T
EXT PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 580
P
ROMPT PROPERTY
.................................................................................................... 580
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
............................................................................... 581
P
ROMPT
A
TTACHMENT
E
DGE PROPERTY
................................................................. 581
P
ROMPT
A
TTACHMENT
O

FFSET PROPERTY
.............................................................. 581
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT
O
FFSET PROPERTY
.................................................................. 582
P
ROMPT
B
ACKGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
.............................................................. 582
P
ROMPT
D
ISPLAY
S
TYLE PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 582
P
ROMPT
F
ILL
P
ATTERN PROPERTY
............................................................................ 583

P
ROMPT
F
ONT
N
AME PROPERTY
............................................................................... 583
P
ROMPT
F
ONT
S
IZE PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 583
P
ROMPT
F
ONT
W
EIGHT PROPERTY
........................................................................... 584
P
ROMPT
F
ONT
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................... 584
P
ROMPT

F
ONT
S
PACING PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 584
P
ROMPT
F
OREGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................... 585
P
ROMPT
J
USTIFICATION PROPERTY
........................................................................... 585
P
ROMPT
R
EADING
O
RDER PROPERTY
....................................................................... 585
P
ROMPT
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE

G
ROUP PROPERTY
....................................................... 586
P
ROMPT
_B
ACKGROUND
_C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................ 586
P
ROMPT
_F
ILL
_P
ATTERN PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 586
P
ROMPT
_F
OREGROUND
_C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................. 587
P
ROMPT
_F
ONT
_N
AME PROPERTY

............................................................................ 587
P
ROMPT
_F
ONT
_S
IZE PROPERTY
................................................................................ 588
P
ROMPT
_F
ONT
_S
PACING PROPERTY
........................................................................ 588
P
ROMPT
_F
ONT
_S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................. 589
P
ROMPT
_F
ONT
_W
EIGHT PROPERTY
......................................................................... 589
P

ROMPT
_W
HITE
_O
N
_B
LACK PROPERTY
................................................................. 589
P
ROPERTY
C
LASS PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 590
Q
UERY
A
LL
R
ECORDS PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 590
Q
UERY
A
LLOWED
(B
LOCK
)
PROPERTY
..................................................................... 591
Q

UERY
A
LLOWED
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
........................................................................ 591
Q
UERY
A
RRAY
S
IZE PROPERTY
................................................................................. 592
Q
UERY
D
ATA
S
OURCE
A
RGUMENTS PROPERTY
....................................................... 592
Q
UERY
D
ATA
S
OURCE

C
OLUMNS PROPERTY
........................................................... 593
Q
UERY
D
ATA
S
OURCE
N
AME PROPERTY
.................................................................. 593
Q
UERY
D
ATA
S
OURCE
T
YPE PROPERTY
.................................................................... 593
Q
UERY
L
ENGTH PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 594
Q
UERY
N
AME PROPERTY

........................................................................................... 594
Q
UERY
O
NLY PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 595
Q
UERY
_H
ITS PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 595
Q
UERY
_O
PTIONS PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 596
R
ADIO
B
UTTON
V
ALUE
P
ROPERTY
........................................................................... 596
R
AISE ON
E
NTRY PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 596

R
EADING
O
RDER PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 597
R
EAL
U
NIT PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 598
R
ECORD
G
ROUP PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 598
Oracle Developer Form Builder Referencexvi
R
ECORD
G
ROUP
F
ETCH
S
IZE PROPERTY
................................................................... 599
R
ECORD
G
ROUP
Q

UERY PROPERTY
........................................................................... 599
R
ECORD
G
ROUP
T
YPE PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 599
R
ECORD
O
RIENTATION PROPERTY
............................................................................ 600
R
ECORDS
_
TO
_F
ETCH PROPERTY
............................................................................... 600
R
ELATION
T
YPE PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 601
R
ENDERED PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 602
R

EPORT
D
ESTINATION
F
ORMAT PROPERTY
.............................................................. 602
R
EPORT
D
ESTINATION
N
AME PROPERTY
.................................................................. 603
R
EPORT
D
ESTINATION
T
YPE PROPERTY
.................................................................... 603
R
EPORT
S
ERVER PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 604
R
EQUIRED
(I
TEM
)

PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 605
R
EQUIRED
(M
ENU
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY
............................................................. 605
R
ESIZE
A
LLOWED PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 606
R
ETURN
I
TEM
(LOV)
PROPERTY
............................................................................... 606
R
OTATION
A
NGLE PROPERTY
................................................................................... 606
R
UNTIME

C
OMPATIBILITY
M
ODE PROPERTY
............................................................ 607
S
AVEPOINT
M
ODE PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 607
S
AVEPOINT
_N
AME PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 608
S
CROLL
B
AR
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
........................................................................ 608
S
CROLL
B
AR
H
EIGHT PROPERTY
............................................................................... 608
S

CROLL
B
AR
W
IDTH PROPERTY
................................................................................ 609
S
ECURE
(M
ENU
P
ARAMETER
)
PROPERTY
................................................................. 609
S
HARE
L
IBRARY WITH
F
ORM PROPERTY
................................................................... 609
S
HOW
F
AST
F
ORWARD
B
UTTON PROPERTY

.............................................................. 610
S
HOW
H
ORIZONTAL
S
CROLL
B
AR PROPERTY
.......................................................... 610
S
HOW
L
INES PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 610
S
HOW
OLE P
OPUP
M
ENU PROPERTY
....................................................................... 611
S
HOW
OLE T
ENANT
T
YPE PROPERTY
....................................................................... 611
S

HOW
P
ALETTE PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 612
S
HOW
P
LAY
B
UTTON PROPERTY
............................................................................... 612
S
HOW
R
ECORD
B
UTTON PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 613
S
HOW
R
EWIND
B
UTTON PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 613
S
HOW
S
CROLL
B

AR PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 614
S
HOW
S
LIDER PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 615
S
HOW
S
YMBOLS PROPERTY
........................................................................................ 615
S
HOW
T
IME
I
NDICATOR PROPERTY
........................................................................... 615
S
HOW
V
ERTICAL
S
CROLL
B
AR PROPERTY
................................................................. 616
S
HOW

V
OLUME
C
ONTROL PROPERTY
....................................................................... 616
S
HRINKWRAP PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 617
S
INGLE
O
BJECT
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
................................................................... 617
S
INGLE
R
ECORD PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 617
S
IZE PROPERTY
........................................................................................................... 618
S
IZING
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................ 619
S
OUND

F
ORMAT PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 620
S
OUND
Q
UALITY PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 620
S
TART
A
NGLE PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 621
S
TART
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
................................................................... 621
S
TART
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT
..................................................................................... 621
S
TART
P

ROMPT
O
FFSET PROPERTY
............................................................................ 622
S
TART
P
ROMPT
O
FFSET
............................................................................................. 622
S
TARTUP
C
ODE PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 622
Oracle Developer Form Buidler Reference xvii
S
TATUS
(B
LOCK
)
PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 623
S
TATUS
(R
ECORD
)
PROPERTY

.................................................................................... 623
S
UBCLASS
I
NFORMATION PROPERTY
......................................................................... 623
S
UBMENU
N
AME PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 624
S
UMMARIZED
B
LOCK PROPERTY
............................................................................... 624
S
UMMARIZED
I
TEM PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 624
S
UMMARY
F
UNCTION PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 625
S
YNCHRONIZE WITH
I
TEM PROPERTY

....................................................................... 625
T
AB
A
TTACHMENT
E
DGE PROPERTY
........................................................................ 626
T
AB
P
AGE PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 626
T
AB
P
AGE
X O
FFSET PROPERTY
................................................................................. 627
T
AB
P
AGE
Y O
FFSET PROPERTY
................................................................................. 627
T
AB
S

TYLE PROPERTY
................................................................................................ 627
T
EAR
-O
FF
M
ENU
....................................................................................................... 628
T
IMER
_N
AME PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 628
T
ITLE PROPERTY
......................................................................................................... 628
T
OOLTIP PROPERTY
.................................................................................................... 629
T
OOLTIP
B
ACKGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
.............................................................. 629
T
OOLTIP
F

ILL
P
ATTERN PROPERTY
........................................................................... 630
T
OOLTIP
F
ONT
N
AME PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 630
T
OOLTIP
F
ONT
S
IZE PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 630
T
OOLTIP
F
ONT
S
PACING PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 631
T
OOLTIP
F
ONT
S

TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................... 631
T
OOLTIP
F
ONT
W
EIGHT PROPERTY
........................................................................... 632
T
OOLTIP
F
OREGROUND
C
OLOR PROPERTY
............................................................... 632
T
OOLTIP
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE
G
ROUP PROPERTY
...................................................... 632
T
OOLTIP
W
HITE ON
B

LACK PROPERTY
..................................................................... 633
T
OP
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT PROPERTY
....................................................................... 633
T
OP
P
ROMPT
A
LIGNMENT
........................................................................................ 634
T
OP
P
ROMPT
O
FFSET PROPERTY
................................................................................ 634
T
OP
P
ROMPT
O
FFSET
................................................................................................. 635

T
OP
_R
ECORD PROPERTY
........................................................................................... 635
T
OP
T
ITLE PROPERTY
................................................................................................. 635
T
OPMOST
_T
AB
_P
AGE PROPERTY
.............................................................................. 636
T
RANSACTIONAL
T
RIGGERS PROPERTY
.................................................................... 636
T
RIGGER
S
TYLE PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 637
T
RIGGER
T

EXT PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 637
T
RIGGER
T
YPE PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 637
U
PDATE
A
LLOWED
(B
LOCK
)
PROPERTY
................................................................... 638
U
PDATE
A
LLOWED
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
...................................................................... 638
U
PDATE
C
HANGED
C

OLUMNS
O
NLY PROPERTY
..................................................... 639
U
PDATE
_C
OLUMN PROPERTY
................................................................................... 640
U
PDATE
C
OMMIT PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 641
U
PDATE
L
AYOUT PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 641
U
PDATE
O
NLY IF
NULL
PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 641
U
PDATE
_P
ERMISSION PROPERTY

.............................................................................. 642
U
PDATE
P
ROCEDURE
A
RGUMENTS PROPERTY
......................................................... 643
U
PDATE
P
ROCEDURE
N
AME PROPERTY
.................................................................... 643
U
PDATE
P
ROCEDURE
R
ESULT
S
ET
C
OLUMNS PROPERTY
......................................... 643
U
PDATE
Q
UERY PROPERTY

........................................................................................ 644
U
SE
S
ECURITY PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 644
U
SE
3D C
ONTROLS PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 644
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U
SERNAME PROPERTY
............................................................................................... 645
U
SER
_I
NTERFACE PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 645
U
SER
_NLS_D
ATE
_F
ORMAT PROPERTY
.................................................................... 646
U
SER
_NLS_L

ANG PROPERTY
................................................................................... 646
V
ALIDATE FROM
L
IST PROPERTY
............................................................................... 647
V
ALIDATION PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 648
V
ALIDATION
U
NIT PROPERTY
................................................................................... 648
V
ALUE WHEN
C
HECKED PROPERTY
.......................................................................... 649
V
ALUE WHEN
U
NCHECKED PROPERTY
..................................................................... 649
VBX C
ONTROL
F
ILE PROPERTY
................................................................................. 650

VBX C
ONTROL
N
AME PROPERTY
............................................................................. 650
VBX C
ONTROL
V
ALUE PROPERTY
............................................................................ 651
V
ERTICAL
F
ILL PROPERTY
......................................................................................... 651
V
ERTICAL
J
USTIFICATION PROPERTY
........................................................................ 652
V
ERTICAL
M
ARGIN PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 652
V
ERTICAL
M
ARGIN
.................................................................................................... 652

V
ERTICAL
O
BJECT
O
FFSET PROPERTY
....................................................................... 653
V
ERTICAL
O
BJECT
O
FFSET
......................................................................................... 653
V
ERTICAL
O
RIGIN PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 653
V
ERTICAL
T
OOLBAR
C
ANVAS PROPERTY
................................................................. 654
V
IEWPORT
H
EIGHT

, V
IEWPORT
W
IDTH PROPERTY
.................................................. 654
V
IEWPORT
X P
OSITION
, V
IEWPORT
Y P
OSITION PROPERTY
.................................... 655
V
IEWPORT
X P
OSITION ON
C
ANVAS
, V
IEWPORT
Y P
OSITION ON
C
ANVAS
PROPERTY
................................................................................................................... 655
V
ISIBLE PROPERTY

...................................................................................................... 656
V
ISIBLE
(C
ANVAS
)
PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 656
V
ISIBLE
(I
TEM
)
PROPERTY
.......................................................................................... 657
V
ISIBLE
(T
AB
P
AGE
)
PROPERTY
................................................................................. 658
V
ISIBLE IN
H
ORIZONTAL
/V
ERTICAL

M
ENU
T
OOLBAR PROPERTY
.......................... 658
V
ISIBLE IN
M
ENU PROPERTY
..................................................................................... 658
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE PROPERTY
.................................................................................. 659
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE
G
ROUP PROPERTY
..................................................................... 660
V
ISUAL
A
TTRIBUTE
T
YPE PROPERTY
......................................................................... 661
WHERE C

LAUSE
/ORDER BY C
LAUSE
.................................................................. 662
W
HITE ON
B
LACK PROPERTY
.................................................................................... 663
W
IDTH
/H
EIGHT
(WD, HT)...................................................................................... 663
W
INDOW PROPERTY
.................................................................................................. 663
W
INDOW
_H
ANDLE PROPERTY
................................................................................. 664
W
INDOW
_S
TATE PROPERTY
...................................................................................... 664
W
INDOW
S

TYLE PROPERTY
....................................................................................... 665
W
RAP
S
TYLE PROPERTY
............................................................................................. 666
W
RAP
T
EXT PROPERTY
.............................................................................................. 666
X C
ORNER
R
ADIUS PROPERTY
................................................................................... 667
X P
OSITION
, Y P
OSITION PROPERTY
......................................................................... 667
Y C
ORNER
R
ADIUS PROPERTY
................................................................................... 668
OPTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 669
A
BOUT

F
ORM
B
UILDER
C
OMPONENTS
..................................................................... 669
S
TARTING
F
ORM
B
UILDER
C
OMPONENTS
................................................................ 669
S
TARTING
F
ORM
B
UILDER
C
OMPONENTS FROM THE
C
OMMAND
L
INE
.................. 670
L

OGGING ON TO THE
D
ATABASE
.............................................................................. 672
F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
O
PTIONS
........................................................................................ 673
A
RRAY
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)........................................................................................ 674
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B
LOCK
_M
ENU
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)............................................................................ 674
B
UFFER

_R
ECORDS
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)...................................................................... 674
D
EBUG
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ........................................................................................ 675
D
EBUG
_M
ESSAGES
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)..................................................................... 675
H
ELP
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)........................................................................................... 675

I
NTERACTIVE
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
).............................................................................. 676
K
EYIN
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ......................................................................................... 676
K
EYOUT
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ...................................................................................... 677
L
OGON
_S
CREEN
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ........................................................................ 677

O
PTIMIZE
SQL P
ROCESSING
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)...................................................... 677
O
PTIMIZE
T
RANSACTION
M
ODE
P
ROCESSING
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ......................... 678
O
PTIMIZE
T
RANSACTION
M
ODE
P
ROCESSING

(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)
EXAMPLE
.................................................................................................................... 678
O
PTIONS
_S
CREEN
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)...................................................................... 678
O
UTPUT
_F
ILE
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)............................................................................. 679
PECS (F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) .......................................................................................... 679

Q
UERY
_O
NLY
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ............................................................................ 680
Q
UIET
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ......................................................................................... 680
S
ESSION
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
) ...................................................................................... 680
S
TATISTICS
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
).................................................................................. 681

T
ERM
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)........................................................................................... 681
W
INDOW
_S
TATE
(F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)........................................................................ 682
S
ETTING
F
ORM
C
OMPILER
O
PTIONS
......................................................................... 682
A
DD
_T
RIGGERS
(F

ORM
C
OMPILER
).......................................................................... 683
B
ATCH
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ........................................................................................ 684
B
UILD
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
).......................................................................................... 684
C
OMPILE
_A
LL
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)............................................................................ 684
CRT_F
ILE
(F

ORM
C
OMPILER
)................................................................................... 685
D
EBUG
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ........................................................................................ 685
D
ELETE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ....................................................................................... 685
E
XTRACT
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)..................................................................................... 686
H
ELP
(F
ORM
C

OMPILER
)........................................................................................... 686
I
NSERT
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ........................................................................................ 686
L
OGON
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)........................................................................................ 687
L
OGON
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)
EXAMPLES
..................................................................... 687
M
ODULE
_A
CCESS
(F

ORM
C
OMPILER
)...................................................................... 687
M
ODULE
_T
YPE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)........................................................................... 687
N
OFAIL
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)....................................................................................... 688
O
PTIONS
_S
CREEN
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ...................................................................... 688
O

UTPUT
_F
ILE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)............................................................................. 688
P
ARSE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ......................................................................................... 689
S
CRIPT
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)......................................................................................... 689
S
TATISTICS
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
).................................................................................. 689
S

TRIP
_S
OURCE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
) ........................................................................... 690
U
PGRADE
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
).................................................................................... 690
U
PGRADE
_R
OLES
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)....................................................................... 691
V
ERSION
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER

) ..................................................................................... 691
W
IDEN
_F
IELDS
(F
ORM
C
OMPILER
)........................................................................... 691
S
ETTING
F
ORM
B
UILDER
P
REFERENCES
.................................................................... 692
C
OLOR
M
ODE
............................................................................................................ 693
C
OLOR
P
ALETTE
........................................................................................................ 694
B

UILD
B
EFORE
R
UNNING
.......................................................................................... 694
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H
ELP
(F
ORM
B
UILDER
).............................................................................................. 694
HTML F
ILE
N
AME
.................................................................................................... 695
A
CCESS PREFERENCE
(F
ORM
B
UILDER
) .................................................................... 695
M
ODULE
_T
YPE

(F
ORM
B
UILDER
) ............................................................................. 695
P
RINTER
..................................................................................................................... 696
R
UN
M
ODULES
A
SYNCHRONOUSLY
......................................................................... 696
S
AVE
B
EFORE
B
UILDING
............................................................................................ 696
S
UBCLASSING
P
ATH
................................................................................................... 696
S
UPPRESS
H

INTS
........................................................................................................ 697
T
ERM
(F
ORM
B
UILDER
) ............................................................................................. 697
USESDI (F
ORMS
R
UNTIME AND
W
EB
F
ORMS
R
UNTIME
)........................................ 697
U
SE
S
YSTEM
E
DITOR
.................................................................................................. 698
U
SER
P

REFERENCE
F
ILE
............................................................................................. 698
W
ELCOME
D
IALOG
.................................................................................................... 699
W
ELCOME
P
AGES
...................................................................................................... 699
SYSTEM VARIABLES ................................................................................................... 700
A
BOUT SYSTEM VARIABLES
........................................................................................ 700
D
ATE AND
T
IME
S
YSTEM
D
EFAULT
V
ALUES
............................................................ 701
$$DATE$$

SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................................................. 702
$$DATETIME$$
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................................ 703
$$DBDATE$$
SYSTEM VARIABLE
............................................................................. 703
$$DBDATETIME$$
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................................... 704
$$DBTIME$$
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.............................................................................. 705
$$TIME$$
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................................................... 705
SYSTEM.BLOCK_STATUS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
...................................................... 706
SYSTEM.COORDINATION_OPERATION
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.......................... 707
SYSTEM.CURRENT_BLOCK
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................. 708
SYSTEM.CURRENT_DATETIME
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.......................................... 708
SYSTEM.CURRENT_FORM

SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................... 709
SYSTEM.CURRENT_ITEM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
..................................................... 710
SYSTEM.CURRENT_VALUE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................. 710
SYSTEM.CURSOR_BLOCK
SYSTEM VARIABLE
..................................................... 710
SYSTEM.CURSOR_ITEM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................ 711
SYSTEM.CURSOR_RECORD
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................. 712
SYSTEM.CURSOR_VALUE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................... 712
SYSTEM.CUSTOM_ITEM_EVENT
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................ 713
SYSTEM.CUSTOM_ITEM_EVENT_PARAMETERS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........... 713
SYSTEM.DATE_THRESHOLD
SYSTEM VARIABLE
............................................... 714
SYSTEM.EFFECTIVE_DATE

SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................... 715
SYSTEM.EVENT_WINDOW
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................... 715
SYSTEM.FORM_STATUS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................ 716
SYSTEM.LAST_FORM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
............................................................. 717
SYSTEM.LAST_QUERY
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................... 717
SYSTEM.LAST_RECORD
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................ 719
SYSTEM.MASTER_BLOCK
SYSTEM VARIABLE
..................................................... 719
SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................... 720
SYSTEM.MODE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................................ 720
SYSTEM.MOUSE_BUTTON_MODIFIERS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
............................ 721
SYSTEM.MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED

SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................ 721
SYSTEM.MOUSE_BUTTON_SHIFT_STATE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................ 722
SYSTEM.MOUSE_CANVAS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................... 723
SYSTEM.MOUSE_FORM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
......................................................... 723
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SYSTEM.MOUSE_ITEM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.......................................................... 724
SYSTEM.MOUSE_RECORD
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................... 725
SYSTEM.MOUSE_RECORD_OFFSET
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................... 725
SYSTEM.MOUSE_X_POS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................ 726
SYSTEM.MOUSE_Y_POS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................................ 726
SYSTEM.RECORD_STATUS
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................... 726

SYSTEM.SUPPRESS_WORKING
SYSTEM VARIABLE
........................................... 727
SYSTEM.TAB_NEW_PAGE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................... 728
SYSTEM.TAB_PREVIOUS_PAGE
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.......................................... 728
SYSTEM.TRIGGER_BLOCK
SYSTEM VARIABLE
.................................................... 729
SYSTEM.TRIGGER_ITEM
SYSTEM VARIABLE
....................................................... 729
SYSTEM.TRIGGER_RECORD
SYSTEM VARIABLE
................................................. 730
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