Question

I’m working with Oracle Forms Builder, and I’ve a block with several records. The code looks somewhat like this

first_record;
IF NAME_IN('SYSTEM.LAST_RECORD') != 'TRUE' THEN                                 
  LOOP                  
    IF name_in('QOTLNDET_LINES.SERIAL_NUMBER') IS NOT NULL THEN                         
      QOTLNDET_LINES_REMOVE.Delete_Row;
      clear_record;     
    ELSE                    
      next_record;
    END IF;
    EXIT WHEN NAME_IN('SYSTEM.LAST_RECORD') = 'TRUE';

  END LOOP;
  execute_query;
  COMMIT;
  go_block('QOTHDDET_MAIN');
END IF; 

Right before the next_record, inside the ELSE segment, I need to remove the current record and re-insert it. The problem isn’t removing the record, it’s re-inserting it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I agree with APC, instead of re-inserting the record which means deleting and then inserting it again, a simpler approach would be to just update the fields in the DB (or non-DB) Block. Something like-

Go_Block('Block_B1');
Last_Record;
L_num_records := :system.cursor_record;
FOR i in 1..L_num_records
LOOP    
     Go_Block('Block_B1');
     Go_Record(i);
     --update the fields in the row
     :Block_B1.item1 := 'Set your value';
     :Block_B1.item2 := 'Set your value';
     ...
     ...
     Next_Record;
END LOOP;
First_Record;