Week 6 saw an introduction to custom forms. It makes a lot more sense now why we completed the basic introductions to each component in an automated fashion now. All of the elements that we have already put into practice can be added to a window and customized. Using smart triggers in conjunction with stored procedures gives us the tools that we need to make decent database applications.
The properties palette style customization that is used in Oracle forms developer makes it very similar in feel to ASP.NET development.
More advanced error/exception handling was also discussed this week. Due to the event driven nature of Oracle’s forms, generating exceptions is a convenient way to handle the madness users subject programs to. Customizing systems message will also allow the flow of information from the system to the user to be much more decipherable.
The final topic that was introduced in preparation for next week was the juxtaposition between using multiple canvasses or multiple forms for more complex applications. While multiple forms encompasses much stronger encapsulation, message passing needs to be done using global variables D:<
On the other hand using multiple canvasses allows for much easier message passing, distributed development is decidedly more difficult.
Doing the assignment will be the best way to ensure that the processes for each element have been memorized.