Update Table statement in pre-commit trigger

Question

Hi,
I would need to update one table before commit in the form and hence I need to write an update table statement in pre-commit trigger. Can anyone help me with the sample code or how sould i be able to write a Update table statement from form-level trigger. Normal update statement is throwing me errors.
Thanks in adv

Answer 1

I wouldn't recommend the PRE-COMMIT trigger unless it is your requirement to execute the UPDATE statement every time the form commits, whether it is updating or inserting or deleting.
Other wise you can use the PRE-UPDATE, PRE-DELETE and PRE-INSERT triggers; for this case you create a procedure under Program Units node in the Form's navigator that includes your "UPDATE" SQL statement and you call this procedure from the triggers you need to execute it from.
Example:
PROCEDURE UPDATE_MYTABLE IS
BEGIN
  UPDATE MYTABLE SET MY_COLUMN1 = MY_VALUE1,
                                   MY_COLUMN2 = MY_VALUE2,
                                   MY_COLUMN3 = MY_VALUE3
  WHERE ... condition;
END;
PRE-UPDATE trigger code:
BEGIN
  UPDATE_MYTABLE;
END;Try it and let us know if this is your requirement.
Tony
Edited by: Tony Garabedian on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 AM