How to get trigger-filled-in PK immediately after commit

Question

Hi You Form Experts,
I have two blocks in a form. The two blocks are "linked" by an FK (block2's PK stored in block1's table), but they do not have an exactly "parent-child" relationship. Block1 always has a record and commits first, and there may or may not be a record in block2. So, in the form the two blocks are not joined. And if and when there is a record in block2, I need to update block1 with the block2's PK so that the records are associated.
The problem here is that the PK of block2 is a sequence number and is filled in by a DB-side pre-insert trigger. So, there PK is not available in block2 immediately after the commit.
Is there a way to force a "refresh upon insert" of the PK item of block2 in Forms?
Thank you very much in advance.
ZD

Answer 1

can't u get ur block2 primary key value by:
ON each new_record_Instance of block2
rownum := get_block_property('block2',current_record);
select nvl(max(pk_column))+ rownum into :pk_column
from block2_table;
Thus u can get the next assignable value for block2.
Reply if it works