Howto build database driven forms

Hello
I'm a newbie to oracle forms.I'm intrested in creating a database driven form which would take single or multiple input from user in single or multiple input boxes and add in a table which i shall query to develop oracle reports.I should also be able to populate data from the table onto the forms for users to review.
Kindly guide.I'm also googling for a suitable oracle forms guide too.If you have any do let me know.
Regards
Fahad

Fahad,
You're already in the right place to find documentation on Oracle Forms (see link [Oracle Developer Suite 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Documentation|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25016_08//doc/dl/index.htm] ). Here are a few other books available that can get you started as well:
[Learning Oracle Forms 4.5: a Tutorial for Forms Designers|http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Oracle-Forms-4-5-Designers/dp/0964723301] - Yes, it is for Forms 4.5, but the concepts still apply.
[Oracle Forms Interactive Workbook|http://www.pearsonhighered.com/academic/product/0,3110,0130158089,00.html]
[Oracle Developer Advanced Forms and Reports|http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Developer-Advanced-Forms-Reports/dp/0072120487]
[Oracle Forms Developer -- The Complete Video Course|http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Forms-Developer-Complete-Course/dp/0130321249/ref=pd_sim_b_1]
Hope this helps.
Craig...
-- If my response or the response of another is helpful or answers your question, please mark the response accordingly. Thanks!
Edited by: CraigB on Sep 29, 2008 10:05 AM

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