KEY MAPPING in FORMS 6i

Question

Hi Friends,
I'm working with Forms 6i, WinXP, Oracle DB 10g in C/S mode. I want to map the keys i.e. I want to write triggers which will define the action of some function keys. I installed oracle terminal, I modified FMRUSW.RES accordingly. Still not getting the result. If there is anyone who already have worked on this please notify my mistake. I will describe the steps in detail if u want.
Pls help,
Regards,
Pragati.

Answer 1

Hi,
I coded the key mapping as follows:
I created a menu item. To call the code, you have to give a name for an accelerator key in the property palette for the menu item e.g. "start_menu".
Let's say, to invoke the menu item, you have to press "Ctrl+E". So you have to set the key mapping in your *.res-file like this:
69 : 2 : "Ctrl+E"           : 85 : "start_menu"
Explaination:
69: Code for "Ctrl+E"
2: Java Modifier Number for "Control"
85: Forms function number ("User Defined Key 3", look at the file I send to you !)
I don't know, if that's the solution, because you wanted to map F1, F2...., but it shouldn't be a problem to switch my solution to F-keys. But perhaps, some of the Forms functions (e.g. F7 for Enter-Query-Mode) won't work then.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Markus