Parameters to collect dynamic user input

Hi all, I need to create a discoverer parameter which collects one or more group's name (this parameter is connected to a LOV);
After this, I need to create a condition where this parameter (which could be only one values, or a collection of values, selected from the LOV) is passed to a function in order to set a variable (a collection variable) on the DB.
So, I defined this function on my DB and for this parameter I create a particular type
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE group_name_type IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(200);
My problem is the PL/SQL Registration with Administrator, because it doesn't let me register a function which has a parameter with a collection datatype.
Also I red that is not possible pass a parameter to a function when this parameters collects more than one values (when is connected to a LOV)
Is there a way, or a workaround to fix this problem, in order to set on the db my collection variable with the all the values chosen from Discoverer ?
Thanks in advance
Alex

Hi,
Please see my response in this thread (Condition with a calculation with a collection type as parameter
Rod West

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Help needed, Createing Dynamic User input

Hello,
I am attempting to create some dynamic user input by "predicting" what the user requires in a text box.
For example if the user enters "Smi" I have a select list pop up which gives the user all options that begin with "Smi".
I am able to achieve the popups but the interface is quite jerky and not terribly responsive I am trying to solve this by using a thread which starts and stops when new input is received but it is still not quite right.
The program uses a Sorted TreeSet to hold the data (I thought this would give me a quick search time) and a simple interface at this stage.
Any help would be fantastic
Thanks in advance :P
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
 /** This program represents part of a larger user interface for allowing the
 user to select data from a file or database.
 
 When the program starts up, it will read in data from a given file, and hold
 it in some type of container allowing rapid access.
 
 The user may then type in the first few letters of the surname of a person,
 and this program should immediately present in a popup dialog the names which
 match. The user will be able to click on one of the names in the popup and
 that will cause all data about that person to be displayed in the JTextArea
 at the bottom of the window.
 
 This program requires the FormLayout.class, FormLayout$Placement.class, and
 FormLayout$Constraint.class files in the same directory
 (folder) or in its classpath. These is provided separately.
class PartMatch extends JFrame implements Runnable
 /** Close down the program. */
 JButton quitbtn;
 /** Field for the surname. */
 JTextField namefld;
 /** Full details of the person(s). */
 JTextArea results;
 /** Popup dialog to display the names and addresses which
 match the leading characters given in namefld. */
 Chooser matches;
 /** Default background color for a window. */
 final static Color defBackground = new Color(0xD0C0C0);
 /** Default foreground color for a window. */
 final static Color defForeground = new Color(0x000000);
 /** Default background color for a field */
 final static Color fldBackground = new Color(0xFFFFFF);
 /** Default background color for a button */
 final static Color btnBackground = new Color(0xF0E0E0);
 final static Color dkBackground = new Color(0xB0A0A0);
 /** Larger font */
 final static Font bold = new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 30);
 TreeSet members;
 String input;
 String[] found;
 public static void main(String arg[])
 UIManager.put("TextField.background",fldBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextField.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("TextField.selectionBackground",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.background",fldBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.selectionBackground",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("Panel.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("Label.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("Label.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("Button.background",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("Button.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("CheckBox.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("ScrollBar.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("ScrollBar.thumb",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("ComboBox.background",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("ComboBox.selectionBackground",dkBackground);
 PartMatch trial = new PartMatch(arg);
 public PartMatch( String [] arg )
 super("Part Match");
 setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 Container cpane = getContentPane();
 FormLayout form = new FormLayout(cpane);
 JLabel lab1 = new JLabel("Fetch details") ;
 lab1.setFont( bold );
 form.setTopAnchor( lab1, 4 );
 form.setLeftAnchor( lab1, 4 );
 JLabel lab2 = new JLabel("Surname: ") ;
 form.setTopRelative( lab2, lab1, 4 );
 form.setLeftAlign( lab2, lab1 );
 namefld = new JTextField( 30 );
 form.setBottomAlign( namefld, lab2 );
 form.setLeftRelative( namefld, lab2, 4 );
 namefld.addCaretListener( new CaretListener()
 public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e)
 showMatches();
 quitbtn = new JButton( "Quit" );
 quitbtn.addActionListener( new ActionListener()
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 quitProcessing();
 form.setBottomAlign( quitbtn, namefld );
 form.setLeftRelative( quitbtn, namefld, 15 );
 results = new JTextArea( 10,50 );
 results.setEditable(false);
 JScrollPane jsp = new JScrollPane( results,
 JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,
 JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED );
 form.setTopRelative( jsp, lab2, 6 );
 form.setLeftAlign( jsp, lab2 );
 form.setBottomAnchor( jsp, 5 );
 form.setRightAnchor( jsp, 5 );
 form.setRightAnchor( quitbtn, 5 );
 matches = new Chooser( this );
 //matches.setUndecorated(true);
 pack();
 setVisible(true);
 namefld.requestFocus();
 if (arg.length > 0) init(arg[0]);
 else init("triathlon.txt"); //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Place the default filename here
 /** Called once only, at the end of the constructor, to read the data
 * from the membership file.
 public void init( String fname )
 members = new TreeSet();
 try {
 FileReader fr = new FileReader(new File (fname));
 Scanner scan = new Scanner(fr);
 trimember cmem;
 String cLine, eTag, memberNo, first, last, gender, yob, tel ,addr,
 club;
 while(scan.hasNextLine())
 cLine = scan.nextLine();
 Scanner scan2 = new Scanner(cLine);
 scan2.useDelimiter(";");
 eTag = scan2.next().trim();
 memberNo = scan2.next().trim();
 first = scan2.next().trim();
 last = scan2.next().trim();
 gender = scan2.next().trim();
 yob = scan2.next().trim();
 tel = scan2.next().trim();
 addr = scan2.next().trim();
 club = scan2.next().trim();
 cmem = new trimember(eTag, memberNo, first, last, gender, yob,
 tel, addr, club);
 members.add(cmem);
 catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
 results.append("Sorry can't find the input file\n");
 results.append("Please check file name and location and try again");
 ex.printStackTrace();
 /** Called every time there is a change in the contents of the text field
 * namefld. It will first clear the text area. It then needs to search
 * through the container of data to find all records where the surname
 * starts with the characters that have been typed. The names and
 * addresses need to be set up as strings and placed in
 * an array of Strings. This can be placed in the "matches" window and
 * displayed for the user, inviting one to be selected.
 * 
 * The performance of this is very important. If necessary, it may be
 * necessary to run as a separate thread so that the user interface is
 * not delayed. It is essential that the user be able to type letters at a
 * reasonable speed and not have the keystroke processing held up by
 * previous text.
 public void showMatches( )
 run();
 // First clear the text area
 //results.setText("");
 // Determine the leading characters of the surname that is wanted
 input = namefld.getText();
 // Locate the data for this name, and display each matching item
 // in the JTextArea ...
 // Example of how to set the data in the popup dialog
 matches.list.setListData(found);
 matches.pack(); // resize the popup
 // set the location of the popup if it is not currently visible
 if ( ! matches.isVisible())
 Dimension sz = matches.getSize();
 Point mouse = getMousePosition();
 Point framepos = getLocation();
 int x=0, y=0;
 if (mouse == null)
 Point pt = results.getLocation();
 x = pt.x + 20 + framepos.x;
 y = pt.y + 20 + framepos.y;
 else
 x = mouse.x - 2 + framepos.x;
 y = mouse.y - 2 + framepos.y;
 matches.setLocation(x,y);
 matches.setVisible(true);
 namefld.requestFocus();
 /** Perform any final processing before closing down.
 public void quitProcessing( )
 // Any closing work. Then
 System.exit(0);
 public void run()
 ArrayList<String> foundit = new ArrayList<String>();
 System.out.println(input);
 if(input != null)
 Iterator it = members.iterator();
 while(it.hasNext())
 trimember test = (trimember) it.next();
 if (test.last.startsWith(input))
 foundit.add(test.last +", "+ test.first);
 found = new String[foundit.size()];
 for(int i=0; i<foundit.size();i++)
 found[i] = foundit.get(i);
 /** A window for displaying names and addresses from the data set which
 match the leading characters in namefld.
 
 This will automatically pop down if the user moves the mouse out of the
 window.
 
 It needs code added to it to respond to the user clicking on an item in
 the displayed list. */
 class Chooser extends JWindow
 /** To display a set of names and addresses that match the leading
 characters of the namefld text field. */
 public JList list = new JList();
 Chooser( JFrame parent )
 super( parent );
 Container cpane = getContentPane();
 cpane.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter()
 public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
 Chooser.this.setVisible(false);
 cpane.add("Center",list);
 list.addListSelectionListener( new ListSelectionListener()
 public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)
 Chooser.this.setVisible(false);
 System.out.println("ValueChanged");
 // First clear the text area
 results.setText("");
 String in = (String) list.getSelectedValue();
 System.out.println("Selected Value was : "+in);
 String[] inlf = in.split(", ");
 System.out.println("inlf[0]:"+inlf[0]+" inlf[1]:"+inlf[1]);
 results.append("Surname \tFirst \teTag \tMemberNo \tSex \tYOB " +
 "\tTel \tAddress \t\t\tClub\n");
 Iterator it = members.iterator();
 while(it.hasNext())
 trimember test = (trimember) it.next();
 if (test.last.equals(inlf[0])&&test.first.equals(inlf[1]))
 results.append(test.toString()+"\n");
 namefld.requestFocus();
 public class trimember implements Comparable
 String eTag;
 public String memberNo;
 public String first;
 public String last;
 String gender;
 String yob;
 String tel;
 String addr;
 String club;
 public trimember(String eT, String me, String fi, String la,
 String ge, String yo, String te, String ad, String cl)
 eTag = eT;
 memberNo = me;
 first = fi;
 last = la;
 gender = ge;
 yob = yo;
 tel = te;
 addr = ad;
 club = cl;
 //To String method to output string of details
 public String toString()
 return last + "\t" + first + "\t" + eTag + "\t" +
 memberNo + "\t" + gender + "\t" + yob + "\t"+ tel + "\t" +
 addr + "\t" + club;
 //Compare and sort on Last name
 public int compareTo(Object o)
 trimember com = (trimember) o;
 int lastCmp = last.compareTo(com.last);
 int firstCmp = first.compareTo(com.first);
 int memCmp = memberNo.compareTo(com.memberNo);
 if (lastCmp == 0 && firstCmp !=0)return firstCmp;
 else if (lastCmp==0&&firstCmp==0)return memCmp;
 else return lastCmp;
}

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Help needed, Providing Dynamic User input

Hello,
I am attempting to create some dynamic user input by "predicting" what the user requires in a text box.
For example if the user enters "Smi" I have a select list pop up which gives the user all options that begin with "Smi".
I am able to achieve the popups but the interface is quite jerky and not terribly responsive I am trying to solve this by using a thread which starts and stops when new input is received but it is still not quite right.
The program uses a Sorted TreeSet to hold the data (I thought this would give me a quick search time) and a simple interface at this stage.
Any help would be fantastic
Thanks in advance :P
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
 /** This program represents part of a larger user interface for allowing the
 user to select data from a file or database.
 
 When the program starts up, it will read in data from a given file, and hold
 it in some type of container allowing rapid access.
 
 The user may then type in the first few letters of the surname of a person,
 and this program should immediately present in a popup dialog the names which
 match. The user will be able to click on one of the names in the popup and
 that will cause all data about that person to be displayed in the JTextArea
 at the bottom of the window.
 
 This program requires the FormLayout.class, FormLayout$Placement.class, and
 FormLayout$Constraint.class files in the same directory
 (folder) or in its classpath. These is provided separately.
class PartMatch extends JFrame implements Runnable
 /** Close down the program. */
 JButton quitbtn;
 /** Field for the surname. */
 JTextField namefld;
 /** Full details of the person(s). */
 JTextArea results;
 /** Popup dialog to display the names and addresses which
 match the leading characters given in namefld. */
 Chooser matches;
 /** Default background color for a window. */
 final static Color defBackground = new Color(0xD0C0C0);
 /** Default foreground color for a window. */
 final static Color defForeground = new Color(0x000000);
 /** Default background color for a field */
 final static Color fldBackground = new Color(0xFFFFFF);
 /** Default background color for a button */
 final static Color btnBackground = new Color(0xF0E0E0);
 final static Color dkBackground = new Color(0xB0A0A0);
 /** Larger font */
 final static Font bold = new Font("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 30);
 TreeSet members;
 String input;
 String[] found;
 public static void main(String arg[])
 UIManager.put("TextField.background",fldBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextField.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("TextField.selectionBackground",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.background",fldBackground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("TextArea.selectionBackground",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("Panel.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("Label.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("Label.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("Button.background",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("Button.foreground",defForeground);
 UIManager.put("CheckBox.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("ScrollBar.background",defBackground);
 UIManager.put("ScrollBar.thumb",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("ComboBox.background",btnBackground);
 UIManager.put("ComboBox.selectionBackground",dkBackground);
 PartMatch trial = new PartMatch(arg);
 public PartMatch( String [] arg )
 super("Part Match");
 setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 Container cpane = getContentPane();
 FormLayout form = new FormLayout(cpane);
 JLabel lab1 = new JLabel("Fetch details") ;
 lab1.setFont( bold );
 form.setTopAnchor( lab1, 4 );
 form.setLeftAnchor( lab1, 4 );
 JLabel lab2 = new JLabel("Surname: ") ;
 form.setTopRelative( lab2, lab1, 4 );
 form.setLeftAlign( lab2, lab1 );
 namefld = new JTextField( 30 );
 form.setBottomAlign( namefld, lab2 );
 form.setLeftRelative( namefld, lab2, 4 );
 namefld.addCaretListener( new CaretListener()
 public void caretUpdate(CaretEvent e)
 showMatches();
 quitbtn = new JButton( "Quit" );
 quitbtn.addActionListener( new ActionListener()
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 quitProcessing();
 form.setBottomAlign( quitbtn, namefld );
 form.setLeftRelative( quitbtn, namefld, 15 );
 results = new JTextArea( 10,50 );
 results.setEditable(false);
 JScrollPane jsp = new JScrollPane( results,
 JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,
 JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED );
 form.setTopRelative( jsp, lab2, 6 );
 form.setLeftAlign( jsp, lab2 );
 form.setBottomAnchor( jsp, 5 );
 form.setRightAnchor( jsp, 5 );
 form.setRightAnchor( quitbtn, 5 );
 matches = new Chooser( this );
 //matches.setUndecorated(true);
 pack();
 setVisible(true);
 namefld.requestFocus();
 if (arg.length > 0) init(arg[0]);
 else init("triathlon.txt"); //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Place the default filename here
 /** Called once only, at the end of the constructor, to read the data
 * from the membership file.
 public void init( String fname )
 members = new TreeSet();
 try {
 FileReader fr = new FileReader(new File (fname));
 Scanner scan = new Scanner(fr);
 trimember cmem;
 String cLine, eTag, memberNo, first, last, gender, yob, tel ,addr,
 club;
 while(scan.hasNextLine())
 cLine = scan.nextLine();
 Scanner scan2 = new Scanner(cLine);
 scan2.useDelimiter(";");
 eTag = scan2.next().trim();
 memberNo = scan2.next().trim();
 first = scan2.next().trim();
 last = scan2.next().trim();
 gender = scan2.next().trim();
 yob = scan2.next().trim();
 tel = scan2.next().trim();
 addr = scan2.next().trim();
 club = scan2.next().trim();
 cmem = new trimember(eTag, memberNo, first, last, gender, yob,
 tel, addr, club);
 members.add(cmem);
 catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
 results.append("Sorry can't find the input file\n");
 results.append("Please check file name and location and try again");
 ex.printStackTrace();
 /** Called every time there is a change in the contents of the text field
 * namefld. It will first clear the text area. It then needs to search
 * through the container of data to find all records where the surname
 * starts with the characters that have been typed. The names and
 * addresses need to be set up as strings and placed in
 * an array of Strings. This can be placed in the "matches" window and
 * displayed for the user, inviting one to be selected.
 * 
 * The performance of this is very important. If necessary, it may be
 * necessary to run as a separate thread so that the user interface is
 * not delayed. It is essential that the user be able to type letters at a
 * reasonable speed and not have the keystroke processing held up by
 * previous text.
 public void showMatches( )
 run();
 // First clear the text area
 //results.setText("");
 // Determine the leading characters of the surname that is wanted
 input = namefld.getText();
 // Locate the data for this name, and display each matching item
 // in the JTextArea ...
 // Example of how to set the data in the popup dialog
 matches.list.setListData(found);
 matches.pack(); // resize the popup
 // set the location of the popup if it is not currently visible
 if ( ! matches.isVisible())
 Dimension sz = matches.getSize();
 Point mouse = getMousePosition();
 Point framepos = getLocation();
 int x=0, y=0;
 if (mouse == null)
 Point pt = results.getLocation();
 x = pt.x + 20 + framepos.x;
 y = pt.y + 20 + framepos.y;
 else
 x = mouse.x - 2 + framepos.x;
 y = mouse.y - 2 + framepos.y;
 matches.setLocation(x,y);
 matches.setVisible(true);
 namefld.requestFocus();
 /** Perform any final processing before closing down.
 public void quitProcessing( )
 // Any closing work. Then
 System.exit(0);
 public void run()
 ArrayList<String> foundit = new ArrayList<String>();
 System.out.println(input);
 if(input != null)
 Iterator it = members.iterator();
 while(it.hasNext())
 trimember test = (trimember) it.next();
 if (test.last.startsWith(input))
 foundit.add(test.last +", "+ test.first);
 found = new String[foundit.size()];
 for(int i=0; i<foundit.size();i++)
 found[i] = foundit.get(i);
 /** A window for displaying names and addresses from the data set which
 match the leading characters in namefld.
 
 This will automatically pop down if the user moves the mouse out of the
 window.
 
 It needs code added to it to respond to the user clicking on an item in
 the displayed list. */
 class Chooser extends JWindow
 /** To display a set of names and addresses that match the leading
 characters of the namefld text field. */
 public JList list = new JList();
 Chooser( JFrame parent )
 super( parent );
 Container cpane = getContentPane();
 cpane.addMouseListener( new MouseAdapter()
 public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
 Chooser.this.setVisible(false);
 cpane.add("Center",list);
 list.addListSelectionListener( new ListSelectionListener()
 public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)
 Chooser.this.setVisible(false);
 System.out.println("ValueChanged");
 // First clear the text area
 results.setText("");
 String in = (String) list.getSelectedValue();
 System.out.println("Selected Value was : "+in);
 String[] inlf = in.split(", ");
 System.out.println("inlf[0]:"+inlf[0]+" inlf[1]:"+inlf[1]);
 results.append("Surname \tFirst \teTag \tMemberNo \tSex \tYOB " +
 "\tTel \tAddress \t\t\tClub\n");
 Iterator it = members.iterator();
 while(it.hasNext())
 trimember test = (trimember) it.next();
 if (test.last.equals(inlf[0])&&test.first.equals(inlf[1]))
 results.append(test.toString()+"\n");
 namefld.requestFocus();
 public class trimember implements Comparable
 String eTag;
 public String memberNo;
 public String first;
 public String last;
 String gender;
 String yob;
 String tel;
 String addr;
 String club;
 public trimember(String eT, String me, String fi, String la,
 String ge, String yo, String te, String ad, String cl)
 eTag = eT;
 memberNo = me;
 first = fi;
 last = la;
 gender = ge;
 yob = yo;
 tel = te;
 addr = ad;
 club = cl;
 //To String method to output string of details
 public String toString()
 return last + "\t" + first + "\t" + eTag + "\t" +
 memberNo + "\t" + gender + "\t" + yob + "\t"+ tel + "\t" +
 addr + "\t" + club;
 //Compare and sort on Last name
 public int compareTo(Object o)
 trimember com = (trimember) o;
 int lastCmp = last.compareTo(com.last);
 int firstCmp = first.compareTo(com.first);
 int memCmp = memberNo.compareTo(com.memberNo);
 if (lastCmp == 0 && firstCmp !=0)return firstCmp;
 else if (lastCmp==0&&firstCmp==0)return memCmp;
 else return lastCmp;
}Edited by: Roger on Nov 3, 2007 11:50 AM

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In chart (graph), How to set scale value dynamically(user input scale val.)

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I am using Crystal Reports XI R2.
I have specified scale value but user is asking he can decide scale value while running the chart like Y-axis major interval (inclement by) 10, 7, 4, .5, .25 etc.
How to achieve this please give me suggestions.
Thanks and regards,
Manjunath N. Jogin

I do not think this can be done dynamically, You could build several sections, each with it's own graph,
set the scales in each graph, in its section, and then supress sections based on parameter.
So, you could have one section that is 5,10,15,20 etc.
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Hello,
my collegue and I are working with Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2). We want to create an inputmask, that let's the user choose from a Combobox. We create a 'simple inputmask' from the portlet repository. Now we want to to have the Combobox entries to be added dynamically (well, with 'dynamically' I mean everytime the page is loaded again) with data from a database.
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Hello again,
onload sounds good. I have to admit that ,altough we both worked quite a bit with Java, our experience with Oracle and its Portal is pretty low. Here is what we want:
1. When the page is loaded, an sql query is executed.
select distinct location from data;
The output of this query is for example:
location1
location2
location3
2.We want a combobox with exactly the result of the prior executed sql query as its fields.
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Hi all,
I am new to abap, can any one help me in getting column header dynamically through parameters in alv ?
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3rd column- 'FROM 20 TO 30'
4th column- 'FROM 30 TO 40'
5th column- 'FROM 40 TO 50'
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Check this code snippet:
Step 1: Create a dynamic table based on the input in the selection screen.
TYPE-POOLS: abap.
DATA:
lr_structdescr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_structdescr,
lr_tabledescr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_tabledescr,
lr_datadescr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_datadescr,
lt_components TYPE abap_component_tab,
ls_component TYPE abap_componentdescr,
lr_wa TYPE REF TO data,
lr_tab TYPE REF TO data.
DATA: lv_index TYPE sy-index.
DATA: lv_index_num(5) TYPE n.
DATA: lv_index_char(5) TYPE c,
 lv_iter TYPE i,
 lv_low TYPE numc2 VALUE 0,
 lv_high TYPE numc2 VALUE 10.
DATA: lr_alv TYPE REF TO cl_salv_table.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_field> TYPE ANY.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_wa> TYPE ANY.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_tab> TYPE table.
PARAMETERS p_numcol(2) TYPE n DEFAULT 50.
START-OF-SELECTION.
lv_iter = p_numcol DIV 10.
DO lv_iter TIMES.
 IF sy-index > 1.
 lv_low = lv_low + 10.
 lv_high = lv_high + 10.
 ENDIF.
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C.K.

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Hello,
I am new to Oracle reports. I have an application coded in 6i. I am currently running the application in Oracle Forms Builder 9i. There are also few reports which are called from the forms. Since the application was developed in 6i, the report was called using Run_Product. The forms pass a set of user parameters to the report using the parameter list pl_id. The syntax used was Run_Product(REPORTS, 'D:\Report\sales.rdf', SYNCHRONOUS, RUNTIME,FILESYSTEM, pl_id, NULL);
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Thanks for the quick response Denis.
I had referred to the document link before and tried using the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure and ENCODE functions as given in the doc and added the following SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC :
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My WHEN_BUTTON_PRESSED trigger is as below:
DECLARE
report_id report_object;
vrep VARCHAR2 (100);
v_show_document VARCHAR2 (2000) := '/reports/rwservlet?';
v_connect VARCHAR2 (30) := '&userid=scott/tiger@oracle';
v_report_server VARCHAR2 (30) := 'repserver90';
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RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC( report_id,'repserver90','PDF',CACHE,'D:\Report\sales.rdf','paramform=no','/reports/rwservlet');
END;
... and the SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY code in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure is as:
PROCEDURE RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC(
report_id REPORT_OBJECT,
report_server_name VARCHAR2,
report_format VARCHAR2,
report_destype_name NUMBER,
report_file_name VARCHAR2,
report_otherparam VARCHAR2,
reports_servlet VARCHAR2) IS
report_message VARCHAR2(100) :='';
rep_status VARCHAR2(100) :='';
vjob_id VARCHAR2(4000) :='';
hidden_action VARCHAR2(2000) :='';
v_report_other VARCHAR2(4000) :='';
i number (5);
c char;
c_old char;
c_new char;
BEGIN
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_COMM_MODE,SYNCHRONOUS);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_FILENAME,report_file_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_SERVER,report_server_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESTYPE,report_destype_name);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESFORMAT,report_format);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_OTHER,' FROM_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.FROM_DATE||' TO_DATE='||:BLK_INPUT.TO_DATE||' paramform=no');
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&report='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_FILENAME);
hidden_action := hidden_action||'&destype='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_DESTYPE);
hidden_action := hidden_action||'&desformat='||GET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY (report_id,REPORT_DESFORMAT);
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&userid='||get_application_property(username)||'/'||get_application_property(password)||'@'||get_application_property(connect_string);
c_old :='@';
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c_new:= substr(report_otherparam,i,1);
IF (c_new =' ') THEN
c:='&';
ELSE
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null;
ELSE
v_report_other := v_report_other||c;
END IF;
c_old := c_new;
END LOOP;
hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&'|| v_report_other;
hidden_action := reports_servlet||'?_hidden_server='||report_server_name|| encode(hidden_action);
SET_REPORT_OBJECT_PROPERTY(report_id,REPORT_OTHER,'pfaction='||hidden_action||' '||report_otherparam);
-- run Reports
report_message := run_report_object(report_id);
rep_status := report_object_status(report_message);
IF rep_status='FINISHED' THEN
vjob_id :=substr(report_message,length(report_server_name)+2,length(report_message));
message('job id is'||vjob_id);pause;
WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT(reports_servlet||'/getjobid'||vjob_id||'?server='||report_server_name,' _blank');
ELSE
--handle errors
null;
END IF;
In the code - " hidden_action := hidden_action ||'&'|| v_report_other; " in the RUN_REPORT_OBJECT_PROC procedure above, how do i make sure that the v_report_other variable reflects the user input parameters FROM_DATE and TO_DATE ??? v_report_other is initialised as v_report_other VARCHAR2(4000) :=''; in the procedure. Will ensuring that the v_report_other contains the user input parameters FROM_DATE and TO_DATE ensure that my report will run fine for the input parameters?
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: user10713842 on Apr 7, 2009 6:05 AM

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configure the schema name dynamically based on user input.
For ex:
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Schema2 - tables which is specific to modules. Having only 10 tables which is also available in Schema1
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**how to add column dynamically based on user input in oracle?**
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100001.............John...........02-OCT-12...............6
100002.............chris...........01-OCT-12...............4
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L_DEPARTMENT_CODE IN VARCHAR2,
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v_return_msg clob;
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IF (L_BUSINESS_UNIT IS NOT NULL
AND L_FROM_DATE IS NOT NULL
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THEN
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NVL(WM_CONCAT(CL_RANGE),'') as CL_TAKEN_DATE,
case when NVL(SUM(CL2),0)<0 then 0 else (NVL(SUM(CL2),0)) end as CL_BALANCE,
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a.DEPARTMENT_CODE,
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B.LVE_UNITS_APPLIED,
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ECHO $SubSID
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$InBoxTxtMOD.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(25,255)
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$InBoxMOD = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InBoxMOD.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(130,250)
$InBoxMOD.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$InBoxTxtOPS = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$InBoxTxtOPS.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(25,295)
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$InBoxOPS = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InBoxOPS.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(130,290)
$InBoxOPS.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$InBoxTxtDIS = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
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$InBoxTxtDIS.Text = "Disposed : "
$InBoxDIS = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$InBoxDIS.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(130,330)
$InBoxDIS.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$button = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$button.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,400)
$button.Width = 100
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$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtSID)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtUSR)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtPCN)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtDPT)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtPCT)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtMAK)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtMOD)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtOPS)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxTxtDIS)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxSID)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxUSR)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxPCN)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxDPT)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxPCT)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxMAK)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxMOD)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxOPS)
$FormDBA.Controls.Add($InBoxDIS)
$FormDBA.ShowDialog()

Change this:
$button = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$button.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,400)
$button.Width = 100
$button.Text = “Ok”
$button.DialogResult='Ok' #<<<<<-------
#$button.Add_Click({DataCapture})
Remove function andrun like this:
if('Ok' -eq $FormDBA.ShowDialog()){
$FormDBA.Controls|%{$_.Text}
With names you can get values by control name.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This suggestion works for the purpose I needed.
If I could, I would attach the file instead of pasting the script so you can see what all I am using this to do.
But in short, we have a main form we use to pull records from a database and call up an application at the click of a button for remote assistance. However, we seem to now need the ability to have this application to edit and add new records into said
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Hi,
All you need to do is to create the condition in the discoverer instead of in the query.
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,flv1.meaning classification
,pca.certificate_number
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,flv2.meaning status
FROM ap_suppliers s
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AND flv2.lookup_code = pca.class_status
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