Print a form based on table

We would like to publish our enrollment forms with HTMLDB, have the user key in information, print out the form, have their supervisor sign it, and mail it in. What is the easiest way to display and print a form with static text and variable text from the table data?

Just create a regular form using the builtin wizards and print it using the Printer-Friendly page template (some themes show a [Print] link on the top right corner that re-displays the page using this template)

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but When I tried to create a Form, I got the following message.
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Deepak_J wrote:
Hi,
I have a requirement.
I need to create a FORM based on a table having no Primary Key but it is having Unique Key . I can use Unique Key as an alternate of Primary Key.
but When I tried to create a Form, I got the following message.
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begin
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Edited by: Mohammed H. on Sep 19, 2008 6:45 PM

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Hello,
The Select statement below creates a table based on a string (string is a value of an item):
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I need to create a Form, which would return updated string to the page item.
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                          ) delete_checkbox,
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                              'f32_' || TO_NUMBER (9900 + LEVEL)
           || apex_item.hidden (33, NULL) LANG,
           apex_item.text
                                           (34,
                                            NULL,
                                            80,
                                            100,
                                            'style="width:255px" ' ,
                                            'f34_'
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                                           ) DESCRIPTION
      FROM DUAL
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DECLARE
lc_string VARCHAR2(4000);
BEGIN
FOR i IN 1..APEX_APPLICATION.G_f*30*.COUNT
LOOP
      lc_string := lc_string|| '[' ||APEX_APPLICATION.G_f*32*(i) || '|' || APEX_APPLICATION.G_f*34*(i) || ']';
END LOOP;
--Database processing using the concatenated string here
END;Can you please see what's wrong with the code?
Also, I tried to set a temp. item with the value, to see if the process returns something, like that:
DECLARE
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