Questions on tabular layout

Question

Hi,
I've got some doubt while developing forms application.
In tabular layout:
1) Can we set somewhere that enable user will always see an empty line as the last record in the block?
For example, we set 5 records in the block, when we hit the last row in the block (row 5), it will automatically
display an empty row below it. So when user move the mouse cursor into the empty line, it will be taken as trying to create
a new record.
2) could we change the item's property only pertaining to the current record, without affecting the other record?
For example, I have this data block on customer, which has id , name and address. From 5 records I showed, I would like to
disable column name and address when I navigate to record 2, but when I move record 3 it will be enabled again.
Your input is really appreciated. Thanks very much.
Wan

Answer 1

Thanks for the response Patrick. I guess I should have been more specific. What I do not understand is how to reference the values in the report if the select is for example: #1 select empno, ename, job, sal from scott.emp
If you are doing a manual tabular form, you use the PL/SQL variable HTMLDB_APPLICATION.G_F01 to HTMLDB_APPLICATION.G_F50 but in that case you would create the select differently, for example
#2 select htmldb_item.hidden(1, empno) empno,
htmldb_item.text(2, ename) ename,
htmldb_item.select_list_from_query(3,job,'select distinct job, job from emp') job,
htmldb_item.text(4,sal) sal from emp
HTML DB has allot of flexiblilty but not clear on how everything works yet.
If you have a one record form then you just reference the name of the item in PL/SQL as for example: :P2_EMP_NAME if P2_EMP_NAME is the item name in the form.
I guess if you create a report with type SQL Query (updateable report) then it must be a tabular form where the select has to be like in #2??? I tried to create like #1 and create a Multi Row Update process but that did not work. I get the message, Error in mru internal routine: ORA-20001: no data found in tabular form.
So I guess the question is: Is the only way to create a form in table format either by the Tabular Form wizard or using the HTMLDB_ITEM package?