Use of propper triggers

Question

hi,
I have a table with the following field
table name test
field datatype
id number(4)
name varchar2(20)
date date
using form wizard i created a form using these fields
then i created a control block on the from below test block with the following buttons and triggers with codes
new button
when_button_pressed_trigger
clear_form;
this button clears the form and make it blank
save buttom
when_button_pressed_trigger
insert into test (id,name,date) values (:test.id,:test.name,:test.date);
this button insert the record into the database from the form
delete button
when_button_pressed trigger
delete from test where id = :test.id;
this button delete selected record from the database
update button
when_button_pressed trigger
update test
set name = :test.name,
set date = :test.date
where id = :test.id;
this code to update the existing data
now how do i enable and disable these buttons at runtime
what i want to do is that when the form loads the save button should be disabled and enabled only when the use clicks new button how do i do it
please help me with this
Thank you
Monty Sen

Answer 1

You can enable and disable buttons using the set_item_property built-in. The when-new-form-instance trigger will run once when you load the form.
However... You do not usually write SQL Insert, Update or Delete statements in a form. Forms automatic processing does this for you in the background. All you need is a single SAVE button with this command: Commit_Form;
That command tells the form to insert the row using the data you have entered into your base-table block. Once you have saved the record, you can change the values and use the Save button, and the changes will be updated in the database. And deleting is accomplished the same way.
Please learn how to use all the automatic features of Forms before you start writing SQL statements.