Validate a Multi Record Block.

Hello every body-
Would appreciate your inputs as to how to go about doing this.
I have a multi record block like below.
SEQ # THEMES PICK
1 THEME 1
2 THEME 2
3 THEME 3
4 THEME 4
5 THEME 5
6 THEME 6
The 'PICK' field is a check box, that the user will click on if he needs to select a particular 'THEME'.
I need to do the following validations ( I will be having a button something like INSERT BUTTON) at the bottom of the multi column block.
.. Only 3 THEMES are to selected.
.. If more than 3 THEMES are selected, need to show an alert stating that only 3 THEMES can be selected, allow the user to change selections.
.. If only 3 THEMES are selected, need to insert the selected THEMES into a table.
For example, in the above sitation, if the user picks 'THEMES' with SEQ# 2,4,5; then I need to insert the SEQ #, along with the other primary key (which is STUDENT ID) into the table.
Would really appreciate if any one could let me know how to do this.
Thanks for your time..

1) Make a hidden summarized number field called mycounter in the same block. Set the summarized function to sum, block to 'myblock', field to 'mycheckbox', calculation mode to "summary"
2) Make the checked and unchecked values of the check box 1 = checked and 0 = unchecked. Set the datatype of the checkbox to a number.
3) In the when-checkbox-changed of the checkbox put this code..
if :my.mycounter >= 4 then
message('Error: May only check 3 or less.');
:myblock.mycheckbox := 0;
end if;With this code they wont be able to check more than three rows. This is one piece of your puzzle anyway.
Message was edited by:
Mark Reichman

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