Oracle Forms Developer and Reports Developer Release 6i: Guidelines for Building Applications -- Index

action

in Project Builder

automating, 1-7

definition, 1-4

multiple platforms, 1-22

ActiveX controls, 6-17

built-ins, 6-9

examples, 6-24

properties, 6-20

Activex controls

use guidelines, 6-21

alerts, 2-27

ALTER SESSION, 4-14

using to change NLS_LANG, 4-2

using to specify default format mask, 4-14

anchor, 2-33, 2-34

animation, 3-33

application

associating modules with, 1-7

customizing using foreign functions, 6-26

deploying, 1-25

design and development, 1-10

designing for portability, 5-1

designing user interface, 2-1

maintenance and support, 1-18

managing, 1-1

multilingual, 4-1

multiple platforms, 1-21

project administrator role, 1-19

release phase, 1-25

running against ODBC datasources, 6-70

software development life cycle, 1-2

test phase, 1-22

translating, 4-18

application server, 3-31

array processing, 3-11

bar graph, 2-38

Base Printing On property, 2-35

bidirectional support, 4-6

in Form Builder, 4-7

in Report Builder, 4-8

language environment variable, 4-6

Big Font, 4-10

block

in Form Builder

definition, 2-11

design guidelines, 2-23

boilerplate, 2-33

break groups, 3-24

Build From type action, 1-8

built-ins

OLE and ActiveX, 6-9

button, 2-33

portability considerations, 5-7, 5-18

canvas

in Form Builder

definition, 2-14

design guidelines, 2-19

changes at runtime, 3-32

character data

sorting, 4-13

character set, 4-1, 4-4

conversion, 4-4

design considerations, 4-4

multibyte, 4-4

character-mode platform

for forms, 5-14

for reports, 5-19

Clearcase, 1-10

color

design guidelines, 2-18

portability considerations, 5-4, 5-18

compiling

modifying results, 1-21

project, 1-20

configuration choice, 3-30

connection strings, 1-9

creating, 1-14

console

portability considerations, 5-8

container window, 2-12

Content canvas, 2-14

context-sensitive help, 2-29

control block, 2-12

COPIES parameter, 3-27

data block, 2-12

data model, 3-12

Data Model view, 2-32

database design, 3-12

debug mode, 3-22

default format mask

specifying with ALTER SESSION, 4-14

specifying with the language environment variable, 4-11

DEI file, 1-29

Deliver File property, 1-9

Deliverable Type property, 1-8

DEPLOY directory, 1-29

desktop machine, 3-31

DEVELOPER_NLS_LANG, 4-2, 4-3

obtaining the current value of, 4-16

using for bidirectional applications, 4-6

display size, 3-33

distribution media, 1-26

definition of, 1-26

DO_SQL procedure, 3-29

Double-Y, 2-39

DPI (dots per inch)

portability considerations, 5-18

embedded object, 6-3

entry

in Project Builder, 1-4

explicit anchor, 2-34

export

cross-platform development, 1-9

external activation, 6-4

fetch-ahead, 3-27

field, 2-33

fixed sizes, 3-22

font

portability considerations, 5-5, 5-18

font aliases, 5-5

font aliasing, 4-5

font substitution, 4-5

font support

for Unicode, 4-10

foreign function, 6-26

creating, 6-31

examples, 6-38

interface, 6-27

use guidelines, 6-29

form

character-mode platforms, 5-14

Form Builder

bidirectional support, 4-7

building effective forms, 2-10

character-mode platforms, 5-14

design guidelines, 2-16

designing for portability, 5-2, 5-11

using with Open API, 6-52

Form module, 2-10

format element

number, 4-14

format mask

default, 4-11

design considerations, 4-11

overriding the default, 4-12

specifying default with ALTER SESSION, 4-14

specifying default with the language environment variable, 4-11

format triggers, 3-20

formatting attributes, 3-23

frame, 2-33

in Form Builder, 2-12

Gantt, 2-39

get_application_property, 5-13

Global Registry, 1-11

in Project Builder, 1-5

global variables, 3-19

Graphics Builder

creating effective displays, 2-37

designing for portability, 5-19

group filters, 3-14

GTM GlossaryTerm, Glossary-8

GUI (graphical user interface)

see user interface

handles for referencing, 3-30

hardware power, 3-34

headings

H1 Head1, 2-31, 2-32

High-low, 2-39

Horizontal Elasticity, 2-35

hyperlinks, 3-33

icon

portability considerations, 5-6

image resolution, 3-23

implicit anchor, 2-34

implied item, 1-8

import

cross-platform development, 1-9

in-place activation, 6-4

INS file, 1-29

installable component, 1-26

installation

files, 1-27

process, 1-30

item

in Form Builder

definition, 2-11

design guidelines, 2-23

JAR files, 3-33

Java class files, 3-33

just-in-time compiling, 3-34

Kanji characters, 4-22

Keep with Anchoring Object property, 2-37

language conventions, 4-5

language environment variable, 4-2

DEVELOPER_NLS_LANG, 4-2

NLS_LANG, 4-2

USER_NLS_LANG, 4-2

using to specify character set, 4-4

using to specify default format mask, 4-11

using to specify language, 4-5

using to specify territory, 4-5

Launcher, 1-5

Launcher toolbar, 1-10

Layout Model view, 2-32, 2-33

library usage, 3-33

Line chart, 2-39

linked object, 6-3

LOBs, 3-18

locking, 3-19

LOGON parameter, 3-29

LONGCHUNK parameter, 3-26

LONGs, 3-18

macro

in Project Builder, 1-4

multiple platforms, 1-22

MAP file, 1-28

maximizing performance

See performance suggestions

measuring performance, 3-7

menu

in Form Builder

design guidelines, 2-30

portability considerations, 5-7

menu items, enabling/disabling, 3-32

Menu module, 2-10

messages

in Form Builder

design guidelines, 2-27

microhelp, 2-29

moat, 5-7

modal window, 2-12

modeless window, 2-12

modules

adding to project, 1-14

assigning connection strings to, 1-9

checking in and out, 1-21

creating dependencies, 1-8, 1-14

creating install package, 1-9

editing, 1-20

in Form Builder, 2-10

monitor

portability considerations, 5-3

multibyte character set, 4-1, 4-4

multilingual application, 4-1

translating, 4-18

multimedia, 3-33

multiple datasources

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