Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL system variable
Syntax
SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL
Description
SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL stores one of the following message severity levels: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, or
25. The default value is 0.
SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL can be set to either a character string or a number. The values assigned
can be any value between 0 and 25, but values lower than 0 or higher than 25 will generate an error.
During a Runform session, Form Builder suppresses all messages with a severity level that is the same or
lower (less severe) than the indicated severity level.
Assign a value to the SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL system variable with standard PL/SQL syntax:
:System.Message_Level := value;
The legal values for SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL are 0, 5, 10, 15, 20,and 25. Form Builder does not
suppress prompts or vital error messages, no matter what severity level you select.
SYSTEM.MESSAGE_LEVEL examples
Assume that you want Form Builder to display only the most severe messages (level 25). The following
Pre-Form trigger suppresses all messages at levels 20 and below.
:System.Message_Level := ’20’;
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