Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

ERROR_TEXT built-in
Description
Returns the message text of the Form Builder error.
Syntax
FUNCTION ERROR_TEXT;
Built-in Type unrestricted function
Enter Query Mode yes
Description
Returns the message text of the Form Builder error.
Parameters
none
Usage Notes
You can use this function to test error messages during exception handling subprograms.
ERROR_TEXT examples
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/*
** Built-in: ERROR_CODE,ERROR_TEXT,ERROR_TYPE
** Example: Reword certain FRM error messages by checking
** the Error_Code in an ON-ERROR trigger
** trigger: On-Error
*/
DECLARE
errnum NUMBER := ERROR_CODE;
errtxt VARCHAR2(80) := ERROR_TEXT;
errtyp VARCHAR2(3) := ERROR_TYPE;
BEGIN
IF errnum = 40301 THEN
Message(’Your search criteria identified no matches...
Try Again.’);
ELSIF errnum = 40350 THEN
Message(’Your selection does not correspond to an
employee.’);
ELSE
/*
** Print the Normal Message that would have appeared
**
** Default Error Message Text Goes Here
*/
Message(errtyp||’-’||TO_CHAR(errnum)||’: ’||errtxt);
RAISE Form_trigger_Failure;
END IF;