Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY built-in
Description
Populates a record group with the given query. The record group is cleared and rows that are fetched
replace any existing rows in the record group.
If the SELECT statement fails, Form Builder returns an ORACLE error number. If the query is
successful, this built-in returns 0 (zero).
You can use this built-in to populate record groups that were created by a call to either:
• the CREATE_GROUP built-in or
• the CREATE_GROUP_FROM_QUERY built-in
When you use this built-in, the indicated query becomes the default query for the group, and will be
executed whenever the POPULATE_GROUP built-in is subsequently called.
Note: Be aware that the POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY array fetches 20 records at a time. To
improve network performance, you may want to restrict queries, thus limiting network traffic.
Syntax
FUNCTION POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY
(recordgroup_id RecordGroup,
query VARCHAR2);
FUNCTION POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY
(recordgroup_name VARCHAR2,
query VARCHAR2);
Built-in Type unrestricted function
Returns NUMBER
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
recordgroup_id The unique ID that Form Builder assigns when it creates the group. The
data type of the ID is RecordGroup.
recordgroup_name The name you gave to the record group when creating it. The data type of
the name is VARCHAR2.
query A valid SELECT statement, enclosed in single quotes. Any columns
retrieved as a result of the query take the data types of the columns in the
table. If you restrict the query to a subset of the columns in the table, then
Form Builder creates only those columns in the record group. The data
type of the query is VARCHAR2.
POPULATE_GROUP_WITH_QUERY restrictions
• The columns specified in the SELECT statement must match the record group columns in number
and type.
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