Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

SHOW_WINDOW built-in
Description
Displays the indicated window at either the optionally included X,Y coordinates, or at the window’s
current X,Y coordinates. If the indicated window is a modal window, SHOW_WINDOW is executed as
a GO_ITEM call to the first navigable item in the modal window.
Syntax
SHOW_WINDOW
(window_id Window);
SHOW_WINDOW
(window_id Window,
x NUMBER,
y NUMBER);
SHOW_WINDOW
(window_name VARCHAR2);
SHOW_WINDOW
(window_name VARCHAR2,
x NUMBER,
y NUMBER);
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
window_id Specifies the unique ID that Form Builder assigns the window when
created. Use the FIND_WINDOW built-in to return the ID to an
appropriately typed variable. The data type of the ID is Window.
window_name Specifies the name that you gave the window when defining it. The data
type of the name is VARCHAR2.
x Specifies the x coordinate of the window. Supply a whole number for this
argument.
y Specifies the y coordinate of the window. Specify this value as a whole
NUMBER.
SHOW_WINDOW examples
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/*
** Built-in: SHOW_WINDOW
** Example: Override the default (x,y) coordinates for a
** windows location while showing it.
*/
BEGIN
Show_Window(’online_help’,20,5);
END;