Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

line. (Many optional parameters can also be set using dialogs.) Form parameters are optional input
variables that are defined at design time for a specific form.
MODULE and USERID
If you enter the first two parameters, MODULE and USERID, in the specified order, you may omit the
keywords and enter only values, as shown in the following example:
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger
Invalid Example:
ifrun60 scott/tiger
This sequence is invalid because the value for username/password is out of sequence, so it must be
preceded by the USERID keyword. To use positional notation instead of keywords would require
inserting the value of the MODULE parameter immediately after the component name, as in the previous
example.
Valid Examples:
ifrun60 module=custform userid=scott/tiger
ifrun60 userid=scott/tiger
ifrun60
If you indicate only the module name, Form Builder will prompt you for module name and
username/password.
Options
Use keyword notation for setting options on the command line. For information on options, see:
• Setting Forms Runtime Options
• Setting Form Compiler Options
• Setting Form Builder Options
The following syntax rules apply to all keyword parameters, including options and form parameters:
• No spaces should be placed before or after the equal sign of an argument.
• Separate arguments with one or more spaces; do not use commas to separate arguments.
Invalid Example:
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger statistics = yes
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger statistics=yes,debug=yes
Valid Examples:
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger statistics=yes
ifrun60 custform scott/tiger statistics=yes debug=yes
Form Parameters
Form parameters are variables that you define at design time. Form parameters provide a simple
mechanism for defining and setting the value of inputs that are required by a form at startup. Operators
can specify values for form parameters by entering them on the command line using standard command
line syntax.
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