Refer to block item using string

[Nick]

I have a form that has several check boxes defaulting to checked.
When the form loads, I have a cursor looping through a table that
stores the name of the check boxes that need to be unchecked. The
cursor will return the item's name into a varchar2 variable. I need
to know now how to use that varchar2 variable to refer to the
corresponding check box item and uncheck it. I have done something
similiar in VB but have not found a way to do this in pl sql.

Thank you in advance.

Nick

[mcstock]

you probably need to use the copy function or the set_*_property function

as i recall it's something like this:

copy( 'a value', 'an item name');

set_checkbox_property( 'cb item name', 'properry name', 'value')

againg, i'm going by memory -- it's been over a year so i may not quite have
the syntax just right
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Mark C. Stock
www.enquery.com
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"Nick" <ni******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I have a form that has several check boxes defaulting to checked.
When the form loads, I have a cursor looping through a table that
stores the name of the check boxes that need to be unchecked. The
cursor will return the item's name into a varchar2 variable. I need
to know now how to use that varchar2 variable to refer to the
corresponding check box item and uncheck it. I have done something
similiar in VB but have not found a way to do this in pl sql.

Thank you in advance.

Nick

[Nick]

ok this gives me an idea. i can use the set_item_property built in
function to modify the initial value. but i can not seem to find the
correct property name for initial value. anyone know it?

thanks

"mcstock" <mc*****@enquery.com> wrote in message news:<kL********************@comcast.com>...

you probably need to use the copy function or the set_*_property function

as i recall it's something like this:

copy( 'a value', 'an item name');

set_checkbox_property( 'cb item name', 'properry name', 'value')

againg, i'm going by memory -- it's been over a year so i may not quite have
the syntax just right
--
----------------------------------------
Mark C. Stock
www.enquery.com
[phone]

"Nick" <ni******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2e*************************@posting.google.co m...

I have a form that has several check boxes defaulting to checked.
When the form loads, I have a cursor looping through a table that
stores the name of the check boxes that need to be unchecked. The
cursor will return the item's name into a varchar2 variable. I need
to know now how to use that varchar2 variable to refer to the
corresponding check box item and uncheck it. I have done something
similiar in VB but have not found a way to do this in pl sql.

Thank you in advance.

Nick

[mcstock]

check the on-line help under SET_ITEM_PROPERTY for the list of available
properties

"Nick" <ni******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2e**************************@posting.google.c om...

ok this gives me an idea. i can use the set_item_property built in
function to modify the initial value. but i can not seem to find the
correct property name for initial value. anyone know it?

thanks

"mcstock" <mc*****@enquery.com> wrote in message

news:<kL********************@comcast.com>...

you probably need to use the copy function or the set_*_property function
as i recall it's something like this:

copy( 'a value', 'an item name');

set_checkbox_property( 'cb item name', 'properry name', 'value')

againg, i'm going by memory -- it's been over a year so i may not quite have the syntax just right
--
----------------------------------------
Mark C. Stock
www.enquery.com
[phone]

"Nick" <ni******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2e*************************@posting.google.co m...

I have a form that has several check boxes defaulting to checked.
When the form loads, I have a cursor looping through a table that
stores the name of the check boxes that need to be unchecked. The
cursor will return the item's name into a varchar2 variable. I need
to know now how to use that varchar2 variable to refer to the
corresponding check box item and uncheck it. I have done something
similiar in VB but have not found a way to do this in pl sql.

Thank you in advance.

Nick