Command Type Property
Description
Specifies the nature of the menu item command. This property determines how
Form Builder interprets the text in the Command Text property.
menu item
Form Builder
NULL
required
Command Type Descriptions
- Specifies that the menu item does not issue a command. The NULL command
is required for separator menu items and optional for all other types of items.
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- Invokes a submenu. Valid command text is the name of the submenu to be invoked.
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- The default command type. Executes a PL/SQL command. Valid command text
is PL/SQL statements, including calls to Built-in and user-named subprograms.
PL/SQL in a menu
module cannot refer directly to the values of items, variables, or parameters
in a form module. Instead, use the NAME_IN and COPY Built-ins to indirectly
reference such values.
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- Avoid. To invoke SQL*Plus, use the PL/SQL command type, and execute the
HOST Built-in to launch SQL*Plus. (On Windows platforms, use plus80.exe as
the executable name.)
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- Avoid. To invoke Form Builder, use the PL/SQL command type, and execute
the HOST or RUN_PRODUCT Built-ins to execute a valid Form Builder login.
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- Avoid. Executes a SQL*Menu macro.
*This command type is included for compatibility with previous versions. Do
not use this command type in new applications.