OK, here goes.....

1) Do you know how to add a trigger to a button or data block item?

I know how to add a new trigger by either clicking on the CREATE (green plus sign) button in the Object Navigator in Oracle Forms Builder, or by using the Smart Triggers menu on the Right-Click popup menu.



2) What can you put inside an item trigger?

You can place a procedure of some kind that will run depending on the function EG: Save button "Begin COMMIT_FORM End;".



3) Do you know how to create a function or procedure in the program units area?

Apart from Clicking the CREATE (green plus sign) button, I do not know how to do the above.




4) Do you understand what is meant by ":datablock_name.item_name" as far as using it as a value?

More or less. The ":datablock_name" refers to the name that i have given the datablock that contains the values i need to retrieve, or update. "item.name" refers to the specific item or field name that reside within the datablock specified.



Hope that helps!

Again, thanks very much......

Regards....