Oracle Forms Interactive Workbook

We need more books like this. The pace is logical and thought provoking. The questions that are asked, and the research required to get the answers, lead the reader from very simple solutions to very complex ones. I found material covered in this book that wasn't even mentioned in the Oracle books. There are no missing steps or "assumptions". You cannot fail, even if you mess up a lesson, because the next lesson starts with all new, and correct, forms.

I have studied Baman Motivala's book thoroughly and found it extremely helpful. The author has done a great job making it an interactive textbook. He begins each chapter with simple well-defined learning objectives and then clearly explains the material step by step making the student perform a lot of exercises which is very important if one wants to acquire certain skills in Oracle Forms. Multiple-choice Self-review Questions at the end of the exercises of each chapter help to test those skills and motivate students in deeper studying.

I found the coverage of material to be excellent and the fact that you are given a database to load and all examples and excercises directly pertain to this database to be extremely helpful. Yes I found the workbook style slightly annoying and felt that Prentice Hall should let you download all of the "Test Your Thinking" quizes in one fell swoop-instead of one at a time.These slight annoyances were small compared to the quality of the book and the detail of the excercises. I'd buy it again!

This book is rare find. It is by far the best book for someone new to forms. It walks you through (step by step) the creation of an Oracle Form. The presentation is solid and easy to follow. Other books on this subject are scattered and confusing. All the major topics are covered and then some more (Wizards, LOV, Alterts, Triggers, Built-ins, Canvases, Windows, Subclassing, Property Classes, Visual Attributes, Program Units, Multiple Form Applications, Parameter lists and Menus). It should be noted that this is not a manual, you learn by working through the lab excercises. The book covers far more than the two Oracle Education class Forms I and Forms II, so forget about taking them if you complete this book. The companion web site includes forms to download that are the solutions to the excercises at the end of the chapters. This book will keep you plenty busy but if you want more the web site also includes some multiple choice practice questions.

This book offers a concise, logical, and very cogent approach to learning Oracle forms. It will be helpful for students and seasoned pros alike.