After each 2 digits put / automatically in oracle forms

Question

I'm using oracle 10g forms and want to make a parameter form, there is an item_code field format of it is e.g 01/02/03/0032.

So I want to make in the form field that after 01 forward-slash (/) should come auto then after next 02 again slash (/) should come auto.

Answer 1

You can try to set format mask 99g99g99g99g99 with NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS='./':

select
 to_char(
    123456789,
    '99g99g99g99g99', 
    'NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=''./'''
 ) val
from dual

It will give you 1/23/45/67/89

Answer 2

As far as I can tell, Forms itself can't do that - you'll need some kind of Java (i.e. Java Beans).

I don't know anything about it (nor have I ever used Java Beans), but - see Francois Degrelle's blog, he knows a lot about it.