Hello

I keep encountering what I think is a bug (SOLVED in next post).
This bug is encountered by simply navigating around the application, after completing chapters 2 & 3.

Steps to Reproduce:

0) Complete Chapters 2 & 3

1) Use ApEx to Run Page 4
-> Master Form and Detail Form show properly

2) Click the "Products" tab of your application.
-> Program navigates to Products Report

3) Click the "Orders" Tab
-> Program navigates back to Orders Report

4) Click EDIT for any of the items in the report
-> Program navigates back to page in Step 1)

BUG: Detail Form no longer displays properly.
-> Master form shows correctly, but Detail form / Region has disappeared.

Did I do something wrong?

I may have solved my problem (or at least figured out what's going on).

After completing chapters 2 & 3, you actually have 4 Different ORDERS-Related pages.

Page 1 & 2: Orders Report A and Orders Form A
Page 3 & 4: Orders Report B and Orders Master / Detail Form

I assume that when you click the "Products" tab in the application, this re-directs you to page 1 (not Page 3).

So my problem is that pages 1 & 3 look identical, but they are totally different pages.

Is there any reason that there are "duplicate pages" (or near duplicates) in the application at this point?

Thanks again

ZzarkLinux:

I have gone through the Beginning Orcale APEX book. I completed the book with a total of 23 pages. I must tell you although I started over three times, Chapters 3 and Chapters 4 are long, to the point I checked mark each step and would not move to the next step without completing the current step. By the end of Chapter 3, you should have a total of 6 pages completed including the products page. However your page numbers may be different from mine and remember or make note of the Orders and Orders Detail (Master-Detail Report) because it is most used thru out the book. The following is my list of first 10 APEX pages:

• Page 1 = Orders (Interactive w/ Edit Function Icon);
• Page 2 = Orders Report (HTML);
• Page 3 = Orders Report;
• Page 4 = Order-Order Items Detail Report (Master-Detail);
• Page 5 = Order Items;
• Page 6 = Orders By Date;
• Page 7 = Products Report (Interactive);
• Page 8 = Products (New Look);
• Page 9 = Products Report (Interactive);
• Page 10 = Products (HTML w/ Maintenance TAB)

I hope this helps, just keep track of where you are within the steps.

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ZzarkLinnx:

Never make assumptions, but you must have 6 distinct pages by the end of chapter 3 which ends on page 85. By the end of chapter 3, page 85 you should have applied 3 entries from the Errata Sheet which that chapters 2 & 3. All of these things must be done in the order they are written and place checks mark in your book to mark your completed steps.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks for your feedback so far.

I was able to "find my bearings", complete Chapter 3, and move on to chapter 4.

After running through some of Chapter 4, I confirmed my assumptions.

Chapter 4 basically re-works your application by directly linking web-pages 1 & 4. Once they are linked, page 101 in book instructs you to remove web-pages 2 & 3.

Now that I've entered Chapter 4, the whole application is making more sense to me.

ZzarkLinux:

I am glad I was able to help. However, I am advising that you DO NOT delete any pages or skip and/or skim through the chapters. Chapter 4 is on Validation, Calculation, Navigation and Lists on pages 88-122, which will reference your APEX pages 1-4 for sure. I also advise that you check or mark off each step of instructions and avoid skipping ahead or bypassing steps you feel inconsequential.

Happy APEX-ing!!

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