Resolved: Use value from select list in pl/sql block

Hello,
I have a form with a select list: P18_BONUSTYPE, the values of which come from a LOV.
When the user clicks a button, a page process is used to insert a row into a table.
When I use the :P18_BONUSTYPE bind variable in my insert statement I get an error "Invalid number" I get an "Invalid number" error. I assume that APEX is using the displayed text in that bind variable, not its actual (html option) value.
I checked the HTML of the page, and the correct values are in the select list.
Can someone tell me how to get the value into a bind variable that can be used in a pl/sql block for a page process?
Thanks
Message was edited by:
Neeko
Issue was a value in another item.

Did you tried changing the value using "to_number"? (i.e. to_number(:P18_BONUSTYPE)).
Max.

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