Using a Search Filter in a Query

Question

Hello,
Version 4.1.1.00.23
I have Tabbed Form with a query that I want to set up a filter on.
The table has 5 columns that the user can select from the filter. All five columns contains a status id for that particular column.  The columns are OVERALL_STATUS, SCOPE, SCHEDULE, RESOURCES, and EXTERNAL_READINESS.  The values in these columns can be R, Y, or G to represent RED, YELLOW, or GREEN.
The requirement is to return the rows that only have a 'G' (Green) for the respective column.
The LOV for the filter contains a STATIC list to represent the columns from this table.
STATIC2:Overall Status;OVERALL_STATUS, Scope;SCOPE, Schedule;SCHEDULE, Resources;RESOURCES, External Readiness;EXTERNAL_READNESS
The query looks similar to this:
[code]
SELECT <column list>
FROM table
WHERE : Pxx_SEARCH = 'G';  (NOTE: I put a space between the colon and the Pxx because the window thought I tryng to make a smiley face)
[code]
This does not return any rows. I thought that when the query was resolved the substitution would be done, but I think that APEX it putting single quotes around the value. i.e. WHERE 'OVERALL_STATUS' = 'G'.
Can someone help how to fix this?
Please let me know if I'm not clear.
Thanks,
Joe

Answer 1

The  :PxxSEARCH isn't a substitution but a value.
If I understand you correctly this may do it:
SELECT <column list>
FROM table
WHERE  DECODE(:Pxx_SEARCH,  'OVERALL_STATUS',overall_status,
                             'SCOPE',scope,
'SCHEDULE',schedule,
'RESOURCES',resources,
'EXTERNAL_READINESS',external_readiness) = 'G';