Apex_Util.Prepare_URL Question due to Apex Util Advisor msg

Hi,
I have the following code in an SQL statement within an IRR:
APEX_UTIL.PREPARE_URL( p_url => 'f?p=' || v('APP_ID') || ':398:'||v('APP_SESSION')||'::NO:398:P398_IDOBJ:||VIMG_SEARCH.IDOBJ:', p_checksum_type => 'SESSION') FullImg,
And it works as expected. However when i run the Apex Util Advisor I get the following:
Attribute     Region Source (Identifies the source of the region, reference Region Source Type)
Check     V Function used in SQL Statements
Category     Performance
Message     Contains V/NV/DV function call in SQL statement (can be a performance problem).
Do I need to worry about this ? or should I change the syntaxt within the APEX_UTIL.PREPARE_URL parameters ?
Thank you
Daniel

In SQL (and PL/SQL blocks within APEX) the bind variable notation should be used:
APEX_UTIL.PREPARE_URL( p_url => 'f?p=' || :APP_ID || ':398:'||:APP_SESSION||'::NO:398:P398_IDOBJ:||VIMG_SEARCH.IDOBJ:', p_checksum_type => 'SESSION') FullImg,The <tt>v(...)</tt> notation is for use in database PL/SQL program units called from APEX.

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returns:
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Given all of the above, I have found a kludge. I call PREPARE_URL using the APP_ID of the current app and then replace that APP_ID with 9002.
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f?p=9002:2:8288147979401::NO::P2_CALLING_APP_ID,P2_CALLING_APP_NAME:112,Testing_Template&c=STU_WS&cs=33B2BB2ECFE3555198CE3325CCF9F67B8
And the button opens app 9002 just fine.
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lewisc3 wrote:
We are running ApEx 4.1.1 on Oracle 11g.
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Error Session state protection violation: This may be caused by manual alteration of a URL containing a checksum or by using a link with an incorrect or missing checksum.
I have also tried it without the workspace '&c=STU_WS' and explicitly passing the parameters, but no checksum is returned.
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f?p=9002:4:8288147979401::NO:::&c=STU_WS
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Justin Patterson wrote:
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         COUNT ( * ) OVER () AS apxws_row_cnt
FROM   (SELECT   *
            FROM   (SELECT   *
                      FROM   position_delta_his p) r
           WHERE   ("BUSINESS_DATE" BETWEEN *SYSDATE*
                                            - NUMTOYMINTERVAL (:APXWS_EXPR_1,
                                                               'year')
                                        AND *SYSDATE*)) r
WHERE   ROWNUM <= TO_NUMBER (:APXWS_MAX_ROW_CNT)
The bug is that APEX should base the underlying function on the data type of the filtered column.
As a work around, if we create a filter where BUSINESS_DATE >= '4/13/2012' (three business days ago), again, this returns instantaneously. The issue is that we can only set this filter by using the APEX GUI. We need to be able to:
1. Determine the date for 3 business days ago
2. Set this as the default filter.
I tried creating a BEFORE HEADER PL/SQL page process but, it does not appear to be having any effect. Here is that code:
DECLARE
    ldt_Filter DATE;
    CURSOR lcsr_GetMaxBusinessDate IS
        SELECT Max(BUSINESS_DATE)
        FROM POSITION_DELTA_HIS;
    DAYS_AGO CONSTANT NUMBER := 3;
BEGIN
    APEX_UTIL.IR_CLEAR( :APP_PAGE_ID );
    OPEN lcsr_GetMaxBusinessDate;
    FETCH lcsr_GetMaxBusinessDate INTO ldt_Filter;
    CLOSE lcsr_GetMaxBusinessDate;
    ldt_Filter := ( Trunc( ldt_Filter ) - 3 );
    APEX_UTIL.IR_FILTER( p_page_id       => :APP_PAGE_ID,
                         p_report_column => 'BUSINESS_DATE',
                         p_operator_abbr =>'GTE',
                         p_filter_value => TO_CHAR( ldt_Filter, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS' ) );
END;Can anyone tell me:
1. How to set this filter programmatically (also needs to be displayed on the page so the user can see the current filter...as if it were created via the GUI) ***OR***
2. Some other work around for this issue..
Thanks,
-Joe

Actually, now that I look further, I don't think it is going to work to simply set the filter programmatically. The end user can still click the column heading where they are only given the choice of the LOCALTIMESTAMP based filters. If they pick one, the page is going to be out to lunch for them.
We really need some other fix. We really need a way to actually address the underlying issue.
-Joe

Book layout question due to lack of functionality in InDesign

I am a doctoral student (cancer cell biology) starting to write my dissertation (in Word 2007) and I'm using InDesign CS3 (5.0.4) for the layout (I refuse to layout figures and tables in Word... tried it... giant pain in the a$$). My original plan was to create a Book in InDesign and have each chapter be a separate file. Due to the bibliography software I need to use the Word file has to be a single file (see this thread for details). InDesign cannot just Place a range of pages (it's seems to be all or nothing) and this creates a problem (see the previous thread).
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This is my first book so any thoughts or advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Adrian.

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