Bug/Confusion - Item Display as hidden - Substitution string #LABEL#

Hi,
If you create a validation on an "item display as hidden", the substitution string #LABEL# inside the error message won't be replaced by the item's label (because it doesn't exists).
Example: "#LABEL#" must have some value.
Louis-Guillaume Carrier-Bédard
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Hello,
Why are you using bind notation for P99_SHORT_DESC?
Why not:
"Agencies providing &P99_SHORT_DESC. in ZIP &ZIPCODE."
If that doesn't work for you, I suggest putting an example on apex.oracle.com which will be easier to debug.
John.
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First, the misspelled word is a test object and not data.
Second, all data display correctly.
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Fifth, I found outthat all users who have this problem have the ADOBE PDF writer installed. I am just suspicious that ADOBE writer is interferring with Crystal export
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--Mahesh

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apex version: 4.2.0.00.27
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'<title>#TITLE#</title>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_common2.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/datepicker.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/datepicker-ext.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_show_hide_region.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_desktop_all.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_legacy.js"></script>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<link rel="stylesheet" href="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/pbh/css/pbh.css" type="text/css" />'||unistr('\000a')||
''||unistr('\000a')||
'#APEX_CSS#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#TEMPLATE_CSS#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#THEME_CSS#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#PAGE_CSS#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#TEMPLATE_JAVASCRIPT#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#APPLICATION_JAVASCRIPT#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#PAGE_JAVASCRIPT#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#HEAD#'||unistr('\000a')||
'</head>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<body #ONLOAD#>#FORM_OPEN#'
,p_box =>
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'<td width="100%" valign="top" id="t20ContentBody">'||unistr('\000a')||
'<div id="t20BreadCrumbsLeft">#REGION_POSITION_01#</div>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<div id="t20Messages">#GLOBAL_NOTIFICATION##SUCCESS_MESSAGE##NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE##REGION_POSITION_02#</div>'||unistr('\000a')||
'<div id="t20ContentMiddle">#BOX_BODY##R'||
'EGION_POSITION_03##REGION_POSITION_04##REGION_POSITION_05##REGION_POSITION_06#</div>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</td>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</tr>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</table>'
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'#FORM_CLOSE# '||unistr('\000a')||
'#DEVELOPER_TOOLBAR#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#GENERATED_CSS#'||unistr('\000a')||
'#GENERATED_JAVASCRIPT#'||unistr('\000a')||
'</body>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</html>'
,p_success_message => '<table summary="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="t20Notification">'||unistr('\000a')||
'<tr><td class="L"></td><td width="100%">#SUCCESS_MESSAGE#</td><td class="R"></td></tr>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</table>'
,p_current_tab => '#TAB_LABEL#'
,p_non_current_tab => '#TAB_LABEL#'
,p_notification_message => '<table summary="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="t20Notification">'||unistr('\000a')||
'<tr><td class="L"></td><td width="100%">#MESSAGE#</td><td class="R"></td></tr>'||unistr('\000a')||
'</table>'
,p_navigation_bar => '#BAR_BODY#'
,p_navbar_entry => '#TEXT#'
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,p_breadcrumb_def_reg_pos => 'REGION_POSITION_01'
,p_theme_class_id => 1
,p_grid_type => 'TABLE'
,p_grid_always_use_max_columns => false
,p_grid_has_column_span => true
,p_grid_emit_empty_leading_cols => true
,p_grid_emit_empty_trail_cols => false
,p_has_edit_links => true
,p_translate_this_template => 'N'
,p_template_comment => ''
RESULT IN APEX for the HEADER
<html lang="&BROWSER_LANGUAGE." xmlns:htmldb="http://htmldb.oracle.com">
<head>
<title>#TITLE#</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_common2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/datepicker.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/datepicker-ext.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_show_hide_region.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_desktop_all.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/common/js/app_legacy.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="#IMAGE_PREFIX#app/pbh/css/pbh.css" type="text/css" />

#APEX_CSS#
#TEMPLATE_CSS#
#THEME_CSS#
#PAGE_CSS#
#TEMPLATE_JAVASCRIPT#
#APPLICATION_JAVASCRIPT#
#PAGE_JAVASCRIPT#
*#APEXCSS#*_
*#TEMPLATECSS#*_
*#THEMECSS#*_
*#PAGECSS#*_
*#APEXJAVASCRIPT#*_
*#TEMPLATEJAVASCRIPT#*_
*#APPLICATIONJAVASCRIPT#*_
#HEAD#
</head>
<body #ONLOAD#>#FORM_OPEN#
The added substitution strings are bold + underlined.
Is there a parameter (application, export, template, instance level) that we can set to prevent this ?
Edited by: Karel C on 12-feb-2013 5:32
Edited by: Karel C on 12-feb-2013 5:32

Hi Patrick,
The version info is: wwv_flow_api.set_version(p_version_yyyy_mm_dd=>'2009.01.12');
This should be wwv_flow_api.set_version(p_version_yyyy_mm_dd=>'2012.01.01');
... but this error is due to a manual modification of the export file.
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S

What's your first name, please?My first name is Sima.
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Aubrey Fernandes wrote:
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