Creating a prompt independent of a query

Is it possible to create a prompt list without a query being the source. Say I want to prompt a user with a list like:
Blue
Red
Green
Again the values are not stored in any table. And if I can capture the response and use it to create a field type criteria in the RTF template?
Thanks

Hi,
This could be easily handled in Xcelsius.You need to associate Excel cell to the invoice value that would get populated with the entered value in the text box.this would work only if you are usinf Xcelsius.
Hope this helps.
Bhavna.

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ralvarado ,
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First, Magoo wrote:
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begin
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( p_title in varchar2,
p_last_name in varchar2,
p_first_name in varchar2,
p_mid_names in varchar2 ) return varchar2 is
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