Display select list from query on manual tabular form

Question

Hello,
I'm trying to display a select list from query on a manual tabular form. I'm using a collection to store the data. I can't seem to get the query to work. I can display the item as a text item. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth.
SELECT
-- Notice how I'm keeping the idx value the same as the column value in the collection. This helps to keep things organized
-- I also apply an id to each entry
-- I append the error value to the empname and sal
-- The Seq_id. Usefull when hiding rows (for delete) and then submitting from
apex_item.hidden(1,x.seq_id, null, x.seq_id || '_seq_id') ||
-- The Primary Key of the column
apex_item.hidden(2, x.ceah_people_id, null, x.seq_id || '_ceah_people_id') || x.ceah_people_id ceah_people_id,
-- Employee Name
case when x.seq_id = -1
then
apex_item.select_list_from_query (3,
NULL,
'select distinct language_name d, '
|| 'language_id r from foreign_language',
'style="width:170px" ' ,
'YES',
'0',
'- Select Language -',
'x.seq_id_' || LPAD (9900 + LEVEL, 4, '0'),
NULL,
'NO'
else
apex_item.text (3,(select language_name from foreign_language where x.language_id = foreign_language.language_id),
80,
100,
'style="width:170px" readonly="readonly"',
'f32_' || LPAD (ROWNUM, 4, '0')
end
|| err.language_id language_id,
/* apex_item.text(3,x.language_id,null, null, null, x.seq_id || '_language_id') || err.language_id language_id,
-- Employee Salary
apex_item.text(4,x.proficiency, null, null, null, x.seq_id || '_proficiency') || err.proficiency ||
-- Store the sql action type as well.
apex_item.hidden(50,x.sql_action_typ, null, x.seq_id || '_sql_action_typ_id') proficiency,
-- Last but not least the row error
err.row_error
FROM (SELECT ac.c001 seq_id,
ac.c002 ceah_people_id,
ac.c003 language_id,
ac.c004 proficiency,
ac.c049 modifiable_flag,
ac.c050 sql_action_typ
FROM apex_collections ac
WHERE ac.collection_name = 'DATA_COLLECTION'
ORDER BY ac.seq_id) x,
-- Error Collection
(SELECT ac.seq_id seq_id,
ac.c002 ceah_people_id,
ac.c003 language_id,
ac.c004 proficiency,
ac.c050 row_error -- Useful when individual data is correct, however the row of data is not. Ex: start/end dates
FROM apex_collections ac
WHERE ac.collection_name = 'ERROR_COLLECTION'
ORDER BY ac.seq_id) err
WHERE x.seq_id = err.seq_id(+)

Answer 1

I got so frustrated I started over. I'm following the how to create a manual form.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/howtos/tabular_form.html#MANUAL
The problem I'm now having is even though I display items as hidden, there is a column holder on the report for them. If I go into the report attributes and toggle the show attribute off I cannot reference an items value in my logic. I used /&nbsp/ for the column heading but I still get the little sort arrow where the column heading should be. I tried to toggle the sort attribute off but the sort arrow still shows up. How can I use the apex_item.hidden and not get a place holder for the column on a report? Thanks, Elizabeth
Here is the code I'm using to generate the report:
select x.ceah_people_lang_id,
x.language_id,
x.proficiency,
x.ceah_people_id
from (
select apex_item.hidden(1,ceah_people_lang_id) ceah_people_lang_id,
apex_item.select_list_from_query(2,language_id,'select language_name, language_id from foreign_language') language_id,
apex_item.select_list_from_query(3,proficiency,'select name, id from proficiency') proficiency,
apex_item.hidden(4,ceah_people_id) ceah_people_id
from ceah_people_language where ceah_people_language.ceah_people_id = :P152_person_id
union all
select apex_item.hidden(1,null) ceah_people_lang_id,
apex_item.select_list_from_query(2,null,'select language_name, language_id from foreign_language') language_id,
apex_item.select_list_from_query(3,null,'select name, id from proficiency') proficiency,
apex_item.hidden(4,null) ceah_people_id
from dual) x