Format masks and IR searching

Hi all,
We have an IR in which we have formatted a number field. Instead of 47 the user will see 47,0.
In the search field in the IR I am only able to search for 47 (the database value), which is perfectly logical. But is there a way to search in the 'formatted numbers'?
Thanks,
Maurice

Good morning Rob,
Nice to talk to you.
the following is a cutNpaste from the OFGTEL65 lib.
BEGIN
/* Begin Headstart Customization */
qms$errors.show_debug_info ('ofgtel.pll, procedure cgfk$lkup_qry.extend_where, headstart 5.0.6 custom version');
The following is from the "About this Application" window...
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
Oracle Forms Generator 6.5.40.4.0
Headstart Template Package 6.5.1.0
Template Form (qmstpl65) 6.5.0.6
Object Library (qmsolb65) 6.5.1.4
Event Handler Library (qmsevh65) 6.5.1.5
Core Library (qmslib65) 6.5.1.12
CSLS Application Library (cslsapp65) 3.0
CSLS Business Rules Library (cslsbr65) 3.0
CSLS Common Routines Library (cslscom65) 3.0
Does that answer your question???
If this is not the version you are using, please tell me the Headstart patch number that includes the latest libraries and please tell me where I can get a copy of the latest OFGTEL pll so I can compare the code.
Thank you very much,
Michel

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