LOV Query is "invalid" all of a sudden...
The query below was written a while back (I've been through several APEX upgrades since then). I recently went in to the LOV Definition to make some changes and found that, no matter what I do, I get the error:
"LOV query is invalid, a display and a return value are needed, the column names need to be different..."
This is even true if I make no changes to the Query but try to "Apply Changes". I'm guessing that an upgrade someplace along the line is causing this.
Any ideas on how to make this query valid once again?
(APEX 3.1)
Thanks!
Alex
SELECT 'ES Value of ' || TO_CHAR(round(ve_value,-2),'$99,999,999') d, 'ES' c
FROM QUERY_MAIN qm
WHERE query_id = nv('P310_QUERY_ID')
AND subject_propid = nv('P309_BLS_PROPID')
AND nvl(ve_value,0) > 0
UNION
SELECT 'PV Value of ' || TO_CHAR(round(Bluelime_Common.get_perfect_value(nv('P309_BLS_PROPID'), NULL, NULL, TO_DATE(:p0_base_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY')),-2),'$99,999,999') d, 'PV'
FROM dual
where TO_DATE(:p0_base_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY') != trunc(sysdate)
UNION
SELECT 'PV Value of ' || TO_CHAR(round(Bluelime_Common.get_perfect_value(nv('P309_BLS_PROPID')),-2),'$99,999,999') d, 'PV'
FROM dual
where TO_DATE(:p0_base_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY') = trunc(sysdate)
or :p0_base_date is null
Have you tried this:
SELECT disp_val d, ret_val r
FROM (SELECT 'ES Value of '
|| TO_CHAR (ROUND (ve_value, -2), '$99,999,999') disp_val,
'ES' ret_val
FROM query_main qm
WHERE query_id = nv ('P310_QUERY_ID')
AND subject_propid = nv ('P309_BLS_PROPID')
AND NVL (ve_value, 0) > 0
UNION
SELECT 'PV Value of '
|| TO_CHAR
(ROUND
(bluelime_common.get_perfect_value
(nv ('P309_BLS_PROPID'),
NULL,
NULL,
TO_DATE
(:p0_base_date,
'MM/DD/YYYY'
-2
'$99,999,999'
) disp_val,
'PV' ret_val
FROM DUAL
WHERE TO_DATE (:p0_base_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY') != TRUNC (SYSDATE)
UNION
SELECT 'PV Value of '
|| TO_CHAR
(ROUND
(bluelime_common.get_perfect_value
(nv ('P309_BLS_PROPID')
-2
'$99,999,999'
) disp_val,
'PV' ret_val
FROM DUAL
WHERE TO_DATE (:p0_base_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY') = TRUNC (SYSDATE)
OR :p0_base_date IS NULL)Denes Kubicek
http://deneskubicek.blogspot.com/
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http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:1
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