Oracle forms- Number formatting in post query

Question

I have a column called num_value in a table.
When the user retrieves the data in post query I need the following formatting
For WBC if the value entered is 3 I want to show in the forms as 3.0 etc....
So I have a decode statement
Cursor C5 is select task_desc,decode(substr(task_desc,1,3),'WBC',to_char(num_value,'fm99.0'),
'RBC',to_char(num_value,'fm99.90'),
'HGB',to_char(num_value,'fm99.0'),
'HCT',to_char(num_value,'fm999.0'),
'PLT',num_value,num_value) as value,alpha_value
from qc_task_poch_results A,QC_TASKS B
where a.task_id = b.task_id
and a.procedure_id = 1127
and drive_id = 'DRV5528593'
Begin
Open C5;
Fetch C5 into :qc_task_results_poch.num_value
     ,:qc_task_results_poch.alpha_value;
Close C5;
End;
But I amm not getting the formatting.
The column in the form is non database .
When I run in toad, I get the right formatting.
TASK_DESC|VALUE|ALPHA_VALUE
WBC count|3.0|
RBC count|2.33|
HGB count|6.0|
HCT Count|17.0|
PLT count|56|
Any help is appreciated

Answer 1

You are formatting your data in your select statement not in Forms. Consequently, any format mask you may have on the Item where the data will be display will reformat your data to match the Item's format mask.
Do you have the format mask property defined on the Item? What is the data type of the item?
Craig...