Populating application item when updateable query report item is changed

Question

I have been looking at the help for cascading LOVs posted here. Unfortunately, I am not able to get it to work, and so am backing up with baby steps.
I have a sql updateable report. It has a column (IN_STATE) that is a LOV sql query that pulls up a list of states. When a state is selected, I want the value to be placed in the application item, TEMPORARY ITEM. because I have copied the logic, it may actually be more complicated that needed at this point...happy to cut things out if need be.
The updateabale report item, IN_STATE has the element attribute of:
onchange="get_ajax_select_xml(this);"
The region has an html header of:
<script type="text/javascript">
function appendToSelect(pSelect, pValue, pContent)
var l_Opt = document.createElement("option");
l_Opt.value = pValue;
if(document.all){
pSelect.options.add(l_Opt);
l_Opt.innerText = pContent;
else {     
l_Opt.appendChild(document.createTextNode(pContent));
pSelect.appendChild(l_Opt);
var g_area=new Object;
var g_sub_area=new Object;
function replace_select_list(pSelect,pXML)
var l_Count = pXML.getElementsByTagName("option").length;
pSelect.length = 0;
for(var j=0;i<l_Count;j++){
var l_Opt_Xml = pXML.getElementsByTagName("option")[j];
appendToSelect(pSelect, l_Opt_Xml.getAttribute('value'),l_Opt_Xml.firstChild.nodeValue)
function get_ajax_select_xml(pThis)
var l_Return = null;
var l_td=html_CascadeUpTill(pThis,'TD');
var l_area=l_td.nextSibling.getElementsByTagName('select')[0];
var l_sub_area=l_td.nextSibling.nextSibling.getElementsByTagName('select')[0];
var get = new htmldb_Get(null,html_GetElement('pFlowId').value,'APPLICATION_PROCESS=get_area_code',html_GetElement('pFlowStepId').value);
get.add('TEMPORARY_ITEM',pThis.value);
gReturn = get.get('XML');
</script>GET_AREA_CODE and GET_SUB_AREA_CODE are application processes.
At this stage, I am just trying to polutate TEMPORARY_ITEM when IN_STATE is changed.
Any hints are appreciated. thanks

Answer 1

If you are working with APEX then you are posting on the wrong forum. This is the JDeveloper forum - try this instead:
Oracle Application Express (APEX)