Presentation Variable Optional Format Mask

Hi,
On page 45 of the Answers documentation at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10415_01/doc/bi.1013/b31767.pdf
It says that you can specify an optional format mask for a presentation variable:
##Start Of Extract##
@{variables.<variableName>}{<value>}\[format] - for presentation variables
For example, @{variables.myFavoriteRegion}{Central} - inserts the value of the
presentation variable myFavoriteRegion.
❏ variables - prefix that is required when you reference a presentation variable in a request.
❏ variableName - a reference to an object available in the current evaluation context. For example: @{variables.myFavoriteRegion}.
❏ value - (optional) - a constant or variable reference indicating a value to be used if the variable referenced by the variableName isn't populated (is undefined).
❏ format - (optional) - a format mask dependent on the data type of the variable. For example: #,##0, MM/DD/YY hh:mm:ss, and so on.
##End Of Extract##
Has anyone got this optional format mask to work? I've tried things like:
@{pv_my_date}{01/01/2009}\[YYYY-MM-DD]
hoping that it would render the 01/01/2009 into 2009-01-01 format but to no avail. Annoyingly there are no examples of a format mask being used, and I can't see any examples in Paint or Sales either, so maybe the documentation is wrong.
But wouldn't it be great if it did work - render dates into exactly the format you want, regardless of what locale the user is using!

Try to look into that prompt column to see why you are getting different date format.
If it is not correct as per you application then I would suggest to correct it using column->Data Format and then Save.
I would suggest to convert the filter to SQL format to handle it, you may get it after Filter... button add date and then use Advanced button. using SQL you have options to do it.
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Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Apr 12, 2013 7:47 AM
What is Print Date?!! Is that available column in Subject Area? If you dont know why its like that investigate.
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Hey,
you are talking about so many pieces here seems..
first letz break down your issues list..
1. error, this is because of default date(using repository variable) used in prompt..
2. using presentation variables in timetampdiff functions..
3. showing variable in title list..
we'll go through each issue..
because, its' messed up..I think that everywhere is the same problem. So solving issue number 1 will solve my other problems.
"1. error, this is because of default date(using repository variable) used in prompt.. "
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I would like to use repos. or session variables, I dont want to write some select to fill default date value in each prompt.
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