Replace function help

Hi all, sry for post sql problens in APEX forum, but i realy need help for this...
I´m trying to replace : for , to make a select where in () with more then one value... but the replace function its not work with more then 1 value...
like this
select name from vw_requerente where id_cliente in REPLACE(:P5000_CLIENTE,':',',')in that item has this value: 71:72:73 , but all i get is a ORA: INVALID NUMBER, how can i make a replace function to work with this?
tnks alot and sry my english.

He also posted this in the pl/sql forum and received some good advice there:
replace function help
Especially the tom kyte blog portion:
[http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2006/06/varying-in-lists.html]
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Webster, TX

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