Strange behavior when searching a phrase using reg exp and dynamic sql

Question

Hi,
I have a strange issue while using dynamic sql for an apex page. I have a requirement to search a string in the database column which is entered by user on a page item. The search process should search the whole phrase only.
I have a query generated dynamically in the back end and use it in a cursor in the stored procedure
  SELECT t.group_cn , t.group_desc, t.group_type, t.partner_organization_id, t.partner_organization
  FROM vr_idm_group t WHERE regexp_like(t.group_desc,'(^|\W)HR Selection & Assignment(\W|$)', 'i')The pl sql code with the dynamic sql statements are below.
   IF p_search_process NOT in ('PARTNER') THEN
      OPEN v_cursor FOR v_sql;
   ELSE
      OPEN v_cursor FOR v_sql USING p_search_id;
   END IF;
   LOOP
      FETCH v_cursor INTo v_obj.group_cn, v_obj.group_desc, v_obj.group_type, v_obj.partner_organization_id,
         v_obj.partner_organization, v_obj.match_count;
      EXIT WHEN v_cursor%NOTFOUND ;
      v_search_array.extend;
      v_search_array(v_search_array.last) := v_obj;
      dbms_output.put_line(v_sql);
   END LOOP;The search works fine if the search string does not contain any special character like &,- etc.
However, if the search string contains any special character, it does not return any thing. This strange issue happens only if I call the procedure from the apex page and the search string contains a special character. (please note that the procedure works fine even from apex if the string does not have a special character). When I debugged this, found that, the cursor does not fetch any rows (it is supposed to fetch two rows) for unknown reason. When I run the query separately, it returns the two rows (in which the column group_desc contains the search string "HR Selection & Assignment") as desired. Also, when I test the procedure in the back end (PLSQL developer), it works fine.
Any idea, what is causing this strange behaviour?
Advance thanks.
Regards,
Natarajan

Answer 1

i don't see anything about a dataProvider.  you're assigning a source for a scrollpane.  scrollpane's don't have a dataProvider property.
anyway, other than arrayRun always being false when that last if-statement executes, what's the problem?  doesn't that movieclip display when that 2nd branch of the last if-statement executes (assuming instance is defined correctly etc)?