Summary columns in portal forms

i have a master-detail form and i need to sum(one of detail columns) and display the result in the master block.
has anyone any ideas on how to have a summary column in master in oracle portal ?
has anyone done this before ?
thanx
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Not exactly what you want, but I have managed to put a summary table at the end of the detail block. This gives a total for all detsail records for the current master, not just those displayed.
Add a pl/sql block to the 'after displaying the page' section of the Additional PL/SQL code tab to run the code you need. THis pl/sql block will include the p_session.get_value function to get the identifier of the master record, a query on the detail table and the HTML code to display the results.
Another method might be to create a view to contain the summary details you need for each master record, and base the master block on this view.

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