Title parameter: replacing sysdate with actual date

Question

i have 2 parameters:say,
from_date = 10/OCT/2006 , to_date = SYSDATE
and what i'm trying to acheive is to print the parameters in the report TITLE.
when i use '&parameters' i see for to_date = SYSDATE instead i want to see the actual date the when the report was run.
is there a way i can do it...?

Answer 1

Michael brings up a fun little point.
Years ago, I used to extoll to users that parameters, calculations, etc. had to follow a standard (ie: calculations were labelled like: calc_today_date, calc_gl_code_fixed, etc., and parameters were labelled such as: parm_plant_code or parm_employee_name, etc.).
I then started teaching that as you don't see the parameter, you could label it however you like: ie: i_hate_my_job, my_boss_is_stupid, etc.
Boy was it fun when I discovered that if you chose to display the parameters in the title, you'd get the parameter label as well!
Suffice it to say, I do what Michael suggests. Create a parameter name with something that let's you display it - where the name says what it is (ie: from date, gl code, etc.).
Maybe at some point in the future, Oracle will add the concept of what's in the EUL for item properties, wherein you have a parameter id (where you could put in text what it really is) and a parameter label (how you want it displayed).
Russ