Validating manually entered dates

Question

I have a number of date fields on various pages which use various Date Picker formats. For example one Date Picker field might use one of the date formats, while another Date Picker field might use one of the date and time formats.
My question is: Do I have to hardwire the validation of each date field (for example to_date(:inputDate, 'DD-MON-YYYY')) which means that my validation is invalid if I select a different format for the Date Picker, or is there a way of writing a more generic date validation test (for example to_date(:inputDate, get_format_from_date_picker_somehow))?

Answer 1

Hi All,
have a look at Home>Application Builder>Application 115>Application Attributes>Edit Globalization Attributes:
Application Language Derived From      
Specifies how Application Express determines or derives the application language. The application primary language can be static, derived from the Web browser language, or determined from a user preference or item. Available options include:
* No NLS (Application not translated) - Select this option if the application will not be translated.
* Use Application Primary Language - Determines the application's primary language based on the Application Primary Language attribute.
* Browser (use browser language preference) - Determines the application's primary language based on the user's browser language preference.
* Application Preference (use FSP_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE) - Determines the application's primary language based a value defined using the APEX_UTIL.SET_PREFERENCE API. Select this option to maintain the selected language preference across multiple log ins.
* Item Preference (use item containing preference) - Determines the application's primary language based on an application-level item called FSP_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE. Using this option requires Oracle Application Express to determine the appropriate language preference every time the user logs in.