@Variable vs @Prompt

Hi,
My deski has a free hand sql and uses @Variable.The issue is that when i run the report from DESKI it prompts the user to type the date but when i run the same report from infoview it prompts the user to select the date from a calender.How can i make this calender option disabled? I think it is ease to do this with @Prompt as it has the option (Free and Constraint) but how to overcome this issue in @Variable?

Just ask for the date in a character string way, then convert it to date.
So in oracle syntax
use
datecolumn = to_date(@variable('type date in the format dd-mm-yyyy'),'dd-mm-yyyy')
i.s.o.
datecolumn = @variable('give date')
the latter will trigger the calendar dialogue...
Hope this helps

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regards
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Stijn,
That did the trick!
I will put it on the blog ASAP.
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http://obiee101.blogspot.com/
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Edited by: user12078402 on Oct 28, 2009 5:21 PM

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I suppose no we cant do it,never i tried or heard of it.Anyways got a blog from john
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Phani,
I know "All Choices" is a special value and that it doesn't represent NULL. My filter construction seems to work fine.
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State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 27002] Near <@>: Syntax error [nQSError: 26012] . (HY000)
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Edited by: user457687 on Feb 27, 2009 3:13 PM
Edited by: user457687 on Feb 27, 2009 4:49 PM

- OK. In the second prompt, instead of setting Default to SQL Results, set it to Specific Value.
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