Virtual form and validator (bug or feature)

I got 2 virtual forms
First, VF is associated with a drop down.
Second, VF is associated with text field and a button.
The text field has a validator
Upon selecting a value from dropdown (VF1 get submitted) the text field will get populated.
Here is where it get strange, the validator get called and when first form get submitted (dorpdown change) and the validator will not get called if the second VF get submitted.
How can I reverse the order? Have the validator evoked when the right virtual form is submitted?

Ok it's a bug in the way SJSC update 1 handle validator
I have removed all the Virtual Forms, commented out all the validator procedures and made sure that in the properties there are no validator for the drop down. I also added in the prerender()
        info("VALS: ");
        Validator val[] = dropDown1.getValidators();
        for (int i = 0; i < val.length; i++) {
            info(val.toString());
When I ran it I got nothing.
I then created an
public void TEMP_validate(
            FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) {
}and placed the procedure in the drop down validate property. To my surprise I found that the system is trying to find the old validator that I commented out when I change the value for the drop down.
Exception Handler
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the web application. Please review the following stack trace for more information regarding the error.
Exception Details: javax.faces.el.MethodNotFoundException
systemAdmin_category_nameEdit_textField_validate: community_loan.systemAdmin.SystemAdminCategory.systemAdmin_category_nameEdit_textField_validate(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.component.UIComponent, java.lang.Object)
Possible Source of Error:
Class Name: com.sun.faces.el.MethodBindingImpl
File Name: MethodBindingImpl.java
Method Name: method
Line Number: 206
Source not available. Information regarding the location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
com.sun.faces.el.MethodBindingImpl.method(MethodBindingImpl.java:206)
com.sun.faces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:124)
javax.faces.component.UIInput.validateValue(UIInput.java:797)
javax.faces.component.UIInput.validate(UIInput.java:645)
javax.faces.component.UIInput.executeValidate(UIInput.java:849)
javax.faces.component.UIInput.processValidators(UIInput.java:412)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIForm.processValidators(UIForm.java:170)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processValidators(UIComponentBase.java:912)
javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processValidators(UIViewRoot.java:342)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.ProcessValidationsPhase.execute(ProcessValidationsPhase.java:78)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:221)
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:90)
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:197)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:-2)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:249)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:-2)
javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:282)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:165)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:257)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:55)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:161)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:-2)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
community_loan.SecurityCheckFilter.doFilter(SecurityCheckFilter.java:67)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:55)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:161)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:-2)
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:263)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:551)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:225)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:173)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:551)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:551)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:132)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:551)
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:933)
org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:189)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:604)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:475)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ReadTask.executeProcessorTask(ReadTask.java:371)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.ReadTask.doTask(ReadTask.java:264)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.TaskBase.run(TaskBase.java:281)
com.sun.enterprise.web.connector.grizzly.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:83)

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What is critical to note here are the numbers that come right before the column names. These numbers become identifiers in the array used to capture the data. What APEX does is creates an array of up to 50 items it designates as F01-F50. The F is static, but the number following it corresponds to the number in your report declaration above, ie, F01 will contain the primary key value, F02 will contain the first numeric value, etc. While not strictly necessary, it is good practice to assign these values so you don't have to guess.
One more note: I try to align the c00x values from the columns in the collection with the F0X values in the array to keep myself straight, but they are separate values that do NOT have to match. If you have an application you think might get expanded on, you can leave gaps wherever you want. Keep in mind, however, that you only have 50 array columns to use for data input. That's the limit of the F0X array even though a collection may have up to 1000 values.
Now you need a way to capture user input. I like to create this as a BEFORE COMPUTATIONS/VALIDATIONS procedure that way the user can see what they changed (even if it is wrong). Use the Validations to catch mistakes.
declare
j pls_integer := 0;
begin
for j1 in (
select seq_id from apex_collections
where collection_name = 'MY_COLLECTION'
order by seq_id) loop
j := j+1;
--VAL1 (number)
apex_collection.update_member_attribute (p_collection_name=> 'MY_COLLECTION',
      p_seq=> j1.seq_id,p_attr_number =>2,p_attr_value=>wwv_flow.g_f02(j));
--VAL2 (number)
apex_collection.update_member_attribute (p_collection_name=> 'MY_COLLECTION',
      p_seq=> j1.seq_id,p_attr_number =>3,p_attr_value=>wwv_flow.g_f03(j));
--VAL3 (text)
apex_collection.update_member_attribute (p_collection_name=> 'MY_COLLECTION',
      p_seq=> j1.seq_id,p_attr_number =>4,p_attr_value=>wwv_flow.g_f04(j));
--VAL4 (Date)
apex_collection.update_member_attribute (p_collection_name=> 'MY_COLLECTION',
      p_seq=> j1.seq_id,p_attr_number =>5,p_attr_value=>wwv_flow.g_f05(j));
end loop;
end;Clear as mud? Walk through it slowly. The syntax tells APEX which Collection (p_collection_name), then which row (p_seq), then which column/attribute (p_attr_number) to update with which value (wwv_flow.g_f0X(j)). The attribute number is the column number from the collection without the "c" in front (ie c004 in the collection = attribute 4).
The last one is your procedure to write the changes to the Database. This one should be a procedure that fires AFTER COMPUTATIONS AND VALIDATIONS. It uses that hidden KEY value to determine whether the row exists and needs to be updated, or new and needs to be inserted.
declare
begin
--Get records from Collection
for y in (select TO_NUMBER(c001) x_key, TO_NUMBER(c002) x_1,
             TO_NUMBER(c003) x_2,
             c004 x_3,
             TO_DATE(c005,'MMDDYYYY') x_dt
           FROM APEX_COLLECTIONS
           WHERE COLLECTION_NAME = 'MY_COLLECTION') loop
    if y.x_key = 0 then --New record
        insert into MY_TABLE (KEY_ID, COL1,
            COL2, COL3, COL4, COL5)
          values (SEQ_MY_TABLE.nextval, y.x_1,
              y.x_2, y.x_3, y.x_4, y.x_dt);
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         where KEY_ID = y.x_key;
    else
      --THROW ERROR CONDITION
    end if;
end loop;
end;Now I usually include something to distinguish the empty new rows from the full new rows, but for simplicity I'm not including it here.
Anyway, this works very well and allows me complete control over what I display on the screen and where all the data goes. I suggest using the APEX forms where you can, but for complex situations, this works nicely. Let me know if you need further clarifications.

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supersolenoid wrote:
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August,
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I will update this thread when it is online again.

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I downloaded a sample code, Forms and Reports Feature/Benefit Demo, from OTN sample code site. During the installation it says that my system (NT 4.0 Workstation with Oracle8 Server Release 8.0.6) does not have Oracle WebDB Listener. Where can I download it? Can I install it on a NT workstation (not a web server)? If not, is there other way to make that demo working? Thanks.
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PDF Generator+Forms
DocConverter service should be able to flatten dynamic pdf forms not only static.Currently even if you have a licence for LC Forms and LC PDFG you have to purchase an Output to flatten dynamic forms.
Process Management
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LC Designer
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/6a/69f45201356248830f1e70fdd7178e/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/6a/44b2420e71c511e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
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regards
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Hi all,
I have created a news using xml form bulider and i have given lifetime for that news ,also displaying the VALID FROM and VALID TO in news.By default it is in mm.dd.yyyy format but i need to display the dateformat as dd.mm.yyyy in show form.Is there any possiblity to change the format in XSLT or any other solutions.
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Hi Bala
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