Weird Pl/SQL Expression Default error

Question

I have a date field on one page that has a pl/sql expression default of:
IF to_number(to_char(trunc(sysdate,'dd')) < 2 THEN
to_char(trunc(sysdate,'mm'),'MM/DD/YYYY')
ELSE
to_char(add_months(trunc(sysdate,'mm'),-1),'MM/DD/YYYY')
END IF;
This works perfectly.
However, on a different page, I have another date field with the same code for the default, and it is set to pl/sql expression, but when I run that page, I get the following error:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 27: PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "IF" when expecting one of the following: ( - + case mod new not null avg count current exists max min prior sql stddev sum variance execute forall merge time timestamp interval date pipe ERR-9132 Error in PLSQL expression for item default code, item=P79_BEGIN_DATE
I have deleted and recreated the field. Changed it to static text, run the page, changed it back to pl/sql expression... Still no luck..
Any ideas?
Thanks,
JohnA

Answer 1

Don't know if it is just a copy and paste error, but beside the closing bracket I am missing two semicolons in this code:</br>
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IF to_number(to_char(trunc(sysdate,'dd'))<b>)</b> < 2 THEN</br>
to_char(trunc(sysdate,'mm'),'MM/DD/YYYY')<b>; <- one here</b></br>
ELSE</br>
to_char(add_months(trunc(sysdate,'mm'),-1),'MM/DD/YYYY')<b>; <- one here</b></br>
END IF;</br></br>
Maybe this helps you out?</br>
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Regards, Tine.