Why does the query work in SQL Developer, but not in APEX?

Question

Hi, guys:
I have a silly question. I have a complicated query, and I tested it successfully with SQL developer, and result is correct. However, when I put it into APEX to generate a report, it always reports no data found. I also know the condition related to "other marks" select list in the where clause part causes this problem. It also looks strange: before I add this condition, everything works OK; after I add this condition, even I do not choose the "other marks" select list, other components do not work neither. I always got no data found result. Could anyone help me on this problem? You can also visit our developing site as http://lsg-solutions.com:8888/apex/f?p=206 to check the problem.
Thanks a lot
Sam
select distinct 'MAP','Detail',so.doc_number as "DOC Number", so.offender_id as "Offender ID", so.first_name||' '|| so.middle_name||' '||so.last_name as "Offender Name",
so.date_of_birth as "Date of Birth",
(select sc1.description from sor_code sc1 where sc1.code_id=so.race) as "Race",
(select sc2.description from sor_code sc2 where sc2.code_id=so.sex) as "Sex",
(select sc8.description from sor_code sc8 where sc8.code_id=so.hair_color) as "Hair Color",
(select sc9.description from sor_code sc9 where sc9.code_id=so.eye_color) as "Eye Color",
replace(replace(nvl2(sl.address1, sl.address1||' '||sl.address2 ||' '||sl.city ||' '||sl.county||' '||(select sc3.description from sor_code sc3 where sc3.code_id=sl.state)||' '||sl.zip, 'No Known Address'),'#'),',') as "Address",
replace(replace(nvl2(sl.physical_address1,sl.physical_address1||' '||sl.physical_city ||' '||sl.physical_county||' '||(select sc4.description from sor_code sc4 where sc4.code_id=sl.physical_state)||' '||sl.physical_zip, 'No Known Address'),'#'),',') as "Physical Address",
sl.status as "Status",
sl.jurisdiction as "Jurisdiction",
to_char(sl.ADDRESS_LATITUDE) as "Address Latitude",to_char(sl.address_longitude) as "Address Longitude",
to_char(sl.physical_address_latitude) as "Physical Latitude",to_char(sl.physical_address_Longitude) as "Physical Longitude",
decode(rox.habitual, 'Y', 'Habitual', '') as "Habitual",
decode(rox.aggravated, 'Y', 'Aggravated', '') as "Aggravated",
rox.status as "Registration Status",
rox.registration_date as "Registration Date",
rox.end_registration_date as "End Registration Date"
from sor_location sl, sor_offender so, registration_offender_xref rox, sor_last_locn_v sllv
where rox.offender_id=so.offender_id
and sllv.offender_id(+)=so.offender_id
and sl.location_id(+)=sllv.location_id
and rox.status not in ('Merged')
and rox.reg_type_id=1
and upper(rox.status)='ACTIVE'
and nvl(rox.admin_validated, to_date(1,'J'))>=nvl(rox.entry_date, to_date(1,'J'))
and (((select sc11.description from sor_code sc11 where sc11.code_id=so.race and sc11.description=:P5_SL_RACE) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_RACE is null))
and (((select sc12.description from sor_code sc12 where sc12.code_id=so.sex and sc12.description=:P5_SL_SEX) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_SEX is null))
and (((select sc13.description from sor_code sc13 where sc13.code_id=so.hair_color and sc13.description=:P5_SL_HAIR_COLOR) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_HAIR_COLOR is null))
and (((select sc14.description from sor_code sc14 where sc14.code_id=so.eye_color and sc14.description=:P5_SL_EYE_COLOR) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_EYE_COLOR is null))
and (( so.offender_id in(select sm.offender_id from sor_code sc15, sor_mark sm, sor_offender so1 where sm.offender_id=so1.offender_id and sc15.code_id=sm.code and sc15.description=:P5_SL_OTHER_MARKS and sm.description is not null)) or (:P5_SL_OTHER_MARKS is null))

Answer 1

My suggestion would be to put some instrumentation into your query and see what values you are using.. Or even simpler take out ALL the where clauses you can until data starts to sho wup and then add them back in one at a time until you find the culprit..
My bet would be on any date comparisons you are doing between page items and database columns..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Dallas, TX