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Printing text fields and processing dateinputTo print text fields and process date input in your own custom procedures, go to the WebTailor Web Rules page. Adjust the settings for Date Display Format Mask and DateInput Format Mask during unit testing to verify that your procedures are correctlyreferencing the current display and input formats.• To print text input fields, use the following PL/SQL code to print a text field calledSTART_DATE:twbkfrmt.P_FormDateText (‘START_DATE’,’’,”);This code produces both the text field and the description of the date input format.The HTML code for this output looks like the following: (MM/DD/YYYY)• To process the date field created, specify the START_DATE as an “in” parameter toyour procedure. Use the twbkwbis.F_IsDate function to determine if the date isvalid using the current date input format. After you determine that a date is valid,use the twbkwbis.F_FmtDate function to convert the VARCHAR2 input to Oracledata.procedure P_SaveDate (start_date IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT null) isbeginIF (start_date IS NOT NULL) AND(twbkwbis.F_IsDate(start_date, twbklibs.date_input_fmt))THENUPDATE date_tableSET reg_start_date = twbkwbis.F_FmtDate (start_date);COMMIT;ELSEEND IF;. . .end P_SaveDate;• To display a date on the Web, use twbklibs.date_display_fmt to format yourdate instead of twbklibs.date_input_fmt:htp.p(to_char(reg_date, twbklibs.date_display_fmt));Web Tailor Utility Report pagesThese six reports let you review Web menus/procedures, menu items, information text,and role settings being delivered for specific Web products through a web browser insteadof SQL*Plus.5-20 Banner Web Tailor 8.3 January 2010User GuideTechnical Reference