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Message Prefixes

When messages are displayed anywhere other than a dialog box, a prefix may optionally precede the message text itself. There are three possible fields that can appear in the prefix: symbols (such as +++ for positive messages), date, and time. These field names define the tokens for the switch APEX_PREFIX_LAYOUT. In addition, the date and time fields are displayed in a format selected by the APEX_PREFIX_DATE_FORMAT and APEX_PREFIX_TIME_FORMAT switches respectively. The following tables summarize the date and time format values, using April 15, 1999 at 11 P.M. as the example.

Date Formats

Format
Meaning
Cdate
Wed Apr 15 23:00:00 1999
Locale
Locale's standard date format1
Short
Apr 15
Expanded
April 15, 1999
Year
1992
Month_Day_Year
04/15/99
Day_Month_Year
15-APR-99
Year_Month_Day
92/04/15
Ada
92_04_15
1 The C locale is equivalent to Month_Day_Year.

Time Formats are also provided.

Time Formats
Format
Meaning
Ctime
Mon Apr 15 23:00:00 1999
Locale
Locale's standard time format1
Expanded
11:00:00 PM
Military
23:00:00
Short
23:00
Ada
23_00_00
1 The C locale (which is the default locale) is equivalent to Military.

Date Formats are also provided.


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