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function GetShortText

  (some_text in varchar2,

   nid in number)

  return varchar2;

Description

Substitutes tokens in an arbitrary text string using token values from a particular notification. This function may return up to 1950 characters. This function is meant for use in view definitions and Oracle Forms Developer forms, where the field size is limited to 1950 characters. Use GetText( ) in other situations where you need to retrieve up to 32K characters.

If an error is detected, this function returns some_text unsubstituted rather than raise exceptions.

Arguments (input)

some_text	Text to be substituted.
nid	Notification ID of notification to use for token values.