oracle8.1.6 select content_item.get_id('press') from dual select acs_object_id_seq.nextval from dual select to_char(sysdate, 'YYYYMMDD') from dual begin :1 := press.new( name => :name, publication_name => :publication_name, publication_link => :publication_link, publication_date => :publication_date, publication_date_desc => :publication_date_desc, article_link => :article_link, article_pages => :article_pages, article_abstract_html_p => :html_p, approval_user => :approval_user, approval_date => :approval_date, approval_ip => :approval_ip, release_date => :release_date, archive_date => :archive_date, package_id => :package_id, parent_id => :parent_id, item_id => :item_id, title => :article_title, description => :article_abstract, mime_type => :mime_type, template_id => :template_id, text => :txt, is_live_p => :live_revision_p, creation_date => :creation_date, creation_ip => :creation_ip, creation_user => :creation_user ); end;