How to set min and max value of a slider based on a database value in Apex 4.2 ?

Hi

I'm relatively new to Apex but not to Oracle database technologies.  Current version is Apex 4.2 and Oracle XE 11G.

I have a requirement to set the minimum and maximum value of a standard slider UI page item based on a value selected from the database instead of a hardcoded value set at design time on the page item.

My assumption is that i would create a hidden text field to select the appropriate value and then somehow create a dynamic action to execute jquery to set the min/max value of the slider.

I havent been able to find any examples of setting defaults on UI components based on database values so firstly, is this the right approach or is there a simpler way ?