Why you should get involved with your local Oracle User Group
Thanks to our Sydney Pythian friend Yury, we have a video from last year's Oracle AUSOUG Conference available for viewing.This was a panel discussion on why you should submit an abstract to an Oracle...
View ArticleFun with SQL analytical functions
I had an interesting SQL problem at work recently, and I came up with a solution that I'm not sure is completely ideal - so I thought I'd attempt to replicate it here.Some of the complexity is lost...
View Article2012 Perth Conference Abstracts
Just a quick note - abstract submissions for the 2012 AUSOUG Perth Conference have been extended to the 27th August... just say'n.Head here for more infohttp://www.ausoug.org.au/2020/In other news,...
View Articlepre-Insync12
BEGINOff to Melbourne for Insync12 today. This month's entertainment from Qantas doesn't excite me much, so instead I might nerd up & watch some Oracle presentations I worked out how to cache on my...
View ArticleSQL Developer 3.2 prepares to connect to the cloud
Have you downloaded SQL Developer 3.2 yet? check this out:I guess Oracle Open World will have a few announcements this year...I'm not going, but I find solace in that I'll be at the AFL grand final...
View ArticleUsing jQuery selector in APEX
The more I extend my development repertoire in APEX, the more I feel like I'm becoming a web developer as well as an Oracle technologist.I'm still expanding my understanding on the use of jQuery, but...
View Article2012 Conference Program Announced
Today the program for the 2012 Perth AUSOUG Conference was announced.First of all, I know it will be a Monday morning but there is a reason not to miss the opening address - we have invited ultra...
View ArticleCreate Mobile Accordion with APEX 4.2
It's been a while since I posted some developer content, and I've been playing with APEX 4.2 a fair bit recently - preparing for my conference presentation.I thought I'd share how I implemented a...
View ArticleAre you still on APEX 3.x?
Oracle Application Express 4.2 is now available to the public, and I thought I'd throw in my 5 cents.I know a few sites out there still on 3.x, so I thought I'd list a few features that have come out...
View ArticleSAGE Green Pigs
SAGE have made an addition to the social media wagon in an attempt to promote our green pig meme:sagecomputing.tumblr.comDo you have a SAGE green pig?If you do, we'd love to see some photos from...
View ArticlePerth AUSOUG Conference - Day 3 options
This year's Perth AUSOUG conference doesn't end on day 2 - you are three options to extend your learning into day 3:Oracle database technologists simply musn't miss the Real World Performance day with...
View ArticleDemo Mobile APEX application for AUSOUG
The 2012 Perth AUSOUG Conference is less than a week away and it's time for an announcement.This year I'm presenting "A Foray into APEX mobile", which will be a look into the 4.2 release. Accompanying...
View ArticleUpgrading to APEX 4.2 in three steps
I found upgrading my laptop's 11gXE instance from APEX 4.1 to APEX 4.2 ridiculously easy:Stop APEX Listener (5 seconds)Run install script (19 minutes)@apexins.sql apex apex_files TEMP /i/Restart APEX...
View ArticleEaster egg added to mobile app
I've added an easter egg to the mobile application that's accompanying my presentation at the Perth #AUSOUG conference.If you can find it you will see the answer to an eyebrow-raising trivia question...
View ArticleOTDUG Australia / NZ APEX training
If you didn't get enough APEX at the Perth conference, then thanks to ODTUG and AUSOUG, you can supplement it further by welcoming ACE Director Martin D'Souza and Oracle Application Express Product...
View ArticlePerth Conference Feedback
Attention all delegates & conference volunteers who saw sessions at the Perth 2012 AUSOUG Conference:I would strongly encourage you to head here to provide feedback on any sessions you attended in...
View ArticleCategorizr for APEX - extended
Software evolves.And I think it's going on right now. In April, Christian Rokitta blogged about Categorizr.He adapted some PHP code from Brett Jankord and suited it to PL/SQL.When I was building the...
View ArticlePresentation : A foray into APEX mobile
Here is the link for presentation I did at the 2012 Perth AUSOUG Conference - A foray into APEX mobile.It will link you to Prezi, where you just click the arrow through.(single frame from my Prezi)It...
View ArticleSQL tip: List days of the week
This one's real quick - something handy for later.I've done some similar before for all days/weekends of the year, or the ubiquitous months of the year.Here I wanted to dynamically define days of the...
View Article2012 Best New Speaker - AUSOUG
Congratulations to to the 2012 Perth AUSOUG Conference Best New Speaker: Matthew Carrigy - Department of Finance.Despite being sick from food poisoning from the day before, he still came in to deliver...
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