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Do you want to learn about database technology?
Do you live close enough to Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Seoul, or Tokyo to attend a software development roadshow for a day in November?Are you interested in how easy it is to build data driven web...
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Things I learned at a user group event
Yesterday I attended a friendly, informative workshop by Shakeeb Rahman and Christina Cho, members of the Oracle APEX product team.Reflecting on the worthiness of attending such an event, I thought I'd...
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So you want to submit a conference abstract?
It used to be our annual Perth conference that got me thinking about abstract ideas, but now it's the Kscope abstract submission deadlines that get my boat rocking.But every day is a good day to think...
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APEX Low code expressions
The following where clause expression would normally return false, therefore the query would deliver no rows.select * from dual where null != 'X'no rows returnedA null can never equal a value, and...
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On the PL/SQL you don't write when using APEX.
Fancy joining in on a discussion with PL/SQL and Oracle APEX community members from around the world?I'm honoured join Karen Cannell and Scott Spendolini, to be hosted by Steven Feuerstein in the next...
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Interpreted code in APEX
A few years ago I posted a comparison between plugin code left in the source attribute, vs code that has been transferred to a PL/SQL package.In the interests of good science, and I wanted to chat...
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Include new APEX templates in an older APEX instance
Have you seen that super awesome theme in the new APEX version, then wondered how long it will it be before your site upgrades so you can actually use it?What if I told you that your current version...
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Where would we be if we just believe?
As a science aficionado, there are certain phrases that ... catch the eye.Recently on twitter there was an interesting thread that continued from Michelle Skamene's post on Top 15 Tuning Tips for APEX....
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Friday Funny - Festival of serious yahoos
I don't care what you all think, this is my blog, and I continue to laugh at this SQL joke.select column_valuefrom apex_string.split('YAHOO~SERIOUS~FESTIVAL', '~')order by dbms_random.valueIf you're a...
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So you've submitted an abstract
You've thought hard about your conference talk ideas; you then fleshed out your idea and worked hard on an abstract; and finally you plucked up the courage to make the submission to that big...
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Performance on Classic Reports with LOVs
Just an observation made yesterday that I thougt was worth everone's consideration.I created a classic report on a reference table with a touch over 1000 rows, with pagination set at 150 rows per...
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Unpivoting Oracle APEX meta-data
There are APEX dictionary views for most of the data that represents the 'source' that is your APEX application meta-data.Note: This post has beeen updated to reflect me not looking very hard, but I...
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For all those pushing data around, especially dirty data, this one is for you.Today I was preparing to process data I loaded from a spreadsheet.A simple filter was required - to ignore the header row,...
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APEX Component Settings for Switch
While I point out a 'hidden' setting for Switch items in APEX, I want to comment on two related item types found in Oracle APEX => radio buttons and checkboxes.1) Radio buttonI really think the...
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Friendly URLs in APEX 20.1
We can finally add 'native' to the list of choices when it comes to 'prettified' URLs, as Oracle APEX 20.1 honours the statement of direction with a simple checkbox in application properties.APEX 20.1...
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Tweaking Classic Reports
I like classic reports in Oracle APEX.They're so versatile, and while it may not look it in this example, adjusting particular declarative settings can make a real difference in a small region...
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Inspect Element Deep Dive, with Oracle APEX
In my previous post about tweaking APEX classic reports, most of the settings were "low-code" configurations. All except the final line of JavaScript that moved the radio group from its default...
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Oracle APEX @ Home
The world has obviously lost a number of in-person conferences in recent times, but luckily we have people like Martin who asked the APEX community to jump, and they responded "how high?"And out comes...
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How to stay sane ... when things change.
From an e-mail I sent to colleagues, I thought I should also share it here (revised):I'm known as the office optimist. And I do literally have many things to be grateful for. I still have a job, I’m...
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2020 Blog Review
Ahem.select apex_string.format(q'[It's been %s days since my last confession]' ,trunc(Sysdate) - date '2020-04-14') "G'day World" from dualG'day World-----------It's been 282 days since my last...
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