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APEX 5 first peek - Syntax Highlighting
We're programmers and we need syntax highlighting.Unfortunately the only way so far to accomplish this in APEX is to use the ApexLib developer addon.Highlighting <= 4.2 using ApexLibAs promised...
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APEX 5 first peek - Navigation
The new Page Designer has brought with it a number of fundamental changes in how you move around the application builder.I won't go into the designer itself because David Peake covers that well in his...
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APEX 5 first peek - Themes & Templates
Only a few reported changes in the themes & templates, but they are far reaching and show APEX is continuing to mature as a product.Supporting FilesThe main update mentioned in the new features...
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APEX 5 first peek - File Management
A number of changes have been made to dust off the file management facilities, some of which won't be immediately apparent until we get the chance to spread our wings in our own environments.File...
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APEX 5 first peek - Features not yet implemented
It's an early adopter release, the APEX team have come a long way, yet there are still goodies to come.What's on it's waySome features aren't quite ready yet. Some you'll see, others you'll find out...
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APEX 5 first peek - What I missed
When tackling early adopter versions I've enjoyed having a play before reading too much about it. I did look through the EA1 feature descriptions to get a feel for the sort of things to expect, but I...
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Advert: Packt celebrates 2000 books
No APEX5 blog post today, but it turns out today is the final day of Packt Publishing celebration of 2000 titles since their first book was published in 2004.I like punsI have the honour of being one...
View ArticleOff topic - 2014 predictions
Here are my predictions for 2014.I realise that traditionally yearly predictions are made in the first month of the Gregorian calendar year... but I've been busy. So I'm going to make some predictions...
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APEX Shortcuts Use Case
Recently Martin described APEX Shortcuts, a shared component that I don't often use - and probably even less now.APEX wizards create them for the delete process in forms, but I thought I'd describe an...
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Show APEX IR detail view by default
Since the Detail/Icon views were introduced to Interactive Reports in Oracle APEX 4.0, I've used the detail view a number of times to represent information in ways that don't even look like your...
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Adding CSS buttons to your report
I've liked this concept ever since I saw the packaged applications use this technique:I've finally gotten around to posting this in part due to some feedback on my sample application.I used Chrome's...
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Shared authentication across multiple APEX applications
Quite a few times I see a questions regarding how to share authentication between Oracle APEX applications so the user does not need to log in a second time.As long as your link between the...
View ArticleThursday Thought: Are web clients getting thick?
I stumbled across this great post from a non-Oracle specific developer, and I thought I'd mention it here because it's worth a read.http://zderadicka.eu/web-clients-are-getting-thick/ I've re-posted my...
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Europa Report
Today I watched Europa Report - a movie that plays the same sport as Gravity, but seemed to go straight through to the keeper since I only heard about it while listening to a science podcast - which I...
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APEX 101: Cascading Select Lists & Dynamic Actions
This post was inspired by a question on the OTN APEX forum, which contains requests for two fairly common scenarios:1) A select list dependent on another select list2) A report the updates based on the...
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The web we want
I'm not a huge user of Firefox anymore. My exodus from IE brought me to Firefox, but then Chrome came along and I've been happy ever since.That's quite analogous to my mobile telephone experience -...
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APEX 4.2 Application builder icon size
A common bug-bear for me is the large distance on web pages between the browser toolbar and the start of any real content on the page.I remember providing feedback during a tryapexnow beta release on...
View ArticleMillions of big androids
This latest analysis on the population of mobile device technology got me thinking more about the typical sized screen you might encounter as a global web developer.Canalys Q1 2014 Smartphones: 81%...
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Applying the APEX 4.2.3 patch
My experience patching Oracle APEX v4.2.1 to 4.2.3 on my Windows 7 laptop.BackgroundPersonally my main driver for this is to experience the updated themes and templates. I'd also like to explore the...
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Enhancing APEX "no data found" message
Truth be told, the default "no data found" message for APEX reports is pretty boring.Out of the boxEven the default wording irritates me just a little bit every time I see one amidst a page I thought...
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