The latest APEX release, 23.2, introduces new functionality for creating an application working copy. It allows developers to create their own copy of the application and make changes on the branch. This can be effective when adding new features during an ongoing development process or to add a bug fix. This approach gives more confidence in building applications by creating as many working copies as required, allowing multiple developers to make changes simultaneously ..read more

What is APEX_DATA_EXPORT APEX_DATA_EXPORT was introduced along with APEX_REGION.EXPORT_DATA in APEX 20.2, to allow developers to easily extract and download data. APEX_DATA_EXPORT allows various file formats to be exported, using SQL queries of varying complexity, to output data using only a few commands. In this blog, I will examine the process and cover the functionality that allows you to customise your output file, e.g. determining which columns to show/adding highlighting etc ..read more

In today's fast-paced digital world, it's essential for businesses to integrate different platforms to achieve efficiency and productivity seamlessly. Two of the most powerful platforms, Oracle APEX and WooCommerce, excel in their respective areas - database-driven applications and e-commerce. However, difficulties arise when businesses try to integrate these two platforms and harmoniously operate them, often leading to disjointed data flow, missed sales opportunities, and manual syncing, making it a daunting task. As a result, businesses are left wondering if there's a more streamlined appro ..read more

If you're looking for a little more variety in your charts that APEX can't cater for. Or, if you want to create bright, vibrant dashboards and data visualisations to represent your Oracle data, you will probably need to use a third-party solution ..read more

When developing APEX applications, native DML is the obvious way to go as it handles DML operations without having to write custom code. However, in many real-world scenarios, using the native operations doesn't give the ability to manipulate the data as far as may be required. For example, if pressing submit on your APEX screen doesn't just insert/update/delete row(s) in a single table, you might need to use some PL/SQL to achieve what you want ..read more

On a recent project, I was tasked with developing a module within an APEX application to receive a JSON file via a REST API. This was so it could be manipulated on screen before being uploaded back using a second REST API. APEX made this easy to implement, so I thought I would share the solution I used ..read more

Twilio is a cloud communications platform whose aim is to drive communications to and from your applications. In this blog, I have an introductory look at Twilio and explore how we can integrate it with APEX applications ..read more

As with each release, 23.1 has introduced the community to many new and exciting features, improving user experience and allowing us developers to find new ways to revolutionise our work with Oracle APEX. These include some marquee features such as template components, PWA push notifications and the integration of SQL developer, as well as some general builder improvements and enhancements. I will jump into some of these to demonstrate how helpful these new features can be and how you can incorporate them into your work ..read more

Introduction When I started working with APEX, I regularly exported my applications before making any changes. Even after several years of experience, I still export before making significant or complex changes. Although APEX Builder offers a simple way to export applications, SQLcl can also export your APEX app ..read more

What are PWAs? Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are web applications where some code is installed on your device (desktop, tablet or mobile device) to deliver an experience similar to a native application, whilst other elements are delivered via the web. The user will have a launch icon installed on their home screen, and the application will be in a new window (desktop) or full screen (mobile) without an address bar. Although, in the background, the application still accesses Oracle APEX to leverage the pages and data displayed ..read more