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Dec 19, 2018 11:03:52 AM

The Numerous Options for APEX 18.1 Interactive Grid Validations

I’ve written a number of blogs lately; however the one I am quite fond of is the one I did on Client Side Validations back in 2017. I look favourably back on this because it..

Dec 17, 2018 1:39:07 PM

UK OUG Tech18 APEX State Of The Union

If, like me, you attended UK OUG’s Tech18 conference at ACC Liverpool and have a particular interest in Application Express, you may well have attended Joel Kallman’s “State Of..

Dec 4, 2018 10:59:56 AM

Cloud Adjacent Architecture accelerates Oracle performance by 27x [infographic]

OCEAN stands for Oracle Cloud, Enterprise Architecture & Networks and is a methodology for Oracle Cloud and multi-cloud adoption alongside on-premise infrastructure hosted within..

Nov 29, 2018 4:26:31 PM

Application Archive for Presentations

For my Tech18 presentation ‘The Numerous options for APEX 18.1 Interactive Grid Validation” I needed to prepare a deck of slides and a demo APEX application in which I can quickly..

Oct 30, 2018 5:19:59 PM

Is Autonomous Safer Driving or a Car Crash Waiting to Happen?

One year on from the first iteration of “Autonomous” being preached by Larry, I am left wondering if the Oracle Autonomous Database really is the self-driving car that Oracle..

Oct 10, 2018 2:04:32 PM

Explorer Wins 2 Prestigious UKOUG Oracle Partner Awards!

Oct 3, 2018 5:09:55 PM

APEX Plugins for Beginners

One of the great features of APEX is the possibility to import JavaScript plugins and css libraries into the application, just by referencing an external link or uploading a .js..

Sep 20, 2018 12:50:51 PM

When Forms to APEX Projects get thorny

Oracle Forms and Oracle Application Express (APEX) are both technologies used to build data centric applications.

Sep 10, 2018 9:07:21 AM

Undocumented IG Features

I’ve blogged quite a bit on the Interactive Grid and the vast array of features; some features are technically available for use in your applications however they are not..

Aug 30, 2018 9:24:47 AM

APEX Splitter Plugin

You’ve been using the Splitter plugin for maybe years without realising it. No? Well if you’ve used APEX Page Designer on version APEX 5 and above you’ll notice the page is split..