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May 3, 2018 12:05:47 PM

Interactive Grid – First Impressions

I recently joined Explorer from 4 years as an APEX 4.2 Developer on a variety of projects. I looked forward to using Interactive Grid (IG) – from APEX 5.1 onwards – and it is good..

Apr 26, 2018 12:43:30 PM

Integrating Chatbots with your APEX (or non-APEX) web application

Lots of people are talking about chatbots alongside other tech buzzwords like AI and IoT. I like to look into these up-and-coming technologies to see what might be useful for..

Apr 18, 2018 11:49:57 AM

Application Support with APEX Applications: Looking After the Users when Development has Finished

Although at Explorer we spend most of our time creating brand-new bespoke APEX applications or completing Forms to APEX projects; sometimes we are asked to work on and/or support..

Apr 11, 2018 12:23:17 PM

New REST features of 18.1 (Early Adopter 2)

I recently published a set of blogs on the subject of ORDS, Outh2 and Web Services in APEX 5.1. In part three (available here) I detailed how to use a REST Service as the source..

Mar 21, 2018 10:21:15 AM

Oracle Cloud: Universal Credits. What you need to know…

In September 2017, Oracle announced a change to their Cloud pricing and transaction model for end users and partners alike. The change was born out of poor customer experience..

Mar 8, 2018 11:42:31 AM

APEX Developer Mode

When I used to work with Oracle Forms, the company I worked for used to grant users on the development environment with a special role which provided enhanced access to many areas..

Feb 16, 2018 11:03:45 AM

Interactive Grid Column Read Only Control

Find out how we can help you build solutions using Oracle APEX with our award-winning application development and consultancy services. I thought it would be interesting to share..

Feb 12, 2018 8:58:34 AM

APEX Interactive Grid: Preventing Lost Updates & Record Locking

Find out how we can help you build solutions using Oracle APEX with our award-winning application development and consultancy services. I was recently asked about the Interactive..

Jan 24, 2018 3:51:49 PM

Querying an Oracle Database Using Amazon Alexa

At the UKOUG Tech17 conference last year, I delivered a presentation called APEX and the Internet of Things. As part of this presentation, I wanted to demonstrate how to query the..