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Jan 18, 2023 1:02:51 PM

Setting up OCI Bucket storage and accessing from APEX

I recently needed to set up and use OCI bucket storage for use with an APEX application. Although I found some helpful reference guides out there, they all appeared a little out..

Dec 15, 2022 10:55:36 AM

More New Features of APEX 22.2

A few weeks ago, immediately after the release of APEX 22.2, my colleague, Lee Burgess, wrote a blog titled APEX 22.2 - New Features Spotlight. This focused on three of the key..

Nov 10, 2022 9:31:04 AM

Always Free – Session Limit Increase

Over the weekend of the 5th of November, Oracle pushed an update to all “Always Free” autonomous databases (ADBs) to increase the maximum simultaneous database sessions limit from..

Oct 18, 2022 10:37:06 AM

APEX 22.2 - New Features Spotlight

It’s that time of year again when we find out what new features the Oracle APEX team have been working feverishly on for the last 6 months. As always, there are some that..

Oct 11, 2022 1:41:07 PM

Flows for APEX #JoelKallmanDay

Flows for APEX…you've heard of it before, but what exactly is it? And, beyond that, where should it be used and why? In this blog, I will establish the premise behind Flows for..

Sep 29, 2022 11:52:23 AM

Sending emails from an APEX application in the cloud

Configuring and sending emails from an APEX application running in the cloud involves multiple steps and can sometimes be confusing. Therefore, I decided to write this blog to..

Aug 18, 2022 9:12:25 AM

How to get the most out of APEX Advisor

In this blog, James Sanna advises how you can utilise APEX Advisor to its fullest potential. To find out more information, take a look at our APEX services.

Jul 28, 2022 1:56:39 PM

Liquibase and Flyway: Using Database versioning tools for APEX database projects.

As an APEX developer that used to be an Oracle Forms developer, my approach to releasing front-end code (APEX apps) and backend code (the plsql packages and triggers that support..

20’s REST Improvements for APEX...so far

Jul 20, 2022 2:08:02 PM

REST Improvements for APEX since 20.1

It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog on REST features in APEX, in fact, it was way back in 2019! Since 2020 there have been five APEX releases, which collectively contain..

Placing Components Anywhere in APEX 21.2

Jul 5, 2022 9:40:16 AM

Placing Components Anywhere since APEX 21.2

With the release of APEX v21.2 Oracle promised that page components can be positioned anywhere. With additional component positions across page templates, developers can enjoy..