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Apr 7, 2015 10:00:42 AM

JavaScript Debugging in APEX 5 (at last)

In APEX 4.2, I would debug JavaScript code using the alert() function. I would use this to show information about variables and the steps taken through code.

Mar 30, 2015 9:58:29 AM

Component Level Authorization in APEX 5.0

In APEX 4.2, whenever I need to apply an Authorization Scheme to components of a page I tend to create tables for roles, privileges, a role_privilege linker table and usually a..

Mar 9, 2015 8:45:34 AM

Alternative Save Before Exit

Prompting the user to save before exiting the page is functionality that isn’t unusual for developers and users to request from an APEX application.

Mar 1, 2015 8:45:38 AM

Combining Validations with Dynamic Actions

APEX has an extensive set of built-in validations to capture every eventuality. They pop up an informative notification message and can direct the user directly to the fault.

Feb 23, 2015 10:27:47 AM

Creating a Mobile App in Apex 5.0

Since the release of APEX 5.0 EA3 I’ve been looking into the updated mobile theme and what we can produce with it. In this blog I will show you how I created a small demo..

Feb 16, 2015 8:45:55 AM

Parsing JSON in APEX 5.0

As part of the APEX 5.0 Beta documentation there is a new APEX_JSON package available. This is a welcome addition that helps us integrate our applications with web services that..

Feb 11, 2015 12:51:34 PM

APEX 5 zip file support

In this blog we’ll explore support for ZIP files within APEX 5 which listed as one of the “Additional Features” on Oracle’s newly released APEX 5 Early Adopter 3 edition.

Dec 22, 2014 9:05:59 AM

Securing Vulnerability Exploits with Apex – Part 3

For my final security blog I will be looking at SQL injection and cross site scripting, both of which should always be considered when developing a web based application. Apex has..

Dec 15, 2014 10:16:44 AM

ORDS 3 – Installation

This article builds on the ORDS blogs I have been writing but moves forward a little to look at the ORDS version 3 early adopter and specifically getting it up and running.

Dec 8, 2014 2:50:40 PM

Securing Vulnerability Exploits with Apex – Part 2

Following on from my last blog, which focused on configuring access control within Apex, the focus of this blog is protecting the session state within an application. We will look..