Craig Sykes

Craig is a Senior Development Consultant at DSP. Craig has an MSc in Computing Science and is an experienced software engineer, utilising development tools such as PL/SQL and APEX to provide bespoke ERP software to both UK and international businesses. Craig has experience developing solutions to connect Oracle systems to a wide range of existing external applications within business environments.

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Latest Posts

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..

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Chunked Upload and Download in APEX

Uploading and downloading files is handled well out of the box in APEX. The file upload item type allows you to easily give users the facility to upload files. There is also the..

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The Benefits of APEX for Small Development Teams

I recently completed a piece of work which really shows the benefits of adopting APEX within a company with a small development team.

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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..

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APEX I get, but what is ORDS

This article is the first in a series which will look at the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS previously known as the APEX listener) and APEX and the features that you can unlock.

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APEX and EBS Integration

This article will explore the integration and extensions that Oracle Application Express (APEX) gives you when using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS).

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Forcing APEX_APPLICATION.G_Fx values into session

When working with the APEX_ITEM package to programmatically generate items on the screen, either from a dynamic PL/SQL region or within a report region, you will most likely want..

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