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

17-Dec-2015 16:57:02

Custom JSON in APEX 5

I attended the excellent Tech 15 this December and was lucky enough to be able to speak about integrating external technologies with APEX. One of the things I demonstrated was my..

10-Nov-2015 11:50:09

OEM Chargeback via APEX

I was recently asked to look into the possibility of building a custom front end for some of the features of OEM 12c, namely the Cloud Management Plugin.

27-Oct-2015 13:28:31

Upgrading to APEX 5

I have recently been upgrading our internal applications to APEX 5 and thought it would be interesting to write a blog about some of the issues that initially came up whilst doing..

01-Oct-2015 12:03:03

Modal Dialog Tips and Tricks

I have been developing in APEX 5 since its release and have used the new native modal popup windows in almost every application I have created. While the functionality is inbuilt..

18-Aug-2015 14:43:35

Calculating Mileage in an APEX 5.0 Application

As part of our recent redevelopment of our Oracle Forms expenses application into APEX 5.0, I looked into creating a mileage calculator using the Google Maps API. This blog..

06-Jul-2015 12:10:14

Making pie charts the same size in APEX

If you have ever created a pie chart in APEX you know how easy it is to plug in a SQL statement and get a good looking chart with a host of customization options all native within..

20-May-2015 15:33:15

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.

13-May-2015 11:17:24

Creating an Address Search in APEX

I recently had a request to implement a comprehensive UK address search in an APEX application without using a dedicated API such as the Royal Mail PAF. The first place I looked..

05-May-2015 10:00:35

Apex 5.0 from Early Adopter to Production

Find out how we can help you build solutions using Oracle APEX with our award winning application development and consultancy services . I wrote a blog in September 2014 about..

27-Apr-2015 10:00:03

Creating a Modal Dialog in APEX 5.0

Modal dialogs are a useful feature for all kinds of APEX applications and with the release of APEX 5, they are supported natively. You can easily implement one as part of a “Form..