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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..

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Do you still have Oracle Database Standard Edition (DBSE) or Database Standard Edition One (DBSE1)?

Have you, or are you planning to update from pre-Oracle-Database-Release-1 (v12.1.0.2)? What are the steps that you need to take to migrate to Oracle Database Standard Edition 2..

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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..

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DSP-Explorer's Simon Goodenough interviewed on Cloud security by Cybernews

DSP-Explorer CEO, Simon Goodenough was interviewed by Cybernews about his thoughts on Cloud security. Read the full article here.

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Oracle's Critical Patch Update July 2022: What has changed?

Oracle release a Critical Patch Update once every quarter with a collection of patches for various security vulnerabilities. These are for both code and third-party component part..

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Microsoft Azure Pricing: How to make it work for you

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft. At DSP-Explorer we are leading UK Microsoft Gold Partnersoffering specialist guidance and support for your..

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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..

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Smart Filters

"Smart Filters" is a region-type component added in APEX 21.2. It provides end-users with numerous filters that narrow search results at run-time.

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Enforcing the Execution Order of an Interactive Grid

Tariere Ogidi, a member of our specialist Oracle APEX services team, uses the AJAX callback function to enforce the execution order of an interactive grid, which otherwise was..

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Implementing CKEditor 5 in APEX 19

As is the case with web technologies, time moves on, and so does the usability, design and features of these technologies. That is no less the case with rich text editors.

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