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14-May-2018 10:06:49

Disabling Interactive Grid Columns

Find out how we can help you build solutions using Oracle APEX with our award-winning application development and consultancy services. I’ve seen various information about how to..

03-May-2018 12:05:47

Interactive Grid – First Impressions

I recently joined Explorer from 4 years as an APEX 4.2 Developer on a variety of projects. I looked forward to using Interactive Grid (IG) – from APEX 5.1 onwards – and it is good..

26-Apr-2018 12:43:30

Integrating Chatbots with your APEX (or non-APEX) web application

Lots of people are talking about chatbots alongside other tech buzzwords like AI and IoT. I like to look into these up-and-coming technologies to see what might be useful for..

18-Apr-2018 11:49:57

Application Support with APEX Applications: Looking After the Users when Development has Finished

Although at Explorer we spend most of our time creating brand-new bespoke APEX applications or completing Forms to APEX projects; sometimes we are asked to work on and/or support..

11-Apr-2018 12:23:17

New REST features of 18.1 (Early Adopter 2)

I recently published a set of blogs on the subject of ORDS, Outh2 and Web Services in APEX 5.1. In part three (available here) I detailed how to use a REST Service as the source..

21-Mar-2018 10:21:15

Oracle Cloud: Universal Credits. What you need to know…

In September 2017, Oracle announced a change to their Cloud pricing and transaction model for end users and partners alike. The change was born out of poor customer experience..

08-Mar-2018 11:42:31

APEX Developer Mode

When I used to work with Oracle Forms, the company I worked for used to grant users on the development environment with a special role which provided enhanced access to many areas..

16-Feb-2018 11:03:45

Interactive Grid Column Read Only Control

Find out how we can help you build solutions using Oracle APEX with our award-winning application development and consultancy services. I thought it would be interesting to share..

14-Feb-2018 10:52:59

Oracle Database Versions – Difference between 11g, 12c and 18c

Oracle Database is still one of the world’s most popular, trusted database systems providing services for some of the largest companies. All the different versions provide a..

12-Feb-2018 12:17:46

Secure the Cloud: The Future of Cloud Computing & Security

In a digitally contemporary society, there’s been extensive conversations about cloud computing and cloud storage, like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services. Seen..