If for some reason, you could not install the APEX sample packaged application via Application Builder > Packaged Applications interface, you have an option of installing it by importing the SQL script (fxxxx.sql). In my case, when installing via the Packaged Applications interface, I got the following error: While working with DBA and Oracle support […]
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Customize/Personalize Oracle APEX Workspace Environment
When you have multiple Oracle APEX environments, e.g., development, test, UAT and production, and for multiple groups, one of the confusing things is that sometimes developers are lost on which environment they’re working on. Most of technically proficient developers can make a distinction easily from the URLs they’re currently using. However, most of less technically […]
Oracle APEX (Application Express) Built-in LDAP Test Tool Stand-alone Application
Oracle APEX provides multiple ways for authentication. The most commonly used one is the LDAP authentication. Configuring it is very straight-forward in most cases – just providing the LDAP host, port, whether or not to use SSL, and finally the DN string. See here and here for posts about APEX LDAP configuration. Sometime you want […]
The Developer Toolbar in APEX Application Disappeared
If the Developer Toolbar (shown below) in your Oracle APEX application is not displayed, you can control its display by changing the Status attribute on the application’s Edit Definition page. I’ve learned about this when somehow one of our applications suddenly did not display the Developer Toolbar. We found out later that during environment refresh, […]
File Browser in APEX 4 with BLOB column specified in item source attribute
In APEX 4, we now have the option to place where the uploaded file will be stored within the development workspace interface. The Storage Type setting of the File Browser item has two options: Table WWV_FLOW_FILES stores the uploaded file in the table wwv_flow_files (or APEX_APPLICATION_FILES). This is the default way in the previous versions […]
Delayed Message When URL redirect for Oracle APEX application
I’ve recently moved our internal APEX applications to a new environment. We have new URL for applications. During the transition, even though users are informed with new URL and asked to switch to it, we still want the old URL to redirect to new one for a period of time to ensure the smooth transition. […]