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Alexandria PL/SQL Utility Library moved to GitHub
The PL/SQL Utility Library, codenamed "Alexandria", now has a new home at GitHub. This will make it easier to collaborate on the project. If you want to contribute, just fork and submit a pull...
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Thoth Gateway moved to GitHub, now supports Apex 5.0
As with the Alexandria PL/SQL Utility Library, the source code for the Thoth Gateway, a mod_plsql and Apex Listener/ORDS equivalent for Microsoft IIS, now has a new home on GitHub. This should make it...
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Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS
I am writing a series of blog posts about how to install Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE) with Oracle Application Express (Apex) on a CentOS Linux server, with Apex served by Oracle REST Data Services...
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Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS - Part One: Preparation
This is part one in a series of blog posts about how to install Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE) with Oracle Application Express (Apex) on a CentOS Linux server, with Apex served by Oracle REST Data...
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Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS - Part Two: Installation
This is part two in a series of blog posts about how to install Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE) with Oracle Application Express (Apex) on a CentOS Linux server, with Apex served by Oracle REST Data...
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Longer names coming to Oracle?
Have you ever, like me, been silently finger-counting the number of characters in a table name, column name or procedure name that you are about to create in the Oracle Database, to make sure it is...
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Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS - Part Three: Additional...
This is part three in a series of blog posts about how to install Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE) with Oracle Application Express (Apex) on a CentOS Linux server, with Apex served by Oracle REST Data...
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Installing Oracle XE, ORDS and Apex on CentOS - Part Four: Stress testing
This is part four in a series of blog posts about how to install Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE) with Oracle Application Express (Apex) on a CentOS Linux server, with Apex served by Oracle REST Data...
View ArticleORA-22926 when using getClobVal to convert XMLType to CLOB
I ran into a problem the other day when moving some code from one database to another (both XE 11g). The code in question needs to convert an XMLType to a CLOB to do some (hacky) string manipulation on...
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PL/SQL: The Good Parts
Somewhat inspired by Douglas Crockford's Javascript: The Good Parts presentation (and book), I have created a presentation called PL/SQL: The Good Parts.This is not intended as an introduction to...
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My nominations for the Oracle Database Developer Choice Awards 2015
I'm honored to have been nominated for the Oracle Database Developer Choice Awards 2015, in no less than three (!) categories: PL/SQL, Application Express (Apex) and Oracle REST Data Services...
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Sending SMS text messages from PL/SQL
Do you need to send SMS (Short Message Service) text messages from your Oracle database using PL/SQL? This is actually quite easy to do, the only hard part is deciding on which SMS gateway to use. You...
View ArticleORDS Java heap space OutOfMemoryError
I recently ran into a problem with an Apex application running on ORDS on Tomcat. The application has a page with a custom tabular form (built using the apex_item package). When this page is submitted,...
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Mockup Table region plugin for Apex
Today's post is about a new plugin that I developed for Oracle Application Express (Apex).The plugin was inspired by a product called Balsamiq, which is a tool for creating mockups (or "wireframes") of...
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KPI Icon item plugin for Apex
Here's a very simple item plugin that you might find useful. The item plugin displays a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) icon based on the item value.You can set the threshold values for green and red...
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Easy tab regions in Apex 5
In Apex 4, if you wanted to implement tabbed regions, you had to use jQuery UI Tabs or some other third-party component.With Apex 5 and the Universal Theme, tabs come built-in and setting it all up is...
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Apex 5 right side column
The new Universal Theme in Apex 5 includes a nice "right side column" feature that adds a sliding menu on the right side of the page, where you can place additional content, such as (for example) an...
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How to change apex_public_user password in ORDS
When you install Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) as the gateway for your Oracle Application Express (APEX) applications, you run the java -jar ords.war command to configure ORDS, including specifying...
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SQL Developer 4.1.2: Missing MSVCR100.dll file
I downloaded the latest version of SQL Developer (4.1.2) to a just-provisioned, pristine server running Windows Server 2012 R2.I downloaded sqldeveloper-4.1.2.20.64-x64.zip, unzipped it, and placed it...
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My Oracle Database Developer Choice Awards 2015
Earlier this week, Santa's little helper (ie DHL) knocked on my door and delivered a package containing my trophies from the Oracle Database Developer Choice Awards 2015. I was nominated in three...
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