Anton and special guest Plamen Mushkov discuss the advantages of SYS_CONTEXT and how to utilize a context within the scope of an APEX Application. Unfortunately, they neglected to comment on how handy it can be when creating views, but maybe that will be a follow-up episode.
Also included: A tip from Plamen on some hidden browser tools.
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APEX Instant Tips #152: APEX.debug
In this episode, Anton and Marwa compare Console.log, APEX_debug.log, APEX_debug.message, and APEX.debug.setlevel.
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #151: Updates to tips 148, 146 & 53
A review and update of 3 previous instant tips: Checksum, Faceted Search, and Multilingual Apps from...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #150: Rarely Used Region Types (RURTs)
Different Region Types, including the Toggle Column Report Region, Avatar Region, Reflow Region, and Smart Filters.
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #149: APEX Dev Team Magic: APEX Item Plug-in
Anton and Marwa show you a magical query. No matter what type of LOV definition you...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #148: Protect Ajax Callback processes from hacking
Last week, we made it easy to use Ajax Callback processes. This week, we show how...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #147: Why are Ajax Callback processes so hard to use?
Ajax callbacks are hard to use: Learn the javascript and be careful about syntax. Marwa and...
Read moreAPEX #146: APEX Instant Tips #146: Extending Faceted Search
Hosts Anton and Marwa talk about how to make a page item look and behave like...
Read moreAPEX Instant Tips #145: How to know if the data in your Interactive Grid row changed
:APEX$ROW_STATUS is a pseudo column that can be used in PL/SQL, just like any other interactive...
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