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	<title>APEX Blog &#187; Oracle APEX</title>
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	<description>Everything you ever wanted to know about Oracle Application Express and Oracle XE. Possibly.</description>
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		<title>Drag and Drop Data into Your APEX Application</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/drag-and-drop-data-into-your-apex-application-217.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[APEX has always had a strong link to spreadsheets: it was originally marketed as an easy way to turn spreadsheets into fully functioning applications. But some people just don&#8217;t want to give up their spreadsheets! Recently I was approached by APEX Home to develop functionality, using APEX, that allowed users to drag data from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Oracle APEX Developer for Hire</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/freelance-oracle-apex-developer-for-hire-209.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/freelance-oracle-apex-developer-for-hire-209.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past four years I&#8217;ve been working with Oracle APEX and this blog demonstrates just some of the things I&#8217;ve done. After working as an APEX contractor for a year, I&#8217;ve decided to go it alone and establish myself as a freelance Oracle APEX developer trading as Silvercore Solutions Limited.
There are various benefits to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accessing /i/ using FTP</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/accessing-i-using-ftp-170.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/accessing-i-using-ftp-170.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I recently upgraded to Windows 7, which includes Internet Explorer 8, I found myself unable to connect to the images directory on Oracle APEX. As I write a lot of JavaScript code I often need to access the /i/ directory. This is only a problem for installations that use an EPG, i.e. Oracle XE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Installing APEX 3.2.1</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/installing-apex-3-2-1-169.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/installing-apex-3-2-1-169.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know Oracle APEX 3.2.1 has been out for a little while now, and Oracle APEX 4.0 is on the horizon, but following my recent installation of Oracle XE on Windows 7 and subsequent upgrade to APEX 3.2.1 I thought I&#8217;d provide the steps I took to upgrade to version 3.2.1.
The steps provided are for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 + Oracle XE + Open Source</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/windows-7-oracle-xe-open-source-161.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/windows-7-oracle-xe-open-source-161.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently decided to treat myself to a new laptop (and I also decided to start blogging again as I&#8217;ve been a bit busy recently). I&#8217;d previously been using a rather old Dell desktop running APEX 3.2.1 and Oracle XE on Windows XP Home edition. Although not officially supported, Oracle XE was running rather happily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using jQuery to Fix Broken APEX Interactive Report Drop-Down Menus</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/using-jquery-to-fix-broken-apex-interactive-report-drop-down-menus-150.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/using-jquery-to-fix-broken-apex-interactive-report-drop-down-menus-150.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APEX Themes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst creating a new APEX theme recently I encountered an interesting problem whereby changes I had made to the CSS style sheet were causing the in-built Interactive Report header menus to drop down in the wrong place. The IR drop-down menus were consistently being rendered too far down and to the right of where they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problem Upgrading to APEX 3.2 &#8211; &#8220;Resource /i is Locked by Name&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/problem-upgrading-to-apex-32-resource-i-is-locked-by-name-125.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/problem-upgrading-to-apex-32-resource-i-is-locked-by-name-125.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Blair</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I wrote about a problem I had using a DOCTYPE in themes running on APEX 3.1.2. I also commented that the underlying cause of the problem had been fixed in the upcoming 3.2 release that was being previewed at apex.oracle.com. When 3.2 was released last week I hastily downloaded it and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hide and Show All Regions</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/hide-and-show-all-regions-29.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/hide-and-show-all-regions-29.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of APEX Hide and Show regions has proven to be very popular within our application. Our users want to have access to a number of sections of information on a single page but they don&#8217;t always want to see it all at once. For example, our person summary screen shows information relating to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Money! APEX-Themes.com Affiliate Program Launches</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/free-money-apex-themes-affiliate-program-launches-41.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/free-money-apex-themes-affiliate-program-launches-41.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APEX Themes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently announced the launch of APEX-Themes.com, my new joint business venture with my husband Steve. At APEX-Themes.com you can buy and instantly download high quality stock APEX themes. Our themes feature Interactive Report styling and unique designs very different to the dull themes that ship with APEX.
Following on from the website launch I&#8217;m very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Site for APEX Themes &#8211; APEX-Themes.com</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/new-site-for-apex-themes-apex-themescom-40.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/new-site-for-apex-themes-apex-themescom-40.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APEX Themes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.apex-blog.com/?p=40</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a lot of hard work, pain and a few arguments I&#8217;m very glad to announce that my husband, Steve and I have finally launched a new website selling APEX themes called APEX-Themes.com. I&#8217;ve never been very inspired by the themes that are provided as standard; these are great for demo&#8217;ing but when you spend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamic Report Regions Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/dynamic-report-regions-tutorial-32.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/dynamic-report-regions-tutorial-32.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes requirements are such that you can&#8217;t write a simple SELECT statement to return the information you want to see on a page. For example, you might want a report that displays dates in the first column, names across the top and the task each person is performing on that date as the content of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamic HTML Generated From PL/SQL Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/dynamic-html-generated-from-plsql-tutorial-31.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/dynamic-html-generated-from-plsql-tutorial-31.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using APEX it&#8217;s very easy to display information using forms and reports regions, you could even throw in a chart or dial for a bit of something different. However, it&#8217;s also simple to generate HTML pages from PL/SQL code. This opens up a world of choice when it comes to designing and developing your application.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adding a Checkbox to Your Report &#8211; APEX_ITEM Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/adding-a-checkbox-to-your-report-apex_item-tutorial-30.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/adding-a-checkbox-to-your-report-apex_item-tutorial-30.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so you&#8217;ve got a report, but you want something more. You want to add functionality to your report. You want to be able to tick things and have it do stuff. Luckily there&#8217;s an easy way and it&#8217;s called APEX_ITEM.
This tutorial will talk you through adding a checkbox to your report and adding functionality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle APEX Design Suggestions</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/oracle-apex-design-suggestions-36.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/oracle-apex-design-suggestions-36.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.apex-blog.com/?p=36</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, I don&#8217;t need any help designing a database, or the Oracle Application Express screens. And I&#8217;m not even after ideas for a new application, thank you. What I&#8217;m after is some suggestions on how to create design specs for APEX applications and any standards that could be followed. As I&#8217;ve probably mentioned before, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK APEX SIG?</title>
		<link>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/uk-apex-sig-35.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.apex-blog.com/oracle-apex/uk-apex-sig-35.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Blair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oracle APEX]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The interest in APEX is definitely growing and it&#8217;s obvious that Oracle has a lot of pride in it. There&#8217;s a great deal of APEX buzz at the Oracle events, such as the recent ODTUG08 where Dimiti Gielis, Patrick Wolf, John Scott and Scott Spendolini have all been involved in the excitement. However, some of [...]]]></description>
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