The writings of John Snyders, mostly about software.
It’s that time again. A new release of APEX brings an updated IG Cookbook. Try out APEX 19.2 at apex.oracle.com and then download release 6 of the IG Cookbook for 19.2. If you are still using an older version of APEX you can try a previous IG Cookbook release. As always make sure you install the Sample Interactive Grids app first because it creates some needed tables.
[Update 4-Nov-2019 there is a new version of IG Cookbook here]
Application Express 19.1 is now available and I have updated the IG Cookbook to reflect fixes and improvements to Interactive Grid in this release as well as adding 6 new example pages. Download IG Cookbook (release 5.0) and give it a try. If you are still using an older version of APEX you can try the latest out at apex.oracle.com or try a previous IG Cookbook release. As always make sure you install the Sample Interactive Grids app first because it creates some needed tables.
[Update 30-Mar-2019 there is a new version of IG Cookbook here]
Last week I presented Interactive a Grid Deep Dive for APEX Office Hours where I demonstrated a new version of the IG Cookbook.
The video and slides are now available. The presentation covered important aspects of the Interactive Grid architecture. As promised I’m making the latest IG Cookbook (release 4.0) for APEX 18.2 available for download. As always make sure you install the Sample Interactive Grids app first because it creates some needed tables.
There are many exciting additions and improvements.
4 Comments[Update 30-Mar-2019 there is a new version of IG Cookbook here]
Happy New Year. I wanted to get this IG Cookbook update out the same week that APEX version 5.1.4 was released and Early Adopter for 5.2 came out but a technical problem (described below) and the holidays slowed me down. I will have some things about 5.2 EA to blog about soon. Download IG Cookbook release 3.0. As always make sure you install the Sample Interactive Grid app first because it creates some needed tables.
Here is an update (revision 2) of the Interactive Grid Cookbook. You can download it here. This revision adds an example of reordering rows. This…
8 Comments[This app has been updated] At Kscope17 I gave a presentation called “APEX 5.1 Advanced Interactive Grid” that showcased many examples of whats possible with…
13 CommentsIn APEX 20.2 you will see in the help text for a few properties “Additional Information… Supports Template Directives”. Here I will explain all about this new functionality, the motivation, where to find it, how it can be used, where it may be going, and hopefully clear up and establish some terminology.
Note this contains information about a future release of APEX and the final release may differ from what I describe.
I previously described how to create inline popup regions but with the upcoming APEX 19.1 release that should no longer be necessary because the Universal Theme should have a built-in Inline Popup Region. You can try it out already on the APEX Early Adopter site. Here I will provide up to date information on inline popups and dialogs.
1 CommentToday I will show how easy it is to put JET Spark Charts in Interactive Grid cells. JET Spark Charts are an implementation of the sparkline graphical style. I recommend learning about them from Edward Tufte’s books.
[Updated 19-Oct-2020][Updated 28-Apr-2021 for 21.1]
There has been a good deal of buzz around using APEX for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) lately thanks to the excellent work and presentations by Vincent Morneau. You can and should read his Turning APEX into a PWA document. Here I want to share my thoughts on building PWAs with APEX; the possibilities, limits and challenges. This post is less researched and more quickly written than most of mine but not really shorter. It is not based on any actual implementation or hands on investigation. As a member of the APEX development team I must emphasize that this contains my own opinions. Any forward looking statements about APEX are purely speculative and not part of any official statement of direction.
Here is an update for 18.2 from my little corner of APEX.
Comments closedNote this is about a future release of APEX and the final release may differ from what I describe.
[Update: This post has been updated with information for 18.2]
This article will show how to add an Inline Popup region in APEX 18.1 [Update: and 18.2]. It is similar to the existing Inline Dialog region. If you have not used an inline dialog before you can learn how from the Universal Theme sample app.
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