My experience upgrading from 24.2 to 26.1.1 on OCI ADB-S 26ai Started upgrade @ 09:48 Client app unavailable @ 09:59 Client app available @ 10:00 APEX login available 26.1.0 @ 10:01 APEX still upgrading to 26.1.1 @ 10:30 APEX login available 26.1.1 @ 11:06 Upgrade Complete email @ 11:07 I had a curl fire every 5 seconds to the client app to monitor total downtime. The client app was down for roughly a minute while going from 24.2 to 26.1.0, then <5s (if any) from 26.1.0 to 26.1.1. To anyone on the APEX team, this is phenomenal work :saluting_face:

Has anyone used Generic (Open AI compatible) option in AI service in New APEX 26.1? Our requirement is that, we want to create a proxy url and use that directly as a base path so the input can be received from client's conversation/input and then want to call OpenAI or Claude or Copilot based on client's requirement. Not all client wants to use single AI. Is this possible in new Oracle APEX 26.1? @Jayson Hanes - Oracle APEX PM @Scott Spendolini?

Hey all you shiny humans out there in APEX land. I thought I'd pass this along. In APEX 26 if you use HTML coding in your tab titles, for example like this 'My Tab<br>Title' then APEX 26 will not escape that <br> in the middle. I had to go through my app to yank them all out of there.

#orclapex 26.1: Menu-type button works great on regular pages, but on the Global Page (Page 0) the button renders everywhere yet the menu never opens on click. Supported? More Details: forums.oracle.com/ords/apexds/post/recommended-way-to-build-a-user-menu-with-avatar-in-the-nav-2382

Which Oracle fella has said wont fix in 24.2

Looks related to this; https://forums.oracle.com/ords/apexds/post/corrupted-theme-when-copying-page-with-template-component-7195

Apex 24.4.16. Exported application, re-imported with different appid. Re-subscribed theme to UT 42. When I go to Shared Components -> User Interface Attributes, i get a "ORA-01422: exact fetch returns more than requested number of rows" error.

Has anyone gotten the built-in data loading (hosted apex v24.2x) to work? I’ve tried to set it up but anytime I load a file it doesn’t recognize the headers on my .csv? I have the “first line contains headers” checked in the data profile on the data definition.

Thought i might be able to use the provided wget script instead, but it asks for a "token", and, of course, there is no indication of what or where this "token" might be.

Error trying to download patch set for apex 24.2.17

Does anyone else is having sporadic Error: 571 on the app builder?

Hi, does anyone know if Oracle has announced a planned rollout date for APEX 26.1 on OCI-managed APEX services?

Good evening everyone, is there a guide/best practice how to upgrade from: Apex 24.2 - 21c XE Database To: Apex 26.1 - 26ai XE Database I tried it today in our Lab Environment and it fails.

Hello everyone, I have a quick question. I'm sending an email from the Apex page for which I'm using the text area page item to write e-mails and then I send them. Wherever I add url in e-mail, it appears as a hyperlink in Outlook. But if I'm sending a predefined email temple from an email package which has url in text format it's not acting as hyperlink in Outlook. I tried using apex_escape.html but it didn't. Do you have any ideas?

When wil the frontier LLM's be trained to generate APEXlang from natural language descriptions of what we want the APEX app to look like and do?

Got a quick question hopefully someone can answer. My development and production environment are both on APEX 24.2.11. I want to patch my development environment to 24.2.17. Prod will get updated eventually, but I want to test in my development environment first. Will I be able to import my applications into my production environment from my development environment even though they are not on the same patch level?

*What I'm Seeing After 4 Months of Trying to Find My Next Oracle APEX Developer Role:* After four months of searching for a new remote Oracle APEX developer position, I've noticed a few frustrating trends. Recruiters seem to be sending mass emails to anyone whose profile happens to mention "APEX," rather than taking the time to find candidates who are actually a good fit for the role they're trying to fill. When I do respond, the pattern is often the same: they ask for my résumé, then... nothing. No follow-up. No feedback. They simply disappear. Here's what makes this especially frustrating: I'm not new to Oracle APEX. I've been developing with it since the HTML DB 1.5/1.6 days and have continued to learn and stay current with the many enhancements Oracle has introduced over the years. Most of my career has been supporting Federal Government agencies, so while I have deep experience building and maintaining enterprise applications, I haven't had the opportunity to use every new feature that has been added. That doesn't mean I can't learn or adopt them—it simply reflects the needs of the projects I've worked on. So I'm looking for advice from the community. If you were an experienced Oracle APEX developer with 20+ years of experience, where would you focus your job search today? How are people finding legitimate remote opportunities that value experience instead of keyword matching? I'm hoping to find a position where I can continue building great applications, contribute to a strong team, and work toward retirement over the next 6–8 years. I'd genuinely appreciate any suggestions, referrals, or insights from others who have navigated today's job market successfully.

Hi everyone, I'm using the *Working Copy* feature in Oracle APEX for the first time, and I've noticed something that I'm not sure is expected behavior. Whenever I create a working copy and make changes, the comparison with *MAIN* shows modifications on pages that I never touched. For example, in the screenshot below, it says that Pages *1* and *21* were modified, but I'm absolutely sure I only worked on *Page 110*. Does anyone know why this happens? Is there something that automatically updates other pages when creating or editing a working copy? I haven't merged the changes yet because I want to understand what's causing this first. Thanks in advance!

APEX 24.2.17

how to centralize text of display item. e.g below text. also hide the border Pharmacy & Grocery delivered to your door

Anybody is facing login issue after changing password in oracleapex workspace

When I try to add dynamic action Show AI Assistant, in my application it gives me this error. I don't get any error on Oracle APEX free tier, and both configurations are same, ACL and wallet done as well. AI feature works fine in interactive report in my app but Show AI Assistant dynamic action gives me error. Does anyone faced such issue or could someone suggest how to find the root cause of this issue?

Anybody experienced performance problems when upgrading from APEX 24.2 to 26.1.1? Everything is super slow now ORDS_VERSION = 26.1.2.r1401916 Database version: 19.19 The appserver team still uses APEX_PUBLIC_USER as the main connection pool. Not sure whether this is relevant here. We seem to be good on the requirements side.

getting this error while installing sample data set in oracle APEX in OCI

i have created APEX instance in oracle cloud how to change its timezone, so that when i do select sysdate from dual. its shows pakistan time not dubai time?

Any opportunities exclusive for Oracle Apex Developers certified by Oracle?

i want to use install App on mobile. install App icon is not appearing because i am using HTTP not HTTPS ? how to configure HTTPS ? using tomcat , ords.

i am practicing a master detail form, when press new record in detail form , why *t1003* is shown automatically in empno column ?

Consider all patches as must-dos asap - and they are cumulative: Oracle APEX 26.1 Known Issues - as you asked about 24.2.17, here is that link Oracle APEX 24.2 Known Issues

I see patch 24.2.17 is out with a large list of bug fixes. I'm yet again asking for details on what the bugs were so I can determine how urgently we need to apply this patch. It is absolutely infuriating that this information is not in the patch notes, linked to from the patch notes, or even discoverable in support.oracle.com.

i have mostly worked in APEX 5.1.4. is there any good video training material for newer version of APEX ?

i have done this lab provided by @maxime_tremblay, but there is chapter in lay saying "_Before beginning this lab, ensure that AI is configured." ,_ how to configure AI ? is there any lab on configuring AI?

has anyone with OCI ADB-S gotten notified about a 26.1 upgrade yet? we're in ashburn so I'm sure we're towards the end

thanks @Jayson Hanes - Oracle APEX PM i am checking it.

Our APEXtoGo sample app would be a good start for you!

i want to make ordering application Pharmacy items , Grosry items etc. Users will use Mobile to order. and back office will use laptop to ship and track orders. to make application like this what should i do. guide me please

I've prefiltered it for APEX, but there's more than that :grin:

thank @maxime_tremblay i am checking

You could have a look at livelabs https://livelabs.oracle.com/ords/r/dbpm/livelabs/livelabs-workshop-cards?p100_product=57&p100_sort_by=DISTANCE&clear=100

in APEX older versions there used to be step by step guide to make application for practice and learning. is there any guide like this for the latest versions of APEX ?

thanks @maxime_tremblay @Jayson Hanes - Oracle APEX PM i found the solution. i had to set CSV parameter value to NO in globalization setting of application.

doooode get updated to something from this decade at least please :slightly_smiling_face: there is only a painful future staying on such old releases

that's most likely the reason incorrect/unexpected format

Isnt it how excel is evaluating the data? Maybe a language setting in your office setup?

in oracle apex 5.1.4 , there is an application with Arabic and English. there is an interactive report, when i press ACTION > DOWNLOAD > CSV english data is downloaded properly but Arabic data show ??. how to get Arabic data right ?

Hi, I'm gettintg this error when I try to create workspace using my existing schema name: "Schema is reserved or restricted". The schema name is not restricted word. It's APEX 26.1 on 26ai freepdb and the newest ORDS. I'l be glad for some advice. Thanks.

Anyone in the *Denver, Colorado area* (or willing to travel on your own dime) *interested in attending Kscope26 with a full pass?* .. let me know ASAP, today is the LAST day to register, and, I might have a pass to share :nerd_face: - note, government employees are not eligible... Oracle Emps, Customers and general public on the other hand are okay.

I need to move a large number of PL/SQL packages (related to a APEX app) from one database to another. The _only_ access I have to each database is via APEX SQL Workshop. What's the best way to export/import all these packages?

Next question.. Has anyone ever attempted an APEX upgrade from APEX 3.x to APEX 24.2? I might have a chance at a project doing this and I know there are needed steps (from Ver 3 to 5 and then I bet 18.1 before going to 24.2).. Just wondering anyone has experience with it?

Hi everyone, I’m an Oracle APEX Developer based in Stuttgart with experience in Oracle APEX, PL/SQL, Oracle Database, ORDS REST APIs, and Forms-to-APEX migration. Currently open to new opportunities in Germany related to Oracle APEX / Oracle Database development. Happy to connect if anyone knows suitable openings. Thanks!