PDF Generators for Application Express

Can anyone make a few recommendations on third party products, etc. that can create pdf reports from Application Express?
Thanks,
Bob T.

Jes,
I've found those docs and have installed plpldf under user plpdf. I've tried to get the test2 example working in the manual install manual and haven't figured it out yet. Can anyone provide specific instruction.........
I've tried creating an anonymous pl/sql block in apex page. Created a process and inserted the test2 code there also. apex is telling me that it doesn not recognize plpdf.init method.......I've tried granting execute privilages but this hasn't made a difference.

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Database security with PUBLIC EXECUTE privileges for Application Express

I recently tried installing APEX into an existing database containing a data warehouse. Security on this database is quite controlled and PUBLIC EXECUTE to SYS owned objects had been removed. Ie there was no PUBLIC EXECUTE on:
DBMS_LOB
UTL_HTTP
UTL_FILE
UTL_SMTP
UTL_RAW.
When I tried to install APEX, I got all kinds of errors and logged a TAR. The analyst told me to grant execute to public to the above SYS owned objects. This contradicts the "Policies" in 10G Grid control and the Metalink Notes 131752.1 &
Note:247093.1.
Can these execute privileges be changed to another user in the htmlDB
application such as FLOWS_FILES? Or HTMLDB_PUBLIC_USER? What is the security reccomendations for Oracle Application Express? Calling any product managers out there....

Developers/users have started clicking around and are now getting errors. There is a function called CUSTOM_AUTH and one called CUSTOM_HASH which do not compile. They have complain about not seeing UTL_RAW so had been relying on PUBLIC synonyms. here's the 1 function:
create or replace function custom_hash (p_username in varchar2, p_password in varchar2)
                         return varchar2
                         is
                         l_password varchar2(4000);
                         l_salt varchar2(4000) := '2ZVKZMILYMGVFRFXOZIVZ72RJNJY8V';
                         begin
                         -- This function should be wrapped, as the hash algorhythm is exposed here.
                         -- You can change the value of l_salt or the method of which to call the
                         -- DBMS_OBFUSCATOIN toolkit, but you much reset all of your passwords
                         -- if you choose to do this.
                         l_password := utl_raw.cast_to_raw(dbms_obfuscation_toolkit.md5
                         (input_string => p_password || substr(l_salt,10,13) || p_username ||
                         substr(l_salt, 4,10)));
                         return l_password;
                         end;

Version Control for Application Express

Hi all,
We are using Application Express (HTML-DB) 2.0 with Oracle 10g Release 2. We have developed a number of pages within our application (basically sales reporting). We are starting to get ready move these pages to a test and production environment.
Before we move to a production environment we need to implement a version control and migration (development -> test -> production) system. I have read various posts about importing and exporting pages and applications that have been very informational. However, I am still not clear on certain areas, any help/information on the below questions/comments would be helpful.
1.     How are other people implementing version control? For some of our other environments (for example, PeopleSoft-SQR) we use Visual Source Safe. Can we use this along with Application Express or is there a way to keep track of versions within Application Express it self?
2.     I see you can view a pages history at Home>Application Builder>Application 107>Page Definition>History. Is there a way to view the differences between the pages or to revert back to an older page?
3.     I know you can export a single page but that leaves shared components behind that might leave the complex page in a non-working state if imported and installed in the production application. Is there a way export and import shared components, for example LOVs?
These are a few of the questions I havebut I thought it would be a good place to start.
Here are a couple of links that have given me some information related to the topic.
Synonyms
http://htmldb.oracle.com/i/doc/mvl_manage002.htm#sthref1206#BABFBBEE (I believe this is for HTML-DE Version 1.5I did look in the same area for 2.0)
Version Control
How do people version control HTML DB applications?
I would be interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas on this topic.
Thanks,
Stuff

Stuff - this is also something we've been grappling with.
Did you see the excellent tip about using Web server (or PL/SQL) redirects to point to the current app? The idea is that you copy the current prod app, work on the copy and then update the redirect to point to the new app when it's released and make the old app unavailable.
This is quite brilliant in its simplicity, and has the added benefit of leaving the old app intact for bug fixes and re-releases, (or even rollback) if necessary. However, the problem with it, and the reason it's no good for our purposes, is because it sits on top of the same schema, so if the version control applies to objects in the database (i.e. the schema itself or packages etc.), then you're snookered (as far as I understand it anyway).
In a previous project, our suppliers used VSS and versioned code at the app and function/procedure/package level - I'd love to know if anyone has a robust scheme for versioning at page level.
I suspect History is an audit trail rather than versioning - I can't imagine that all the objects in all their respective states are being persisted for anything other than 'undo' purposes.
Versioning at page level seems to be problematic but it can be done, provided that the shared components are sufficiently consistent. The trick is to edit the security group ID, but the usual caveats apply.
What seems problematic to us is how to create a build out of components at different versions, like you might in a conventionally-packaged exe. I think we might end up checking in (or just saving in the file system) consistent versions at app and package level (having developed and tested in a separate schema or instance), and doing an overwrite of the prod app plus running a DDL script for package/function/procedure updates with schema deltas and other things like image uploads applied manually at cutover.
I suspect that once I delve a bit deeper into where all these objects are stored, there will be more potential for scripting, but I'm not entirely confident that this will, reliably, give us entirely what we had in Pre-Prod. Another problem I've found with this approach is that packages don't get consistently replaced.
It may simply be that we're applying waterfall concepts to what is really a RAD tool, but in any case this is my first Web-enabled development so I've been at sea with everything from design methodology to version control.
Like you, I would be really interested to hear of other suggestions.
Regards,
John.

Oracle OpenSSO Pattern Matching for Application Express "Free" Pages

Has anyone successfully established a "Free" page within an Application Express application under Oracle's OpenSSO? The problem seems to be associated with the use of wildcards and the f?p syntax. In addition, the use of wildcards and multi-level wildcards in the OpenSSO un-enforced policy list seems to drop semi-colons from the posted URLs. We have successfully deployed applications which require authentication, but applications which contain a "free" landing page elude me.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Has anyone successfully established a "Free" page within an Application Express application under Oracle's OpenSSO? The problem seems to be associated with the use of wildcards and the f?p syntax. In addition, the use of wildcards and multi-level wildcards in the OpenSSO un-enforced policy list seems to drop semi-colons from the posted URLs. We have successfully deployed applications which require authentication, but applications which contain a "free" landing page elude me.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you.

Creating HTMLDB DAD for Application Express

Good Morning
I have http server running on port 7777 with PLSQL _mod. I can add DAD's using
the Mod plsql configuration menu
and get data back from procedures in my schema.
I have downloaded and installed Application Express ,its all gone into
FLOWS_02000 schema. It all loaded ok.
I don't seem to have a htmldb DAD set up though.
I tried to configure one using the Mod plsql configuration menu with out success
Is there an application that creates the necessary configuration to get HTMLDB
and http server working together.
Thanks
David Hills

David,
The installation guide (also included in the HTML DB 2.0 distribution) describes how to configure Oracle HTTP Server manually:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/install.102/b16375/post_inst.htm#BHAFJJDA
Sergio

PDF printing on Application Express 3.0 question

Hi All,
I'm using "Report Queries" under Shared Components to test the following query:
Select '2'||' %' "Test Percent Sign"
From dual;
The output is:
Test Percent Sign
2 %;
Why is the semicolon also display after percent sign?
NOTE: The same statement above display on PDF page correctly (without semicolon after percent sign) when it placed in the report region.
Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin,
That's because report queries are rendered by a different engine than report regions. In report regions we escape correctly, and for report queries, we escape % with %25; - so we'll have to remove the semicolon.
Thanks for pointing this out,
Marc

Printing PDF reports in application express

Hi everyone,
I am a newbie to APEX.can anyone post some links or material regarding the PDF reports in APEX.
Thank u

This is where I started. I then read up on the information on BI Publisher at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/enterprise-edition.html .
Between the 2 sites, I think you will have everything you need.

How to find my post for Application express

Hi,
I posted a question last week but I can't find it. I know there has got to be a quick link to any and all my post isn't there. Sorry, this really seems like a dumb question but I've been on the site for awhile and I can't find it.
Thanks,
tom

1. Go to the link your control panel
2. Then click on the link "Your public profile"
I thnik there may be some more quick and short cut methode but this the one I use myself. If anyone a more quick methode then plz reply, I will also benifit from it.

SSO Authentication for more than one application in Application Express

Hello,
I recently got a single application working with SSO integration for Application Express 2.2.
Now I would like to create multiple applications within the same workspace, which all use SSO authentication. I tried both copying the working one from the other application and creating a new SSO authentication scheme from scratch into the new aplication.
I cant seem to make the new application work with SSO authentication. Do I have to go through all of the same steps I went through to get it working with the first application?
Thanks
-sean

Ok, my bad.
After shutting down my web browser and reopening it, the SSO integration now works for both the old and new applications. Not sure what was cached, but it was bypassing the sso check.

Application express certification?

I found this beta exam for application express
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_exam_id=1Z0_450
is there anything newer.
Thanks,
Doug

You need 90 minutes to complete the test but
"Candidates will receive a beta exam score report approximately 11 weeks after the close of the Beta Exam"
Why 11 weeks and not 10 or 12? ;) :)
Denes Kubicek
http://deneskubicek.blogspot.com/
http://www.opal-consulting.de/training
http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:1
http://www.amazon.de/Oracle-APEX-XE-Praxis/dp/3826655494
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Application Express developer guide

Hi all,
Could you please let me know the link of developer guide for application express?

Hi,
All Apex documents can be found here
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/documentation/index.html
Regards,
Jari

Slow changing dimensions in application express GUI

I need some kind of slow changing dimensions for application express GUI in order to be able
1) simply allow users to edit 1 row for 1 object in APEX GUI
2) widely use historical data in reporting.
I.E.:
Client's Last name (address, etc) was changed. I need to show in reports two points: before change and after:
ID Name Order_date Amount
12 Clark 1/1/10 500
12 Johnson 5/1/10 200
Are there common solutions?

There are probably a few approaches you can take:
1) Fine Grained Auditing (FGA) - very extensive and can be completely customized.
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/network.102/b14266/cfgaudit.htm#sthref1766
2) Triggers - if you have basic needs on a few tables/columns, it may be easier to just roll your own trigger. You can compare the :old to the :new value, and if they differ, write both to your own auditing table.

Application express jobs

Sorry if this is not the best place for this post, BUT . .
Has anyone had any luck searching the major job sites (Monster, Dice etc) for Application Express jobs? My searches are not returning much that is helpfull. I would apprecite any help.

Hi
The same here in UK, Apex jobs are a rarity.
On other hand, a few months ago, the company I work for tried to hire an experienced apex developer, what proved almost impossible -- it took months until they found someone anything close to acceptable.
It is a very strange job market indeed... (given the popularity in this forum, I mean)
Anyway, you need at least 10 java/.net developers to do the work of 1 apex developer, maybe that is the reason behind so few jobs??! :)
Luis

Download Patch For Application Apex

Hello Everybody ,
How can i downlaod the Patch for Application Express 3.0
I wan tto downlaod file p6113844_10203_GENERIC.zip.
So please guide me

You have to have a Metalink account.
Here is the patch number:
6113844
Regards,
Bill Chadbourne

FastCGI on OHS/Application Express

We struggled with setting up SSL on Oracle HTTP Server (I know this is the app server forum but it appears there's no forum specifically for OHS) for Application Express yesterday. Whenever we tried to enable ssl by changing the setting in opmn.xml from disabled to enabled the server would fail to start. We kept getting errors like this:
[Wed Dec 6 12:56:58 2006] [notice] FastCGI: process manager initialized (pid 6705)
[Wed Dec 6 12:56:59 2006] [alert] (2)No such file or directory: FastCGI: read() from pipe failed (0)
[Wed Dec 6 12:56:59 2006] [alert] (2)No such file or directory: FastCGI: the PM is shutting down, Apache seems to have disappeared - bye
Naturally, we started wondering what FastCGI had to do with the problem - so we tried an experiment. We commented out the LoadModule for FastCGI and commented out the corresponding IfModule stuff that referenced mod_fastcgi. And Voila! OPMN starts and OHS starts and SSL is working. Cool! We like that.
So now a few questions.
1) Is FastCGI used for anything within OHS that we might need it for? Or is it just there because that's the default configuration?
2) Later on in the process we recalled a security audit a few months back where our security guys had us remove the FastCGI:echo executable from our installation. It's been identified as a known security vulnerability. Is that file used by the OPMN startup process for any reason and could it's not being there have been the cause of our problems?
3) Are we safe leaving FastCGI out of our config for OHS?
Any help on this would be appreciated.
Earl

I set up SSL for our Mid Tier OHS the other day by following the Metalink Note:341904.1 (Configuring HTTP Server to use SSL in Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.XX))
We needed to install OCA as we did not have it installed in the initial INF, but other than that and redirecting a couple additional WebCache ports (which we don't use here) in ssl.conf it went fairly smooth.
No issues with FastCGI however. Not sure if you will be fine with/without it, sorry.
Tony

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