Problems met when upgrading APEX within Oracle XE to APEX 4.0

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Hi,
When I tried to upgrade APEX within Oracle XE to APEX4.0, I met problems.
Here's how I did (I'm on windows 7):
1. Downloaded the latest oracle xe database (based on 10.2.0.1)
2. Installed it by running the setup.exe. The installation was success. And I can login to the database.
3. Downloaded latest application express (4.0)
4. Unzipped it into d:\
*5. Run sqlplus as sysdba, and run the install script: '@d:\apex\apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/'*
When doing this step, the sqlplus window closed quickly. I'm not sure whether this step is success as I can not find the log file in 'd:\apex' folder*
*6. I continued to run sqlplus as sysdba again, and run the load images script: '@d:\apex\apxldimg.sql d:\'*
When doing this step, some error messages in sqlplus window, saying:*
SQL> @D:\apex\apxldimg.sql D:\
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
old   1: create directory APEX_IMAGES as '&1/apex/images'
new   1: create directory APEX_IMAGES as 'D:\/apex/images'
Directory created.
if wwv_flow_utilities.db_version_is_at_least('11') then
*+
ERROR at line 32:
ORA-06550: line 32, column 25:
PLS-00302: component 'DB_VERSION_IS_AT_LEAST' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 32, column 3:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
if wwv_flow_utilities.db_version_is_at_least('11') then --11g onl
*+
ERROR at line 15:
ORA-06550: line 15, column 25:
PLS-00302: component 'DB_VERSION_IS_AT_LEAST' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 15, column 3:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
Commit complete.
timing for: Load Images
Elapsed: 00:00:00.29
Directory dropped.
SQL>
*7. Then I kept on running the change password script: '@d:\apex\@apxchpwd.sql'*
When doing this step, some error messages in sqlplus window, saying:*
SQL> @D:\apex\apxchpwd.sql
Enter a value below for the password for the Application Express ADMIN user.
Enter a password for the ADMIN user              []
ERROR:
ORA-01435: user does not exist
+...changing password for ADMIN+
wwv_flow_security.g_security_group_id := 10;
*+
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-06550: line 3, column 5:
PLS-00201: identifier 'WWV_FLOW_SECURITY.G_SECURITY_GROUP_ID' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 3, column 5:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 4, column 5:
PLS-00201: identifier 'WWV_FLOW_SECURITY.G_USER' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 4, column 5:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 5, column 5:
PLS-00201: identifier 'WWV_FLOW_SECURITY.G_IMPORT_IN_PROGRESS' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 5, column 5:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 8, column 23:
PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-06550: line 7, column 15:
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 13, column 32:
PLS-00364: loop index variable 'C1' use is invalid
ORA-06550: line 12, column 9:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 19, column 5:
PLS-00201: identifier 'WWV_FLOW_SECURITY.G_IMPORT_IN_PROGRESS' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 19, column 5:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
Could anybody help me on this problem ? Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Hi,
I assume your install did fail.
As you can not find log file I assume it is something relating folder permissions.
I do not know folder these permissions work in Windows.
But try give everybody read/write permission to your d:\apex.
Then try again
Regards,
Jari
Edited by: jarola on Mar 11, 2011 3:58 PM
And change your working directory to d:\apex before you run scripts.
Then you can run just
@apexins SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/And see this guide
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/upgrade-apex-for-xe-154969.html