Nov 23, 2016

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APEX APP ALIAS - Unique Across Instance ?

Recently I was asked that in APEX whether the Application Alias is unique across instance.  My first reaction is..."it should be…otherwise it's pretty easy to make an APEX URL to become invalid because someone could use the same alias". 

Nov 13, 2016

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Access Windows Registry using Java JNA Advapi32 API -- 32-bit and 64-bit Complication


Finally there has a standard and free package to use Java for manipulating Windows registry (read, write, delete).  The Java Native Access (jna) is an once-and-for-all package for accessing OS-specific functionalities that is proven to work.  However, there's a twist for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.

Nov 3, 2016

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Concurrent Request Form - No need to keep clicking the Refresh Data button...automatic refresh now !


In Oracle EBS world, enhancement requests (ER) are rarely come to reality.  I never have any high hope that any ER I submitted will be accepted. However, I can't believe these ERs for Concurrent Request Form become a real patch.