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Oracle APEX Cookbook : Second Edition

You're reading from   Oracle APEX Cookbook : Second Edition Get straight into developing modern web applications, including mobile, using the recipes in this brilliant cookbook for Oracle Application Express (APEX). From the basics to more advanced features, it's a reference book and guide in one.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2013
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ISBN-13 9781782179672
Length 444 pages
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Oracle APEX Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Creating a Basic APEX Application 2. Themes and Templates FREE CHAPTER 3. Extending APEX 4. Creating Websheet Applications 5. APEX Plug-ins 6. Creating Multilingual APEX Applications 7. APEX APIs 8. Using Web Services 9. Publishing from APEX 10. APEX Environment 11. APEX Administration 12. Team Development 13. HTML5 and CSS3 14. Mobile Index

Sending mail via APEX


Sending mails is an important feature in a web application. You can use it when you want to confirm something, you want to send information to the user, or the user wants to send your company an e-mail with an inquiry. In this recipe we will make a section on the home page where users can request information via e-mail.

Getting ready

Your database should be able to send outbound e-mails. Therefore, check that your database is configured for sending e-mails.

How to do it...

  1. In the Application Builder, go to page 1 of your application.

  2. In the Regions section, click on the Add icon to create a new region.

  3. Select HTML.

  4. Select HTML again. This time it's for the type of HTML region.

  5. Enter a title for this region. For example, Contact and click on Next.

  6. In the textarea, enter the following text: If you have any questions, please mail us.

  7. Click on the Create Region button.

  8. In the Items section, click the Add icon to create a new item.

  9. Select Text Field and click on Next.

  10. Enter a name for...

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