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Oracle Application Express 3.2 - The Essentials and More

You're reading from   Oracle Application Express 3.2 - The Essentials and More Develop Native Oracle database-centric web applications quickly and easily with Oracle APEX

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847194527
Length 644 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Oracle Application Express 3.2
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
1. Preface
1. An Introduction to APEX FREE CHAPTER 2. What we need to know to effectively use APEX 3. APEX Basic Concepts 4. The Application Builder Basic Concepts and Building Blocks 5. APEX Items 6. APEX Buttons 7. APEX Computations 8. APEX Validations 9. APEX Processes 10. APEX Branches 11. APEX SQL Workshop 12. APEX Forms 13. APEX Reports 14. Tabular Forms 15. Calendars 16. Interactive Reports 17. AJAX with APEX 18. Globalization and Localization With APEX Applications 19. Right-To-Left Support in APEX 20. Deploying APEX Applications 21. The APEX Runtime Environment 22. Security 23. Application Conversion 24. APEX Best Practices APEX Installation, Upgrade, and Configuration Tips

Create your own restore point


APEX doesn't have an undo function, per se. While developing, you should create your own restore point, which will allow you to easily go back in case something bad or unexpected happens (like accidently deleting something), or you just don't like the new code.

A very simple and effective solution can be to create an export file of the page you are going to work on. By importing this file into the application, you'll be able to go back to the time and version the export file was created on. Besides being very simple, it will also free you from being dependent on your DBA, as all the involved actions are within your privileges as an APEX developer. The Export Page wizard can be accessed by clicking on the down arrow icon - - which is the second icon from the right on the Action Bar. This icon leads you to the following screen:

I want to draw your attention to the wizard's third field: As of ___ minutes ago. This option, which is also available in the Export...

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