ClariFit From/To Date Picker Plug-in Moved to OraOpenSource

This article is for people looking for help with the ClariFit From/To Date Picker.

I'm currently in the process of updating some of the plugins I created for ClariFit to support APEX 5.0. As part of these changes some additional things are happening, mainly listing the plugins in the new apex.world site and moving the plugins ownership over to OraOpenSource.

The first plugin that has been moved/updated is the ClariFit From/To Date Picker. The plugin is now called OraOpenSource From/To Date Picker and is hosted here. To help with backwards compatibility the plugin's internal name has remained the same. This means that upgrades will be seamless.

Please post all bugs and enhancement requests on the project's issue page.


The next plugin that will be updated is the ClariFit Dialog (to be called OraOpenSource Dialog). It is currently being tested and will be officially released pending any major bugs. If you'd like any other ClariFit plugins updated to APEX 5.0 please leave a comment and I'll look into it.

ODTUG Election

If you were at Oracle Open World a few weeks ago you may have missed that the ODTUG Board of Directors election results were posted.

The newly elected directors are:

• Opal Alapat
• Danny Bryant
• Gary Crisci
• Natalie Delemar
• Martin D'Souza

I first must thank all the people that voted for me again this year. It means a lot that I have the support of the APEX and Oracle communities. 

They're a few board members who will not be returning next year. They all have done a lot for ODTUG and its members.

• Monty Latiolais
• Monty has been the President of ODTUG for the past few years. He's done an amazing job leading the organization. Monty's lasting legacy at ODTUG will be the Leadership Program. He took a risk trying it out and it has been a very big success helping develop leaders within the ODTUG community.
• David Schleis
• David has helped re-energize the traditional developer and DBA communities. Over the past two years he helped merged them into one united "database" community. I look forward to David to continue help out with the database community in the coming years.
• Mia Urman
• Mia has been instrumental with helping foster the ADF community and lead the global outreach program. Both of these areas require a lot of time and effort, all which Mia happy put in. If you're going to be at DOAG in a few weeks look for Mia who be representing ODTUG.

I also need to say a special thank you to the current board for supporting me over the past year. Last year was a very difficult time for me personally and they all stepped up and supported me along the way. This is something I will never forget and will always be thankful for.

As ODTUG has a six year term limit for directors, this will be my last two years. I look forward to making them as good as the first four. If you have any feedback or things you'd like to see happen within the community please let me know.

- Martin

ODTUG Technical Journal - Authors Wanted

If you've ever thought of starting your own blog or wanted to write a detailed article on some cool APEX or Oracle feature but didn't know where to start, now's your big chance! The ODTUG Technical Journal is looking for some new articles and we'd like to see articles from first time contributors.

Signing up is easy. Simply email Karen Cannell (kcannell@odtug.com) and let her know that you're interested in writing an article for the journal. Then you can work out a schedule with her. After that, all you need to do is write the article, Karen will take care of the rest.

This is a great opportunity to get your name out there and also promote what you and your organization have been been working on. I'm looking forward to seeing some great content from the APEX community.

1st Calgary APEX Meetup

We're having our 1st inaugural APEX meetup on Thursday Nov 12th! I'll be giving a presentation about APEX 5 and the new apex.world site.

FAQs I've received about this meetup:

• Does it cost anything? No, it's entirely free 
• What should I bring? Yourself. Some people like to bring their laptop to try things out at the same time. 
• Is this a sales pitch: No, it's by the APEX community, for the APEX community. 
• Will only APEX items be covered? Primarily we'll be talking about APEX but may deviate a bit in the future to cover some SQL, PL/SQL, and web technologies. These topics are all relevant for APEX developers. 
• Where can I get one of the cool APEX stickers I see everyone has on Twitter? At the meetup. I've got a whole stack to give away.

Location details:

Trident Limited Partnership 

1000, 444 - 7 Avenue SW (Barclay building) 

Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8

10th floor -- Must sign-in at reception desk

Special thanks to Jean Paradis and Trident Limited Partnership for securing the meeting space!

Please RSVP to let us know if you're coming.