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Exporting Multiple APEX Applications in a Single ZIP File as an End User

This PL/SQL block allows end users to export multiple Oracle APEX applications simultaneously. It collects the selected application IDs, generates their export files, and packages them into a single downloadable ZIP file for convenience.

Step1: Create Classic Report with following query 

SELECT 

APEX_ITEM.CHECKBOX2(1, APPLICATION_ID, p_attributes => 'class="my_value"') AS SELECT_BOX,

    OWNER,

    WORKSPACE,

    APPLICATION_ID,

    APPLICATION_NAME,

    CREATED_BY,

    CREATED_ON,

    LAST_UPDATED_BY,

    LAST_UPDATED_ON

FROM APEX_APPLICATIONS;

Step2: Create Following Apex Page Items

Step3: Paste the following code in Function global declaration

$(document).ready(function () {

    $('.my_value').on('click', function () {

        var app_id = "";

        $('.my_value:checked').each(function () {

            app_id += $(this).val() + ",";     

        });

        app_id = app_id.substring(0, app_id.length - 1);

        $s('P4_SEL_APP_ID', app_id);

    });

});

When a checkbox is clicked in the report, the application IDs from the selected rows are stored in a page item as a comma-separated list.

Step 4: Paste the following PL/SQL code into a page process and configure it to run on button click.

declare

    l_files       apex_t_export_files;

    l_all_files   apex_t_export_files := apex_t_export_files();

    l_zip         blob;

    l_export      apex_data_export.t_export;

    l_original_id boolean := (:P4_ORIGIONAL_ID = 'Y');

    l_app_ids     apex_t_varchar2;

begin

    l_app_ids := apex_string.split(:P4_SEL_APP_ID, ',');

    for i in 1 .. l_app_ids.count loop

        l_files := apex_export.get_application(

                       p_application_id     => l_app_ids(i),

                       p_with_original_ids  => l_original_id,

                       p_with_date          => true,

                       p_with_comments      => true

                   );

        l_all_files := l_all_files multiset union all l_files;

    end loop;


    if l_app_ids.count > 1 or :P4_ZIPFILE = 'Y' then

        l_zip := apex_export.zip(p_source_files => l_all_files);

        l_export.content_blob := l_zip;

        l_export.mime_type    := 'application/zip';

        l_export.file_name    := case 

                                     when l_app_ids.count > 1 then 'apps_export.zip'

                                     else 'f' || l_app_ids(1) || '.zip'

                                 end;

        l_export.format       := 'zip';

        l_export.as_clob      := false;

    else

        l_export.content_clob := l_all_files(1).contents;

        l_export.mime_type    := 'text/plain';

        l_export.file_name    := 'f' || l_app_ids(1) || '.sql';

        l_export.format       := 'sql';

        l_export.as_clob      := true;

    end if;

    apex_data_export.download(p_export => l_export);

end;

Step5 : Save and Run the application.






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