APEX Plugin: Execute PL/SQL code and return content to page (updated)

Oracle APEX has a built-in Dynamic Action called "Execute PL/SQL Code" that executes a block of PL/SQL code on the server via an Ajax call (ie does not do a regular submit and reload of the whole page).

But what if you want to do something on the server AND also return some content back to the client? Back in 2012 I released an APEX Dynamic Action plugin called "Execute PL/SQL Code and Return Content" that allows you to do just that. Read the original blog post for more information.

Since then, the APEX framework has evolved and the old Ajax workhorse function called "htmldb_Get" has been deprecated and replaced with functions in the "apex.server" namespace. Hence I have updated my plugin to use the modern API.

You can find the updated version (1.1) of the plugin on my GitHub page for APEX plugins. Note that the new plugin has been exported from APEX 18.1 and therefore requires at least that version to import and use.

Enjoy! :-)