--- title: "Martin Giffy D'Souza (@martindsouza) | Hashnode" description: "Oracle APEX Developer. Read the latest articles by Martin Giffy D'Souza on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@martindsouza" --- @martindsouza # Martin Giffy D'Souza @martindsouza · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Joined May 2023 Oracle APEX Developer [Website](https://talkapex.com/) ### [SQLcl host Command](https://talkapex.com/sqlcl-host-command?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Oracle SQLcl is the command line tool to connect to an Oracle database. One neat feature it has is the ability to call host commands (i.e call terminal commands directly from SQLcl). You can use any of the following to trigger a host command: host ho... 1 min read · [talkapex.com](https://talkapex.com/sqlcl-host-command?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/sqlcl-host-command/686925018b4d42a384f50547) [Jul 5, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/sqlcl-host-command/686925018b4d42a384f50547) ### [Tips for APEX Application Constants](https://talkapex.com/tips-for-apex-application-constants?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How to use Text Messages for Constants 4 min read · [talkapex.com](https://talkapex.com/tips-for-apex-application-constants?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [4](https://hashnode.com/posts/tips-for-apex-application-constants/65ae58d53c26b6ba7eab1c6e) [Jan 22, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/tips-for-apex-application-constants/65ae58d53c26b6ba7eab1c6e) ### [SQL Developer for VS Code](https://talkapex.com/sql-developer-for-vs-code?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Last week SQL Developer for VS Code was released (direct link to VS Code extension here). If you're not using VS Code (VSC) I highly suggest you download and install as it's the de facto editor for developers (regardless of programming language). I'v... 3 min read · [talkapex.com](https://talkapex.com/sql-developer-for-vs-code?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/sql-developer-for-vs-code/65ae51d5faa80015871f99de) [Jan 22, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/sql-developer-for-vs-code/65ae51d5faa80015871f99de) ### [How to Generate a sitemap.xml in SQL](https://talkapex.com/how-to-generate-a-sitemapxml-in-sql?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I recently had to generate a sitemap.xml for an public facing APEX application. The official sitemap protocol has the following example: ... 2 min read · [talkapex.com](https://talkapex.com/how-to-generate-a-sitemapxml-in-sql?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 17, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-generate-a-sitemapxml-in-sql/65a7c1594bce7c8f1cdf6965) ### [What Happens to APEX Page Items that are Never Rendered?](https://talkapex.com/what-happens-to-apex-page-items-that-are-never-rendered?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Every APEX page item has a Server Side condition which controls whether the item is rendered on the page. They're various server side condition options and for the purpose of this article we'll just set it to Never (can do things like queries that re... 2 min read · [talkapex.com](https://talkapex.com/what-happens-to-apex-page-items-that-are-never-rendered?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 15, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-happens-to-apex-page-items-that-are-never-rendered/65a51e54d848651856d9e1a5)