Martin Bach

Why does my call to json_table return null for a column despite it not being empty?

I recently worked on a fun project involving JSON and Oracle Database 23ai. I had to…
Group-by-all is awesome for digging in performance data

Oracle Database 23ai Release Update 9 introduces yet another new feature aimed at improving the developer…
What’s new with MLE 23.9 – no need to grant execute on javascript

Oracle Database 23ai introduces In-Database JavaScript for Linux x86-64 and aarch64. That’s Linux on Intel and…
Troubleshooting errors in ORDS container image entrypoint

I’m a huge fan of Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) and use it extensively. I’m also…
Sourcing environment variables from .env in compose

I am a great fan of {podman,docker}-compose. Using compose I can whip up environments in no…
LiveSQL supports MLE/JavaScript 🎉

Oracle LiveSQL allows you to learn and share SQL, for free. You get instant access to…
Better support for JavaScript’s console.log() in ORDS handlers

Oracle released Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) 25.2 recently, in other words it’s time for me…
Thementage 2025: CI/CD demo part 2

The first part of this mini-series dealt with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery in the context of database…
Thementage 2025: CI/CD demo part 1

I am, and have been, an admirer of Andrea Held’s conferences, both IT Tage in Frankfurt…
What’s new with MLE 23.8 – restricted execution contexts

Oracle Database 23ai introduces In-Database JavaScript for Linux x86-64 and aarch64. That’s Linux on Intel and…