📋 Copy, Paste, Done! — File Upload Just Got Easier in Oracle APEX 26.1

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🚩Introduction 

  • In many Oracle APEX applications, users often need to upload files as part of their daily tasks  attaching a screenshot, submitting a document, or sharing an image directly from their work. A useful new feature introduced in Oracle APEX 26.1 is the Allow Copy and Paste setting for File Upload and Image Upload page item.

  • It allows users to paste files directly into the upload area using Ctrl+V or Cmd+V, without opening the file explorer or dragging and dropping. This saves time, reduces effort, and makes the upload experience much smoother.

📑 Why This Approach Is Needed

In Oracle APEX applications, users often need to upload files quickly as part of their regular work. If a file or screenshot is already copied to the clipboard, they have to open the file explorer, locate the file, and upload it manually, adds unnecessary steps.

This feature becomes useful when:

  • Users have a file or screenshot already copied and want to upload it instantly

  • Repetitive file uploads slow down the daily workflow

  • Screenshots need to be attached quickly without saving them to disk first

  • Users work across multiple windows and switching to a file explorer breaks focus

  • A faster and seamless file upload experience is important  

This approach helps users to upload faster, reduces manual effort, and makes the overall experience smoother while keeping the implementation simple in Oracle APEX.

👉 Use Case: Copy and Paste Files using File Upload in Oracle APEX 

In Oracle APEX, users often need to upload screenshots or files quickly as part of their work in applications like support ticketing, document management, or approval forms. With the new Allow Copy and Paste setting in APEX 26.1, users can simply press Ctrl+V or Cmd+V in the upload area to paste a file directly from their clipboard, no browsing or dragging required.

In this blog, we will see how the Copy and Paste File Upload feature can be used in Oracle APEX 26.1. It helps users upload files with a single keyboard shortcut, making work faster, improving productivity, and simplifying everyday file upload tasks.

Step 1: 

In the page designer, create a page item and change the type to File Upload. 

 Step 2: 

Under  the display section, select any one of the style from the Display As property, in this blog we selected Block Dropzone and you can give any description.

Step 3: 

To enable the copy and paste feature, check the Allow Copy & Paste option, under the display section.


Step 4: 

Now, save the page and run the application, you will see the file upload page item. You can now paste the files directly using Ctrl+V or Cmd+V, the copied file in the clipboard will be uploaded to the page item.

Note:  If you have more than one file upload page item in the page, with the copy and paste feature enabled, then while pasting the files, it will paste the files in all the page items whichever the copy and paste feature option is enabled.

 

🔥 Conclusion

Thus, in Oracle APEX, the Copy and Paste feature for File Upload and Image Upload provides a simple and effective way to improve the user experience. It helps users upload files more quickly, removes unnecessary steps, and makes working with file attachments much easier.

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