-- grab the contents of a page generated by the PL/SQL Web Toolkit (without invoking it through a web server/gateway)

declare
  l_clob clob;
begin
  debug_pkg.debug_on;
  owa_util_pkg.init_owa;

  -- call any procedure that outputs something via htp.p
  --apex; -- the standalone "apex" procedure is a shortcut to the apex login page
  f(p => '4550:1'); -- note that since we are not logged in, this will simply return a Location header that tells the browser to redirect to a login page

  l_clob := owa_util_pkg.get_page;
  debug_pkg.print(l_clob);
  file_util_pkg.save_clob_to_file ('DEVTEST_TEMP_DIR', 'my_web_page_generated_by_owa.htm', l_clob);
end;


-- use the (undocumented) APEX_UTIL.EXPORT_APPLICATION procedure to generate an export file
-- then grab the output and save it to file

declare
  l_workspace_id number;
  l_app_id number;
  l_clob clob;
begin
  debug_pkg.debug_on;

  select workspace_id, application_id
  into l_workspace_id, l_app_id
  from apex_applications
  where workspace = 'DEVTEST'
  and application_name = 'AlexandriaLibraryTestApp';

  owa_util_pkg.init_owa;
  apex_util.export_application (p_workspace_id => l_workspace_id, p_application_id => l_app_id);
  --apex_util.export_application_page (p_workspace_id => l_workspace_id, p_application_id => l_app_id, p_page_id => 9);
  l_clob := owa_util_pkg.get_page (p_include_headers => false);

  --debug_pkg.print (l_clob);
  file_util_pkg.save_clob_to_file ('DEVTEST_TEMP_DIR', 'my_export_of_f' || l_app_id || '_' || to_char(sysdate, 'yyyymmddhh24miss') || '.sql', l_clob);

end;