Error while configuring REST for Oracle APEX on Windows

Question

I'm trying to deploy Oracle APEX 18 on Windows 8.1 PC using Oracle REST Data Services and Oracle Database 18c XE following this guide.

But when I'm trying to run @apex_rest_config.sql I get this error - Enter: GetConsoleMode failed, LastError=|6| at Drive_letter:/DB_install_folder/dbhomeXE/perl/site/lib/Term/ReadKey.pm line 334.

In CMD it looks like this:

Every apex_rest_config#.log file looks similar to this:

What could be causing this problem? Why @apex_rest_config.sql doesn't ask new passwords for APEX_LISTENER and APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER, as it does in the guide? Does it have something to do with this ORA-03113: end of file on communication channel error? Is there any fix or workaround?

Update 1: trying to implement this solution.

Answer 1

Everything works if you create a new database (or use existing), do alter session set container = yourDBname and only then run @apexins.sql and other installation and config scripts (e.g., @apxchpwd.sql, @apex_rest_config.sql). This will lead to creation of new APEX instance inside this DB.