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A recent post included some PowerScript code, and I thought I would pass along a tip for pasting code snippets that produces a slightly more readable result than simply pasting code into the website's text editor. The toolbar contains a button to as...
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :) ...
Hi all, yesterday microsoft updated my windows 11 computer and after that, my powerbuilder 2021 and 2022 ide were gone. Repairing with the appeon installation tool is not possible because this tool says, that the installation is ok. Does anybody kn...
If I right click on my Powerbuilder Workspace, and select properties, the Properties window doesn't open and I can't do anything in PowerBuilder.   Alt-TAB doesn't show the properties window is open so can't use the suggestion I found to bring the ...
Hello, Using PB 2022 R2 Build 2819 (64 bit) + TopWizProgramming RunAndWait I'm trying to install two drivers (depending on choice, PostgreSQL or SQLite) through my application, if not available.  I check for driver availability and call runandwait,...
Is there a way to detect FRIDA tool from Powerbuilder application and stop the processing? Please suggest. Regards, Rohit...
Hi guys, sorry for the trivial question, but I'm getting an error that I haven't figured out yet. This is my script, to get some mySQL data: string ls_mySQLDataDir, ls_sql = 'SELECT @@datadir' DECLARE dynCursor DYNAMIC CURSOR FOR SQLSA;PREPARE SQ...
Hi Team, I am using PB 2022 Build R2 2828. When I export datawindow data to excel file (see attachment) using the powerbuilder SaveAs feature (type Excel5!), I come across the following issue:  All data in excel cells ends with null byte character...
Hi all! We are currently using PB2022 R2 and we have a PowerClient compiled application stored on Amazon's S3. The download of app works great on all PCs except those equipped with Windows Server 2012. The launcher is installed successfully but re...
Hello, PB 2022R3. I'm setting up a new PowerServer profile to deploy to an external server. It is running IIS, I created a website there, and installed Web Deploy and ASP.Net Core Hosting Bundle as described in PS help. The server is pingable from m...
Got an email yesterday that included: This email is to inform you that PowerBuilder 2019 R3 will reach the EOMM date soon. "Soon?" It doesn't mention a date, but it does link to The Big Chart of Dates, which says 2019 R3 EOMM is "No sooner than 202...
Hello, I have two datawindows that are the same width and similar column names all lined up vertically, with one datawindow directly above the other. Unfortunately the datawindows extend beyond the screen width and require horizontal scrolling.  Wh...
I am currently running Powerbuilder 2022 R2 Build 2819. However, I am running the IDE with the 22.0.0.1900 DLLs and doing my builds with those same DLLs in my project file.  I have a basic Powerbuilder window and have dropped a Web Browser object on...
Hi Team, Good day! We have a powerclient application successfully running in PB R2 version in all the clients. Recently we have migrated to PB R3 runtime : 2.2.0.3289  and few clients getting the error " "Not enogh memory to execute the program" Er...
Why did I receive an EOL notification email (screenshot attached) regarding PowerBuilder 2021?  The Product Availability Matrix indicates that 2021 won't reach EOL until 2024.09.04. Thank, Seth...
When querying using query mode when connected to Oracle 19c, and the column being queried has an alias, the oracle statement looks like this. (AND table.column aliase = 'Input data' ) Example:  In the select part: COMPANY.STATUS COMPANY_STATUS P...
Getting back into PB after many years away.  We recently upgraded a project from PB version 9 to PB version 2022.  It seems some of the error handling has changed.  We are seeing many cases of null object references with variables that we didn't used...
  Hi All, I have migrated the source code from PB2022 Build 1892 to PB2022 R2 Build 2819. When I run the application, I encounter the following issues: When applying a theme, the text color of the label defaults to black. With the theme applied...
Good Morning, My customer is currently working in PB2019 R2 with GIT source control. I was telling them about the features coming in version 2025, the new compiler being one of those. They would like to know if the file structure using ws_objects is...
Hello, Just went through this article again. https://community.appeon.com/index.php/blogs/recent-blogs/the-future-of-powerscript-desktop-apps It's been 5 years since this article was published.  Can we discuss again what has been accomplished and ...
Hi, Recently shifted our application to support Sql server 2022, At present we are using ODB ODBC Data Interface(Data Profile), to connect to Database(SQL Server 2022), Will this  ODB ODBC Data Interface support the application to use SQL Server 2...
Hello?The current version of Xcode is 15.https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019r3/appeon_mobile_tutorials/prepare_the_mac_and_apple_id.html The above guide is for version 13.4.1. Can I proceed by installing the latest version, Xcode 15?Or should I get vers...


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