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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.   :) ...
Hello, maybe I'll be laughed at, but it seems to me, that I am the only guy, wanting an object, that handles speech to text-recognition. Only that little "thing", that is on every smartphone: An Single-Line-Edit and a Microphone-icon beside to dict...
Hello, Just yesterday I installed the PowerBuilder 2022 R3 3289 Runtime on one of our servers and found it broke one of our PowerBuilder 2021 applications.  We have the PowerBuilder 2021 Standard Runtime installed on the same server.  No issues foun...
In PowerServer, the Application.JSON file contains values such as the application name and the DB connection password. We need to use these values from the environment variables within the container. Are there any techniques available to accomplish t...
How to dynamically add a column which is not part of the select statement during runtime.  I don't see an option for dw-modify for it, all I see is the table.select which then brings up more issues of if I have to add a column in the select then ...
We are trying to install a .net web services on a Windows 2012 R2 server, but the runtime files installation of PowerBuilder 2021 does not contain the required files.   Steps Installation IIS & ASP.net 3.5 and 4.5 Restart server Installing...
Hello   How to use 2-D barcodes (DataMatrix or QR Codes) in Infomaker 19+?   We only need to insert the graphics on the report. We currently have infomaker 11.2 (without Powerbuilder)?   We do not want to pay too much $$$$ per year.   Best R...
Me again, I screwed up and ran PB 2022 before the complete upgrade was complete (the IDE install was complete).  When I was asked if I wanted to use the new version of the runtime, I could only answer Yes or No, could not cancel.  So I clicked NO.  ...
Hi all, Just wondering... if I update PB to the latest MR 3356, but leave the runtime parameter the same, (1 release earlier), do I need to create another Runtime Installer and update the Runtime settings in the application when deploying to get the...
PB 2022 1900 Our application can run as a service to process print jobs.  When this service first starts up it gets a list of valid printers so when the user schedules it we only show them the printers that are setup on that machine.  All this works...
I have a radiobutton style column in a DW (PB 2021) that normally has 3 options. However, depending on some situations I need to change it to only 2 or only 1 option, with varying text. To set it to only 1, I use code like: dw.object.columnName.valu...
Adding a new record in datawindow from script on a command button and calling update command in itemchanged event of datawindow after editing record in datawindow is popping Datawindow update error in PowerServer 2022. Script runs fine in PowerBuild...
Hello, Using PB 2022 R3 Need to a call API which sends a file along with other parameters.   It could be successfully sent from Postman using form-data, where there is an option to enter text or select a file option.   Now need to send the same us...
Hi Team, Recently we have moving our PB application to powerclient. In our application we will be calling some other PB application exe's in other application menus. We just wanted to know file path of the exe clicking in the menu. We need the exe c...
Hello, we migrate our app from PB115 to PB2022R3 recently. After migration all seems to run perfect. Now the app crashes without "any sound". Not always but sometimes. Most crashes occur when many windows are opened. It´s not a special line of c...
Hi all, is it possible to trigger an event on the tabpage after pressing the middle mouse button (scroll wheel) - e.g. to close it - as in the browser? I can't find a way... Regards, Tomáš...
Hello, Using PB 2022 R3 Build 3289 (64 bit) with PostgreSQL 15 and SQLite 3 We have many reports which constructs required SQL and set it with SetSQLSelect to retrieve the data.  It works perfectly fine when we connect to PostGreSQL 15.  And fails ...
Hi, we would love to use the new optimized theme resize behaviour in PB2022 R3 3289 which allows us to reduce the size of our window borders back to 1px. However it seems like there is a gap between the title bar and the window border which looks o...
Hello, We are currently using third party solutions to use some of our PowerBuilder apps as a service in Windows. However, we are in the middle of a Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2022 migration and we struggle to get one them running ok. T...
I Use the DataWindow Syntax tool during development and would like to add an icon to the PB menu bar. From PB help -- The DWSyntax tool, available on the Tool tab in the New dialog box, makes it easy to specify dot notation, Describe, Modify, and S...
Hi team, I deployed a PowerServer app, and then initiated it on 4 different laptops.  Two of them ran fine.  On one laptop, it ran once, then got snagged by the antivirus (BitDefender).  It was quarantined, and I said to exempt the app, but it hasn'...


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