Discussions tagged Source Code
PB 2025 PBNative source control (unsupported?)
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- Last updated 4 weeks ago
- Steen Jakobsen replied 2 weeks ago
Hi,
Is it correct that PB Native Source Control is not supported when using the new compiler.
If is there a step-by-step description (or video much more preferred) on how to set op PB with GIT source control ?
Also, will there be another beta d...
Create a datawindow in code from existing datawindow object
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- kevin kevin rowe replied 1 year ago
In my one of my libraries I have a datawindow dw_example.
This datawindow is in use in other places and definitely works.
I have a function that requires a datawindow as a parameter, because it is generally called from a report window.
In this ins...
Moving source control from TFS to Azure Devops (PB 2017 R3)
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
Our organization has been using Appeon Powerbuilder 2017 R3 and we are connecting to TFS though MSSCCI, we would now like to move the source control to Azure Devops. Would love to know if this is possible with PB 2017 R3. ...
Code / Object Documentation Generator (like JavaDoc)
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Dan Cooperstock replied 1 year ago
I'm wondering whether anyone knows of or has developed any tools for scanning your libraries and generating nicely formatted HTML docs, based on standard formatting of comments (like JavaDoc does).
I searched and found PBDoc from PBDR, but I'm not s...
Rearanged source code and Git merge conflicts
- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 1 year ago
Hello,
at our company we are currently in the process of migrating our relativly big PowerBuilder project to Git.So far that has worked fairly well, but we have encountered an issue where it would be interesting to know how this was ment to work and...
Git Pull Error "Cannot locate remote-tracking branch 'origin/master (GIT with DevOps)
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 2 years ago
I created a new GIT repo in Azure DevOps. Added my power builder source using "Add to Source Control" option in Powerbuilder 2021.
Was able to push the source to the Azure DevOps repo with no issues.
When I try a GIT Pull in Powerbuilder, I get an...
string command returns incorrect result
- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- John Fauss replied 2 years ago
I want to format a decimal (money) to the form "12.345,56" and use the command string(ldec_amount,"##,###,###,###,##0.00")Normally it works well, but from time to time (rare) I get a char(160) instead of the dot.What could be the reason for that? Is ...
Using addToLibraryList function in powerserver cloud app
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- Last updated 2 years ago
- Heino Hellmers replied 2 years ago
Hi,
we are using the addToLibraryList() function to dynamically extend the library list of our application, to dynamically use other/new powerbuilder objects like datawindows etc. This seems to be not fully supported anymore when deploying a powerse...
Hello,
We discovered we are having issues with one of our developer machines running 2019 R3 2703. Out of 5 machines tested so far. One is adding something like the following to one of our ole objects.:
Start of PowerBuilder Binary Data Section : D...
Extract all source code from a workspace
- How-to
- Last updated 3 years ago
- Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
Greetings,
My boss has requested that I extract all of the source code from a PowerBuilder application to a separate single file for him to review. Does PowerBuilder have an option or a utility application to extract all the source code from a w...
PowerClient Questions - Roaming Profiles and Automated Builds
- Misc
- Last updated 3 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
PowerClient looks very exciting as a way to solve the perennial client/server problem of deploying code to clients! But I have questions about a couple of aspects that are making me think it’s not something we can use yet.
I haven't had any hand-on ...
SVN - adding existing ws_objects and PBT to new workspace??
- How-to
- Last updated 4 years ago
- yakov werde replied 4 years ago
Hi All,
This IDE question has major ramifications in our shop. The outcome informs whether we can migrate using 2019 R2 from TFS to SVNHere's an outline of our current process
1) On our build server via TFS, we branch our trunk line into a new bran...
Regarding SVN URL
Looking in the Registry I see this Key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sybase\PowerBuilder\17.0\Workspace\Svn
It is NOT a child or value in a specific workspace key such as
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sybase\PowerBuilder\17.0\Work...
Hello All
We are contemplating updating from TFS 2010 to the latest 2018 release. The latest MSSCCI is for TFS 2015
I seem to recall hearing plans for a native TFS driver.
Were/Are there plans to release such a driver?
Is the 2015 version MS...
VSTS Build and Release tasks for GitHub - PowerBuilder 2017 R3
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- Last updated 5 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
I would like to get detailed instruction of all the components to download, install, and configure for smooth integration with PowerBuilder 2017 R3. Or if I move to 2019 Version....
Is there some way to programmatically trigger a refresh in the IDE
- Misc
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Noel Hibbard replied 5 years ago
The implementation of Git in 2017 and 2019 is very minimal so you end up doing a lot of stuff outside of the IDE. Mainly creating, switching and merging branches. Anytime you do something outside the IDE you have to remember to do a refresh (to be sa...
Much of the online information on migrating/converting CVS repositories to Git is at least 7 years old.
Does anyone have more recent experience and can recommend procedure and/or utilities?
Looking for the most dependable.
Of course would also des...
How does the Git Refresh command work?
- Advice
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 5 years ago
Hi all,
we are migrate our Powerbuilder Projects to GIT with success. All works fine if you do not commit the pbl files.
But we are a little bit confused about the Git Refresh command.
How does it work in detail? When knows Powerbuilder which s...
Tools for documenting InfoMaker PBLs (esp source procs)
- Advice
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
Hi
I work with a largish commercial system which uses Infomaker as its user reporting engine.
Our site contains about 800 IM reports, some out of the box, a lot custom.
I would like to be able to produce a dataset of reports crosslinked to their ...
Target client/server and web from the same code base
- Advice
- Last updated 6 years ago
- Tor Magne Ingvaldsen replied 6 years ago
Most of the documentation I've read seems to focus on "replacing" existing PB C/S with a web version. Is it reasonable to consider and/or has anyone tried to use a single code base for targeting both C/S and web deployments? If so are there specific ...
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