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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 I'm migrating a PB2017 application to support datatype from CHAR to NCHAR and I have problems using SNC connection migrating from  PB 6.5 and Native MS SQL driver. This is the connection string: SQLCA.DBMS = "SNC SQL Native Client(OLE DB)"SQL...
Hi all,   I just used the PB beta2 version to test the function to generate the datawindow to C# model, but it need to set the connection first. I see there are only 3 data source, postqresql, sqlserver, oracle. We are using sybase as DB, how could...
Hi everyone I need to replace the scroll bar that normally appears in loops. Does anyone have Powerbuilder code (to be shared) with some nice animation?Thank'sGimmy  ...
Hi All,   I have a editable datawindow. I would like to use the left/right arrow to move between columns.  Currently user need to use the tab key to move to next column. Does anyone have any idea to achieve such behavior ?    Rgds, Chee Boon...
We are still running PB 12.5.2 build 5801 but was wondering if anyone else has recently run into an issue with MS Word formatting issues out of your application.  There were 2 recent updates that seemed to have caused it and one of them is a critical...
Using PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880.  Nothing .NET, using standard PowerBuilder. ids_accs = CREATE DataStore ids_accs.DataObject = "d_users" ii = ids_accs.SetTransObject(SQLCA)   SetTransObject is returning -1 at runtime.  If running in the ID...
What version of PDFlib is used in R3? Version 9.2?   Thank you....
When i use a Crypter Object i have a error with Power builder 2017 , because it close .  The error happen when i change the key and no use the key in the example : Blob lblb_data Blob lblb_key Blob lblb_iv Blob lblb_encrypt Blob lblb_decrypt ...
I am calling a .NET component given to me by our .NET Team from PowerBuilder 2017 R2. They tell me I need an .exe.config file for it to work. If I build my application into an executable, and add an .exe.config file, it does indeed work. However, wh...
Not sure if I am doing something wrong... I was trying out one of Roland Smiths objects for encryption, works fine in PB12.5 but fails when converted to Appeon Web.  Looks like it hangs up on the CRYPTCREATEHASH api..error 126 - module not found.  Mi...
Hi    will new UI theme feature work in power server web? ...
What exactly does the Commit command do and how does the IDE know to show checkmark as the scc status? The best I can figure, it exports updated objects to ws_objects which is the 'local repository'. If that is true, how does the IDE tell whether it...
Hi all   I am trying to connect to a MSSql data base (2016) withADO.Net driver . It works fine from  IDE on one computer  but when i am trying to run the EXE on the another machine ( on the same LAN with full permission to the DB )  i am get...
I need to copy a single (one row only) changed row in a grid window into a data store for further validation.   If there a way to do it?...
This is in PB 2017 R3. I'm having a weird problem where some code I'm using to try to determine whether an instance of my app is already running is somewhat randomly crashing the compiled program (or PB if I run from there or use the debugger). I ha...
Hi ! Sorry to have at least one issue per day in this period... I create a user object called uo_dw inherited from datawindow. Inside uo_dw, I declare a dwobject instance variable : dwobject    idwo_currentItem I also create a user event called u...
Hello, We are using PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880 on Windows 10 Pro.  I have created a menu object inherited from our base menu object.  The base object's menu style is contemporarymenu! and I have changed the inherited menu style to traditionalme...
** The PowerBuilder IDE performs Push/Pull only to/from the branch Master with no declared enhancement on the product roadmap, yes? If so, what is the workflow using a branch other than Master?Please correct/refine the steps below... - Clone from n...
Hi all, Now i am using the PB2017R3 version and github to control the source. Just want to know when connect to workspace, how to convert to the branch code in PB IDE, not the default master? Thanks....
Hi all,   We are now converting our PB code on the server side to dll using IIS to publish. Is there any method could trace the log in the dll? Any function or interface we could use? Before we used the Errorlogging Object on the EA server. Now cou...


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