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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.   :) ...
This is tech team of Citi Bank Korea.  A couple of KR team's applications have been using the PowerBuilder 12.5 as a client development tool. [Issue finding] Vulnerability Assessment team found some issues that DB password is shown in PC memory ...
I have just installed the trial of pb 2017 and the new pfc 2017.  My application fails with the following error when going through the pfc security routine.  Shown below that is the sql from the d_pfccontrollist.  Is window now a reserved word?  It f...
Is there a way to set the Data Export Method to NativePDF! for new datawindows? ...
I have a datawindow that has auto-size set on the band. When this datawindow spans more than 1 page it will sometimes cut the text in half where the top portion is on the bottom of page 1 and the bottom portion is at the top of page 2.  We current...
PB 2017 R2, Build 1756 Hello All, I have a nested report in the Summary band of a report. Both the report, and the nested report, are using the same procedure call and arguments, but presented differently per user specifications. The two arg...
I have a bunch of PDFs that are saved in our database using the OLE Database Blob control in a DataWindow.  Is there a way to save these PDFs as a standalone PDF file using code?  Right now, if I use the code below, I am unable to open the "Test.pdf"...
I have an universal version of Powerbuilder 2017R2 i try to deploy an application in offline mode and i recive this message: You are deploy to powerserver mobile (PB Edition )that does not support offline capability. [...] is it true ? Po...
Hi, I am using the 'Package' option to create a custom build of the Appeon Workspace but I am currently getting a build issue for iOS. (I have the Android one working without issue). I get the following Build Error: Build EonAwsApp: Fai...
I am running in the following error - after migration from PB9 to PB2017 R2 Message Title PowerBuilder application execution error (R0023) Message Application terminated. Error Cannot assign object of type n_cst_platformunicode to variable of ...
Instead of using the run time installer, I'd just like to copy the files from a specified directory and then run scripts to do any registration or whatever needs to be done. I have installed the runtime files onto separate directories. Does anyon...
Is there a way to have PB execute Embedded SQL or Datawindow queries in a parametrized form? (Apart from rebuilding the entire application to use Stored Procedures) Scenario We have a (embedded or DW) SQL query like this: SELECT col1, col2 ...
I am seeking advice on why a horizontal-scrollbar (hsb) on a single-row datawindow object does not function. The datawindow object is long with a width of 9600 because it needs to display over forty columns of data converted to text from a spreads...
I'm getting failed to connect to database when using Oracle Native Drivers only when using the configuration tools to deploy to my Appeon Power Servers.  This happened after a corporate McAfee Client update with everything locked down using the f...
Hi. Is there any examples on how to invoke and consume a SOAP web service using the httpclient object? Today, we use the proxy object like this: long ll_ret decimal ldc_saldo SoapConnection DGSConnection transactionsservice TransCli...
DropDown Datawindow event (Event ID: pbm_dwndropdown) is very convenient when you need to modify the child datawindow drop down list just before the opening. I have to change the list back to its original state when the list is collapsing. Is there ...
Note, I'm NOT asking how to associate a wsconnection object to a web service call in a client.  If I deploy an nvo to IIS, can I access PBCookie and wsconnection information in the deployed nvo? ...
Hi, I have another issue with deploying PB 2017 to the Term Servers. If I run my application through the PB 2017 IDE or an exe on the network, it opens pretty quickly. But when I deploy it on Term Servers, it takes around 1 minute to open. A...
Hi, I am able to run .exe file completely fine on my development PC (Win 10 64 Bit) . when i try to run the same on different PC i am receiving "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click ok to close the application"  . Prio...
Hi  I need to call a REST service and have to provide a client certificate to authenticate the calling application. The certificate is not installed on the client machines but available as a file. In C# I use the WebClient to achieve this. Howe...
1 - I have mobile only application, trying to deploy on windows server (has already powerserver setup, tested good) But going through this wizard and it is requiring me to pick a  Web Server…Why ? Why do I need a web server if I want to convert to "...


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