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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.   :) ...
 We’re using Desta’s PB2XLS Utility with Powerbuilder 2021 for Excel Save of Reports. We came across an issue where we are finding when a DW is having a Computed Expression with RichText Method, it is not getting evaluated and PB is just crashing. Co...
My database has a table with links to PDF documents.  Can I send those PDFs to the printer from within my application? TIA,Tracy...
Hi, I am using Power Builder 2019 and above. The structure which used to have variable type datastore in PB 10.5 no longer exist in current version. My application codes are originally written in Power Builder 10.5 and now migrated to PB 2019. Ple...
if you click on the arrow to show the drop down list and then tab off the column the drop down list doesn't go away.  seems to only be a problem with suggest mode...
if auto complete mode is on, it should show the list without forcing the user to click on the arrow.  maybe this is optional, but this is how i have my version built. also, the drop down list should show if the user presses the down arrow button rat...
edit mode means you can enter crap and the datawindow will accept it.  if that is off, the datawindow will not allow crap.   the autocomplete should work with editmode OFF as well as on.   The most typical use case is that there is a list of potent...
Hi all I want to show Page number once in the page. I put my compute_1 in my group 1. So whenever full_name changes, it shows compute_1   The reason why I put compute_1 in group 1 as it is requested by user. Can't change.   But I wanna make i...
I have a scanning program that will write files to the file system then display them in a WebBroswer control.  Sometimes the scanner will not auto rotate correctly so the image in the PDF file is upside down.  When viewed in the WebBrowser you can ro...
what exactly does PB consider a space? carriage return? Line feed? tab?   removeallspaces A boolean indicating that all types of spaces should be deleted ...
Hello everyoneI got this warning when I migrated the project to 2019R3C0146:The identifier 'message' conflicts with an existing global variable with this name. The new definition of 'message' will take precedence and the prior value will be ignored ...
Looking for advice: A 20+ yr old PowerBuilder app is being sunsetted, so we are trying to use PBTrace to see what code(windows/user-events/methods) are still being executed, so we know what scripts need to be converted/migrated to the new developmen...
After I've upgraded my PB2022 to MR 1900, now I'm unable to open PB2022 on a second PC although I'm not logged in any other PC. Gives message already Logged in another PC. Please advise\how-to. Thanks, Mike...
Hi Experts, My client wants to modernize our application (PowerBuilder 2022) and re-platform (Client considers PowerBuilder as Legacy old technology). Seeking expert advice as to what is the next best tool available in the market which has withstoo...
Hi There I have been using the new MSOLEDBSQL19 to attach to sql server. I have come across an annoying limitation. My application allows users to define new parts of a document by instantiating a tab page which has a datawindow on it. These pages n...
Hi, I am using Powerbuilder 2021 (build 1509 ). My database is oracle 11g. I have a local oracle 11g database in my machine. I have webbrowser in one of my windows. I use navigate command to open a html file in one of my directories. The webbrowse...
Hi,   I'm using a soap connection to use a webservice in PB 2021 and it works fine. I'm trying to migrate to rest connection and get an unexpected error. I used Postman to validate my Post arguments    Postman Headers : Body : When I test...
Hi, I am getting this error : Error opening DLL library PEGRP32A.DLL for external function at line 28 in function f_create of object u_process32_dll. The external function is declared as: Function ulong PEcreate(uint nControl,uLONG dwStyle, ref rec...
Hi, Here are my initial finding on the all new Beta R2 BUILD 2693   EVERYTHING seems to work PERFECT. Appeon you have done a GREAT job - THANK YOU!   Tested: PB installation on top of pb2022 ON WIN 11 Rebuild all Run app in X64 FROM ide (w...
Hi! How can I change the font size for an Excel file created with the Datawindow SaveAs method using type XLSX!? It comes out Arial 10 and we want it in a larger font. I am using PowerBuilder 2022 Build 1900. Thanks Gordon...
Hello, We are having an issue with the speed of our application when using remote desktop (RDP). When working locally, moving between items in a datawindow while holding down the down arrow is fast and smooth. On the terminal server, there is a lo...


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