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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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- Last updated 3 years ago
- Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 1 year ago
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...
Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 years ago
- Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4. :)
Issue with Excel Export After Migration from PB2022 R3 to PB2025
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- Last updated 1 month ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 34 minutes ago
Hi,
We have recently migrated our source code from PowerBuilder 2022 R3 to PowerBuilder 2025. Post-migration, we are encountering an issue when exporting data to an Excel file. This issue arises only when we running the application from the build pa...
PB22 R3 Devops push restores to base form of pbls
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- Advice
- Last updated 10 hours ago
- Andreas Mykonios replied 6 hours ago
Hi Appeon,
We are experiencing a weird phenomenon when using devops and powerbuilder 22 R3.
Our applications were written on pb12.5 and then migrated to PB22 R3 and we created individual pbl for each modules on the system.
For example, we have Sal...
Powerclient - Error - in multiple user on the same machine
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- Last updated 1 week ago
- Angie Liu@Appeon replied 7 hours ago
Hi Team,
We have successfully configured and deployed the PowerClient application at the client site. However, we are encountering an issue when more than one Windows user attempts to use the application on the same machine.
Scenario:
User Raj...
Export to Excel12 in PB2025, file not created
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- Last updated 5 days ago
- Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 12 hours ago
After migrating my program to PB 2025 I was notified by a user that the Excel export (to XLSX) no longer worked. Export to Excel XLS still works. There are no errors. The program thinks it is creating a file, but nothing is there. I've looked at all ...
multiple c# class libraries on different .net runtimes (PB2025 build 3683)
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- Last updated 6 days ago
- Steen Jakobsen replied 1 day ago
Hello,
I have multiple c# class libraries that each target different .net runtimes from the same executable (.net 4.8 , 6.0 , 8.0)
Everything "seems" to work however I'm seeing random crashes over time (exception in .net8 or pbvm reported in window...
Connect to Oracle Database
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- Last updated 2 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
I have the TNSNAMES.ora file , how to connect Oracle DB from power builder ? Database painter does not have any entry for Host and service name
Position of Clip display in PB 2019 R3 IDE
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- How-to
- Last updated 3 days ago
- Tom Mangano replied 2 days ago
in PB 2019 R3
i tried moving the clip display to the bottom of the IDE, to the left of the output display
i now have a floating clip window that i cannot dock
how do i get it back to a dock display?
(see attached PDF)
top screen shot is PB2019, ...
Datawindow expand and collaps rows
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- How-to
- Last updated 3 days ago
- mike S replied 2 days ago
Hi
How to make a datawindow (grid style, not the treeview style with pictures) existing of "header" rows so that when you click on a row it expands to show detail rows of that header row. When you click again on the header row, the detail rows colla...
GitHub connecting problem
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- New
- How-to
- Last updated 5 days ago
- Bernhard Giesriegl replied 3 days ago
Hi all,
PB 2025 3711 and also analog PB 2022 R3 3397:
I cannot connect to https://github.com/OpenSourcePFCLibraries/2025-Solution.
Altough authentication succeds I get an error message and no connection.
I tried to use the token method too with t...
HTTPClient GetResponseBody returns an empty string
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 days ago
- René Ullrich replied 3 days ago
PB Version: 2022 R3 Build 3356 / OS: various including Win11 - 32 BitHello PB Gurus -We replaced our SOAP based integration with the HTTPClient object (using XML) last year. Ever since, we have been seeing quite a lot of errors in our error logs. The...
Hi Team,
after installing the 2022 R3, latest MR (build 3391) and building the solution, we are getting below errors for all pbls.
"Conversion of file failed, Probable library file I/O error".
Thanks,
Santosh
Installing then Running PBCompiler in Docker Container - Error: Loading PBORC.DLL
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- Issue
- Last updated 3 days ago
- Mark Goldsmith replied 3 days ago
After installing the PowerBuilder compiler, we are running into issues compiling the source code.
The installation is happening programmatically via CI/CD and uses the Windows Server Core image.
Image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc202...
TRY...CATCH...FINALLY statement
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- Advice
- Last updated 1 week ago
- Mark Goldsmith replied 3 days ago
Hi all,
I have a script for a dw user event that creates an OLE object to read values in from a spreadsheet. The FINALLY block closes Excel and other clean-up tasks.
FINALLY
// Quit
xl_app.Workbooks.close()
xl_app.quit()
xl_app.Disconne...
Added columns to datasource, now blank pages are printing between report pages
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- Last updated 1 year ago
- D Williams replied 3 days ago
Version Info
Appeon InfoMaker 2019Appeon InfoMaker Standard EditionVersion 2019 Build 2082Built on May 24 2019 at 13:04:19
Hi, I have a report that works. The report is 9 pages. I click design datasource and add some columns to the datasource. C...
We updated to the newer version of Infomaker and I'm now having an issue with my reports. The report print setting is 8.5x14 landscape, but the print preview is showing the report in portrait. Our team uses the report view on screen for many of their...
Power Builder code to print to a Network printer
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- How-to
- Last updated 6 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
All,
We are currently using an application that was originally developed 30 years ago. The code was upgraded a few years back to PowerBuilder version 2019.
This application uses OLE objects to print labels to printers connected via the COM port of ...
How to get values from DataWindow's group footers?
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- New
- How-to
- Last updated 5 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
How to get values from DataWindow's group footers?
BR, Hannu
Issue with Deployment on cloud for Powerbuilder 2019 Application
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- Issue
- Last updated 4 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
We have created the build 32 bit with PowerBuilder 2019 version. It is working fine in On Prem but when we try to deploy the same build on cloud server windows 2022 (Database is 11g 32 bit). We are getting the below error. Can you please let us know ...
Unable to continue with PowerBuilder because of license issue
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- How-to
- Last updated 3 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
Roadblock unable to continue with PowerBuilder because of license issue, need urgent assistance
Menu icons change while redrawing menu bar in PB2025
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- New
- Issue
- Last updated 6 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
Some effects after switching to PB2025
After I migrated to PB2025 the menu icons on the toolbar are changing when I close a tabbed window or switch to another tab.
Open a Tabbed window with own toolbar and tabs on left side. All icons on the menu...
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