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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 8 months ago
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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...
John Fauss John Fauss
  1. PowerBuilder
Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
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Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
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Removing the OLE Wrapper from a Blob
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 4 hours ago
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Good afternoon, I'm working on a project where we're trying pull OLE Blobs (excel format) from a SQL Server table and then store them as a file. If I store the entire Blob to a file, it doesn't recognize it as being a valid Excel file. I'm looking ...
Kevin Anastasi Kevin Anastasi
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Theme modification
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  Jhonns Salas replied 7 hours ago
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Hello, Where may I find information about themes for Power Builder 2022? I need information about the theme json file, to create a theme to set up customized color properties for a datawindow, columns and texts , depending its focus and editable p...
Jhonns Salas Jhonns Salas
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NET 8.0 Support
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  1. Last updated 4 weeks ago
  2.  Bijay Maharjan replied 8 hours ago
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Hi @Appeon Team,Our team is currently using PowerBuilder 2022r3 and we are needding to update to .NET 8.0. I would like to know if there are any plans for PowerBuilder to support .NET 8.0. Could you please provide information on the expecetd timelin...
Brian Espinosa Brian Espinosa
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Datawindow Page Break Print
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 10 hours ago
3 replies
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Hi I am 'recycling' Mike Monette's question I found online (from 1997, long live the internet!!) about placing a page break onto a datawindow. You may find his original post here - https://bit.ly/2UAZpbu I'll copy and paste it here as well just so...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
Query Regarding Retrieving Computer Name from HTML5 Webpage After Citrix Application
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  1. Last updated 18 hours ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 10 hours ago
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I am currently working on a process where an HTML5 webpage is opened from a specific application, and I need to retrieve the computer name from the webpage after a Citrix application is launched. Below is the sequence of steps involved: Step 1: Th...
himanshi tayal himanshi tayal
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Cannot connect to db with ado and db_locale and Client_locale params
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  1. Last updated 13 hours ago
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I try to connect to DB Informix with ado with client and DB locale. sqlca.dmbs='ADO.NET' sqlca.dbparm = "Namespace='IBM.Data.Informix',Db_locale='bg_bg.utf8',Client_Locale='bg_bg.CP1251',Database='Base_name',Datasource='Server:9089'" after connect...
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  2.  PowerBuilder
iliyan iliev iliyan iliev
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httpClient returns 302 - How to obtain redirection?
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  Laurent CRUMIERE replied 15 hours ago
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Hi evrybody, I try to dowloand a jpeg file from an url using HttpClient. The url's is like "https://gateway.partner.com/proxy/patient-results/patients/xxxxxx/sa/photos/2023-05-10_1683735851000_A6MZ_80C9/959C-451F-Z_A6MZ_o-c-ll-in_photo.jpg". This ...
Laurent CRUMIERE Laurent CRUMIERE
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.ico Location for exe Icon
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 16 hours ago
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Hello, i build an .exe within pwoerbuilder with no problems. the exe.ico file is choosen correctly and gets deployed, now i try to use the pbautobuild220.exe to Build the application, but there is no way, that the application.ico gets correctly, eve...
  1.  .EXE
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
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Tom Holscher Tom Holscher
  1. PowerBuilder
Query Regarding Retrieving Local PC Name When Accessing HTML5 Webpage from Remote Machine
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  1. Last updated 18 hours ago
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I am working on a scenario where an HTML5 webpage is opened from a remote machine, and we need to retrieve the local PC name rather than the remote machine name. Here's a breakdown of the process: Step 1: PC1 opens a remote machine (RM1). Step 2:...
himanshi tayal himanshi tayal
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Powerserver licence error
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  mathews rutto replied 21 hours ago
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Help with this error
mathews rutto mathews rutto
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Connection request timed out Error
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  1. Last updated 2 weeks ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 22 hours ago
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Hi Team,I'm facing "Connection request timed out" while running the static web app. But the same application (PB) is working in my local machine. API is running in the Azure Container Instances and then I ran the Application from Azure Static Web App...
Shenbagam Balakumar Shenbagam Balakumar
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2019 R3 and Spell checking w/Sentry
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Lew Shepherdson replied 1 day ago
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Demo application from WinterTree for Sentry Spelling Checker uses ActiveX 15.0, and this code works to find a handle that's passed to their 'as you type' spell checker. I'm trying to get it to work using the latest ActiveX 28.0 version in 2019 R3.  ...
Barry Ellison Barry Ellison
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deploying to server from a new workstation
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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Hi, We have a wierd issue when deploying to the poser server. here's the story: we used to deploy to the power server from one of our developers computer, and it all worked fine. last week we dicided to move the deployment process to a diffrent...
Isabel Ladyshzensky Isabel Ladyshzensky
  1. PowerServer
PowerClient oci.dll error
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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Hi All, I recently notice that PowerCilent was another option compared to PowerServer. So I deployed and got PowerClient running except that when I try to login my app, I'm getting an OCI.dll error. Everything I have already checked: OracleClien...
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  2.  PowerClient
Esau Redwan Esau Redwan
  1. PowerBuilder
Outlook Try the new Outlook Powerbuilder method .connecttonewobject("outlook.application") returns -3
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  1. Last updated 10 months ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 day ago
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User have the option in Microsoft Outlook to click on the text in the upper right of their outlook "Try the New Outlook".  When they click that it closes older outlook and opens outlook in a newer look and feel.   This breaks the Powerbuilder code b...
Robert Umpleby Robert Umpleby
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OLE Binaries removed from userobject when converting to solution
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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When converting our workspace to solution all the OLE binaries (16 bit ActiveX controller works with PB2022) disapears. In PB 2025 build 3503 After migration from PB 2022 and before converting to solution. We can use the OLE Control Porperties and s...
Torgeir Lund Torgeir Lund
  1. Beta Testing
Unable to deploy PowerServer Installable Cloud app, no .exe file created
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  1. Last updated 2 days ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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Hi All, Up until now I've had no problem deploying my PowerServer cloud app. Yesterday I was having trouble with forcing logout on my license and Appeon fixed it. Then I had intermittent problems doing the build and deploy. It worked once, but aft...
  1.  Deployment
  2.  PowerServer Web
Monica Petersen Monica Petersen
  1. PowerServer
connectiong to outlook error
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  John Strano replied 1 day ago
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i have an error - connecting to outlook -3 due to my code li_return = ole_outlook.ConnectToNewObject("outlook.application") //Check for the return code If li_return <> 0 Then Messagebox("Error",'Connecting to Outlook'+String(li_return)) Destroy ole...
jay rajan jay rajan
  1. PowerBuilder
OLE ConnectToNewObject("Outlook.Application")
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Strano replied 1 day ago
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Hi All I would like to ask a question that somewhat relates to this one - https://bit.ly/3j3rrFT When I issue the command ConnectToNewObject('Outlook.Application'), Powerbuilder returns -3 = Object could not be created. Later I found out that when...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
OLE outlook error -3
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Strano replied 1 day ago
3 replies
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Hi try the send email via outlook with OLEobject   lOle_Outlook = CREATE OLEObject lOle_Outlook_Item = CREATE OLEObject lOle_Outlook_Item_Attach = CREATE OLEObjectli_Create = lOle_Outlook.ConnectToNewObject( ls_OutlookCurVer )lOle_Outlook_Item = lO...
Luis Pesaressi Luis Pesaressi
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