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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 1 year 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
  1. PowerBuilder
Error on compile with PBAutoBuild
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  1. Last updated 2 days ago
  2.  kitty he @Appeon replied 7 minutes ago
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Dear all, I'm facing an error on compile with the PBAutoBuild, version 22.2.0.3391 The application is successfully compile and deploy with the IDE and fail on DEV azure hosted agent It looks some kind of bug, as previous objects compiled success...
  1.  AutoCompiler
  2.  AutoBuild
Amit De Picciotto Amit De Picciotto
  1. PowerBuilder
Ui HTML edits
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  1. Last updated 4 days ago
  2.  kusuma samanthapudi replied 37 minutes ago
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Im currently using a legacy PowerBuilder application that was originally built as a 32-bit application. We've migrated it to 64-bit, and about 80% of the functionality is working correctly. However, we're encountering issues with some UI elements tha...
kusuma samanthapudi kusuma samanthapudi
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SQL Server(SNC) and Multiple Plans
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  1. Last updated 1 hour ago
  2.  Panos Platanas replied 1 hour ago
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Hi! We have a big number of queries that have Multiple Plans inside Sql Server. We are using PowerBuilder 2017 (while we migrate slowly to PB 2025) and SNC driver. I got the TOP 100 out of them and they are all SELECT clauses from datawindows of o...
  1.  SQL Server
Panos Platanas Panos Platanas
  1. PowerBuilder
Exposed Oracle connection details in dump from PowerBuilder 2019
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  1. Last updated 3 days ago
  2.  Peter Pang @Appeon replied 3 hours ago
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Hello, I'm currently developing and deploying applications using PowerBuilder 2019, connecting to an Oracle 19c database. During a recent security review, I discovered an issue where database connection information is exposed as plain text in a mem...
NATHAN ROH NATHAN ROH
  1. PowerBuilder
How to push branch to git cloud from Powerbuilder IDE
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  kitty he @Appeon replied 4 hours ago
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Using Powerbulider Standard 2022 IDE (Version 2022 Build 1982) with git (azure devops). In the I can create a branch, commit items, but I can't push my branch. I get an error as follows: ---------- Source Control: Errors (1:11:55 PM)Git detail erro...
  1.  Git
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Samir Kothari Samir Kothari
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot start PB/IM 2019
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Mora Wang @Appeon replied 6 hours ago
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I have PB/IM 2019 Build 2170. We have a tool app that still uses it, we haven't gotten around to migrating to PB 2022. On 5/13 I was using it. Now when I double-click the shortcut, nothing happens. If I try running as admin, I get a system message: ...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
My application terminates when using the importdatawindow function of the PDFDocument object
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  1. Last updated 7 hours ago
  2.  JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS replied 7 hours ago
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My application terminates when using the importdatawindow function of the PDFDocument object.It only happens to me with two specific reports or data windows. And I don't understand why.When my application reaches the importdatawindow line, it simply ...
JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS
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No Visual Focus Indication When Tabbing Between Controls
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  1. Last updated 15 hours ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 8 hours ago
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Dear Experts, In my window, I have a DataWindow control, a Save button, and a Close button. When the window opens, the initial focus should be set to the DataWindow. Pressing the Tab key should move the focus to the Save button, and pressing Tab aga...
Devasenaapathy S Devasenaapathy S
  1. PowerBuilder
Non visual data window NULLABLE error
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  1. Last updated 1 month ago
  2.  Esau Redwan replied 11 hours ago
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Hello, we are getting an error on one of our datastores: "ModeulOrModelName": "d_customer_productgroup", "ErrorCode": 0, "ErrorMessage": "Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Nullable`1[System.Single]'." We have changed all ...
Esau Redwan Esau Redwan
  1. PowerServer
Powerserver 2025 appconfig.json.zip file cannot be parsed
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  1. Last updated 2 weeks ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 13 hours ago
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I just upgraded to PB version 2025 Build 3683. I compile for Powerserver and upload the files to my IIS server like have been for the past few years. The issue is that I get an error when I try and run the application. See the 2 attached screens. I s...
Louis Arena Louis Arena
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PowerBuilder won't start with .NET 6.0 removed
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  1. Last updated 4 days ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 15 hours ago
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We have a situation that we're running into that I believe might be a dependency issue but wanted to check with the community on this first. I'm working a contract with a group that has multiple developers running PowerBuilder 2022 R3, Build 3356. T...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerBuilder Runtime
  3.  .NET 6.0
Jeff Gibson Jeff Gibson
  1. PowerBuilder
Webview2 error
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  1. Last updated 5 days ago
  2.  Tomáš Podzimek replied 19 hours ago
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Hi, We use a WebBrowser component in the PB 2022R3 MR 3397 application (64bit). According to the documentation, we only distribute these two files when using it as an Evergreen Runtime: pbwebbrowser.dll webbrowserapi.tlb. However, we are getting...
Tomáš Podzimek Tomáš Podzimek
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Do not change a datawindow column background when using themes.
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  1. Last updated 4 days ago
  2.  kitty he @Appeon replied 23 hours ago
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Hi, I'm currently using a custom theme where I have set some particular properties for datawindows. The idea is to be able to use some custom images for radio buttons and checkboxes inside a datawindow, and it works fine. The problem is that in ord...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Theme
Gastón Clara Gastón Clara
  1. PowerBuilder
ConnectToNewObject("Excel.Application") without MS
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  1. Last updated 3 weeks ago
  2.  André Rust replied 1 day ago
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Hello everyone, Is it possible to process or create Excel XLSX files without using Microsoft Excel or any other Microsoft Office applications? We are looking to stop installing or using Microsoft products on our PCs. However, our existing code snip...
André Rust André Rust
  1. PowerBuilder
About PowerServer2020 update to KB5040434 ( Windows Update )
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  1. Last updated 1 day ago
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Hi, Appeon Team. I want to update Windows Server 2016 to KB5040434. Are there any issues?The server is running on PowerServer 2020.I can't find any related issues in the Appeon community.
Tatsuya Hayama Tatsuya Hayama
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
How can I set the First/Default Panel in RibbonBar auto converted from PB Menu in PB2025
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  1. Last updated 2 days ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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I am using PowerBuilder 2025 and auto-convert menus to RibbonBar. How can I set the default panel when the application loads and RibbonBar is displayed? Thanks in advance. Lloyd
Lloyd McBean Lloyd McBean
  1. PowerBuilder
Peculiar issue: Opening of Workspace in Powerbuilder opens a webbrowser sheet with some random search
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
3 replies
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Hello, This issue may or may not be relevant to PowerBuilder. But this happens only when I open a workspace in PowerBuilder, that too in one computer only. When I open a workspace by navigating to a folder, it opens a new sheet in the currently ope...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Runtime error. My app closes without displaying an error on execute JSON Files Generator
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
8 replies
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Good morning, dear all. I've been trying for weeks to figure out what the error is when generating JSON files en masse. The statement is a for loop, in which JSON files are generated, but the application always closes completely and doesn't displa...
JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS
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Question regarding obsolete PB features
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  1. Last updated 3 days ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 days ago
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Hi all, again! A question out of pure curiosity: Why, if an obsolete feature once existed, does Appeon decide to remove it? It would be great to keep it, even if its no longer updated, improved, or supported by Appeon. Why throw away so much work t...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
  1. PowerBuilder
InfoMaker Page Break before last line
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  1. Last updated 3 days ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 3 days ago
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Is there a way around the page break always printing the last line of data on a second page even if there is room on the page? I am working with a school and they want a large amount of data to print on the last page by itself. Ive tried doing it in ...
Melissa Unruh Melissa Unruh
  1. InfoMaker

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