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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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- Last updated 4 years ago
- Manuel Rivera replied 2 weeks 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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- Last updated 4 years ago
- Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :) 
            intercept delete errors caused by foreign key restrict constraints in the database.
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Gimmy Susan replied 5 months ago
Hi everyone,
I have the following need: to centrally intercept delete errors caused by foreign key restrict constraints in the database.
In a legacy application, I can't go through and test every delete executed by scripts to check whether the dele...
            How to modify the text language of TabbedBar control right - click menu
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Andreas Mykonios replied 5 months ago
TabbedBar control right - click menu: Close Current Tab ... Close All Tabs ,how to modify these text to non-En language?
            How to use custom font in datawindow so that it can be embedded in PDF exported
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Song Tom replied 5 months ago
When I export datawindow to PDF with native pdf, I followed the guide in the PB help, but some barcode font like Code 39 wide regular cannot event exported, when I call save as datawindow as pdf!, with native pdf code as following:
dw_advice.Object....
            Unknown control mdirbb_1 error
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- Issue
- Last updated 10 months ago
- Bruce Armstrong replied 5 months ago
Trying out PB 2025 beta.
My application uses the PFC.
When I start the application, I get a pop-up:
Pressing OK shuts down the application.
Probably a problem with the PFC code: a control type that isn't supported anymore.
I use the same code ...
                    
            Uninstalling PowerClient App Silently
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Is there a way to uninstall a PowerClient app siliently? I've tried all the common switches (/s, /q, etc.) with uninstall.exe. There seems to be no way around the confirmation prompt other than possibly putting together a VB script to send a delayed ...
            i am using PB 2022 R3 designing a graphical data window attached ,can i get a help how to show the graph bar value on top of the bar and if any reference is there please help on that .
            PB 2025 - Compile of Solution fails with no error message
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hi All,
Trying to convert our application from workspace to solution. I copied our application to a new folder and opened it into PB 2025. It imported with no errors. I then copied that folder to a new folder and converted the workspace to a solutio...
            Powerbuilder - Crosstab report - columns copy
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
Hi Team,
We are using some cross tab reports in out PB application, and client need to copy the crosstab reports fields. Other cross tab we can clipboard the report data but in cross not able to do the copy option. Kindly let us know is there option...
            Are there alternatives to SHA1 and PKCS1 for CrypterObject.AssymetricSign with an RSA keypair?
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Mike Shantz replied 5 months ago
After a bunch of experimentation I see thatCrypterObject.AsymmetricSign Uses a SHA1 hash algorithm and PKCS1 padding.SHA1 is considered a "compromised algorithm" (see hashicorp vault's documentation), and PSS is the considered the preferred padding o...
                    
            SQL Server Stored Procedure Question
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Roland Smith replied 5 months ago
SQL Server 2019, PowerBuilder 2022
Our web team (C#) created a stored procedure that has a parameter with the type 'User-Defined Table Type'. The UDT is defined as having one column, an int.
Now one of our customers wants to create a report from th...
            PB 2019, 2022, 2025 in the same computer.
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
Can I have PB 2019, 2022, 2025 installed in the same computer?
I use 2019 to develop mobile application (The best mobile developing tool in the world. I am sad they remove this future from the latest PB versions ).
I use 2022 to develop client ...
            Dynamic rows and columns with a Json string
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hi Team,
I am currently using PowerBuilder 2022R3x86IDE,
To show a Json string as rows and columns in a data window, am using "ImportJson" able to see the output but not a dynamic values.
Is it feasible to have dynamic rows and columns using the...
            How to delete keys of Windows registry?
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Roland Smith replied 5 months ago
Hello,
In PowerBuilder2022 R3, which function can be used to delete or update the keys of Windows registry?
Thanksregards
HQ Ma
            Where do you want issues in 2025 reported?
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- Advice
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hi There
I have run into a few issues with PB2025. Lockups when scrolling larger functions, changed arguments not saving with embedded reports in composite data windows, sometime the sql painter locks up etc. Many seem to be transitory and I can get...
            no puedo imprimir cadena ZPL Zebra desde la APP cliente ligero
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Ruben Vasquez replied 5 months ago
Buen da , estoy trabajando en PB 2022 R2 , hicimos un desarrollo para leer codigo ZPL (de zebra) localmente desde los fuentes con una impresora conectado al USB funciona bien.
Compilo desde el server , tengo cliente ligero, al ejecutar el cliente li...
            PowerBuilder code to C# translation
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hi,
I created a non-visual object (n_customer_service.sru) in PowerBuilder 2022 and used SnapDevelop to translate it to a .NET class (n_customer_service.cs). However, when I attempt to run the translated code, I encounter multiple errors.
I would l...
                    
            How to shrink an array?
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 months ago
A dynamic byte array needs to be shrunk before being converted to a blob. Copying byte by byte is not efficient since the array size is very large.
            We have recently migrated from PowerBuilder 2022 R3 to PowerBuilder 2025 Build 3683. Additionally, our applications have been migrated to the new "Solution" structure. Since the migration, we are experiencing critical stability issues: PowerBuilder c...
            Checking to see if we can change icon
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Angie Liu@Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hi! Running PB 2022 R3 build 3397.
We are looking to see if we can change the icon used in the taskbar when loading the application. It appears when the loading_ica.gif is on the screen, and it blinks while it is active and disappears when our appli...
            When I scroll the data window, the column other than the one under the cursor scrolls.
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- Advice
- Last updated 5 months ago
- 将伍 吉田 replied 5 months ago
I'm using a translation to ask the question, so I apologize if the meaning is incorrect.
Hello, I'm using powerbuilder 2017 R3 for development, but I'm having trouble with the following phenomenon. 
About window and data window settings
 The windo...
            
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