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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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- How-to
- 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.   :) 
             
 
Is it possible to include the fonts when making PDF Native?
I have problems with PDF viewers on mobiles that do not display the Consolas font correctly.
Before using PDF Native, we used PDFCreator to make our PDF and it included the fonts...
            I have a batch program whose job is to convert PSR files to PDF.
The PSR file is assigned to a DataStore and then SaveAs is used to save the PDF file.
One of the reports uses images. I used a .PBR when building the EXE so that the images would be e...
            Bad performance on Windows Server with PB22R2 app
- Issue
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Lukas Kluge replied 5 months ago
Hi there,
I have received reports that our customers have bad performance with our PB22 app on Windows Server 16, 19 and 22.
Bad performance meaning that navigating the app in general takes a lot longer than usual. Apparently this was not a probl...
                    
            PB2025 beta : opensheet issue
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
Hi,
Opening a main window within an mdi frame with opensheet() doesn't display anything. However, it appears in the opened windows list in the MDI frame's menu.
The same window is displayed when opened with open().
Running on Windows 11 Enterprise...
            Outlook - capture and pass user voting response to oracle database.
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- Last updated 5 months ago
- Bruce Armstrong replied 5 months ago
I would like to use Outlook to approve or reject invoices which will come as pdf attachment.
Email will have voting buttons 'Reject' and 'Approve'.
Need help with read response email, weather client select 'Approve' or 'Reject' button and insert ...
                    
            PS ICA up to speed only with Fiddler running??!
- Issue
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hello,
I have come across what is most likely a network issue that I am unable to identify.
We have a PowerServer application deployed to a public Internet server.
It's working just fine in both IWA mode (PS 2020, still keeping it for commercial r...
            Hello,
I've copied this script from Ren Ullrich for generating a GUID: https://community.appeon.com/qna/q-a/generating-a-guid
Running in PB IDE (2022, 2025, whatever), 32bit mode. Working ok.
Running in PB IDE, 64bit mode: "Error calling externa...
            Our development machines have Visual Studio 2017 on them as well as PowerBuilder 2022 R2 and InfoMaker 2022 R2 (build 2819). We are finally getting around to updating Visual Studio to 2022. I installed it yesterday and today I discovered that neither...
            Hello
We try to install our PowerBuilder Application in version 17 on a labtop with Windows 11 and we have this error:
Lapplication na pas russi  dmarrer correctement (0xc000007b)
Please can you give us explanation.
Best regards
Fabienne PER...
            SMTPClient error -11 Operation timeout
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- Advice
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hello,We're currently using PB2019 and OLE to send emails from our app. However, we'd really like to offer our customers the option of using the new MS Outlook email client instead of the old one, as it is way faster and less resource-demanding on cl...
            Windows 11 IoT Enterprise operating system
- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 months ago
has anyone tried running PS or PB application on IoT windows versions?
want to run PS app on a handheld like the DT362D Handheld Rugged Tablet or similar
            PBWS32.DLL - we are using this DLL. Do you have revised version of this DLL that has copy right information \ SAFESEH enable
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- Advice
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Roland Smith replied 5 months ago
PBWS32.DLL - we are using this DLL. Do you have revised version of this DLL that has copy right information \ SAFESEH enable
            Connecting to Exchange Server using EWS
- How-to
- Last updated 7 months ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
This is the code Copilot generated for me:
// Declare variablesOLEObject oleMailServiceinteger li_rc
// Create OLEObject for EWSoleMailService = CREATE OLEObjectli_rc = oleMailService.ConnectToNewObject("MSExchangeWebServices.ExchangeService")
// ...
            Native PDF - Include fonts option - PB2022
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
Hi
I have an issue with PDFs generated using native PDF on PB2022. When viewed in IOS the font is not rendered correctly we get dots instead.
I belive the fix is to include the fonts in the PDF and there was once an INI option for this but that was...
            Export JSON file in UTF8 format without BOM
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS replied 5 months ago
I'm using the JSONGenerator object, the SaveToFile function, and I need the JSON in UTF8 format without the BOM. However, when I pass it the EncodingUTF8! argument, it exports it with UTF-8-BOM encoding. Is there a way to export it in UTF8 format wit...
            I have inserted a Compute Field in a datawindow. Currently it is left aligned with a format of ##,0.00 As soon as I change it to right align the data dissapears. Any suggestions
            I am upgrading my PowerBuilder and Infomaker 2019 R3 to 2022 R2.  I was able to convert my PB app to2022 R2 64-bit without issue.  However, when I upgraded my Infomaker and created my .exe and attempted to deploy it, it conflicts and doesn't like my ...
            Dynamic tooltip tip on DDDW
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- John Fauss replied 5 months ago
Hello all.
I am trying to display in tooltip detail column in the dddw.
Did map pbm_dwnmousemove to ue_display_description event and did some code in there.
Code works fine displaying value from detail column in the dddw in the datawindow text obj...
            Appeon PB is not working on windows 11
- Issue
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 months ago
Hello,
We are using powerbuilder 2019 r3 for development and below is the information for server
Product Information
Product Version:  Appeon PowerServer 2020 Build 2758.00 
Server Type:    64-bit     
Operating System:  Li...
            PB 2025 and GIT not using .gitignore
- Resolved
- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Alfredo Santibanez replied 5 months ago
Dear Friends
I am testing the migration to PB2025 (3683) so far without problems, except when moving to GIT.
   Create a new folder with app required files
   Create new Workspace (not yet a solution)
   Add targets and they were migrated
  ...
            
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