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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 3 months 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. :)
Runtime Packager 2025 question
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- Last updated 19 hours ago
- John Fauss replied 33 minutes ago
I just upgraded to PB 2025, and discovered something called "Runtime Packager". We have been using SetupBuilder to create our installation packages, but figured this -- being specifically for PowerBuilder -- would be better. But ... I see no way to...
Activating different events on the same ribbonbar menu item click
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- Last updated 1 hour ago
- Deepti Nimmagadda replied 1 hour ago
Hi
We have a ribbon bar button which have three menu items: A, B and C. C is disabled. After clicking on A, A will also be disabled and will be enabled only when there are changes in the page.
So, when we click on A, make some more changes in the p...
PB 2022 R3 3397 crashes at datawindow columns with richtext edit style
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 hours ago
Hello Community,
I recently migrated a Powerbuilder project to PB2022 R3 build 3397. It is a 32-bit application using Built-In TxText Control ActiveX.
In several data windows, I use columns with the richtext edit style.
PowerBuilder crashes when t...
AccessToken return a -16
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 week ago
- Bernard Ceulemans replied 7 hours ago
Hello,
We use the AccessToken function for all of our customers to access Flowin.
The certificate and its credentials are identical for all customers and it works fine everywhere except on one server.
The function returns "-16: The server requires...
SMTPClient - Send() returns -13 sometimes with multiple recipients
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Ken Guo @Appeon replied 12 hours ago
Environment:
PowerBuilder: 2022 R3 Build 3441OS: Windows 11
I am encountering a strange behavior with the SmtpClient object. The Send() function returns -13, which the documentation defines as "Failed to send the network data."
The failure onl...
PB 2025 WS to SLN conversion with SVN SCC to Native switch
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- kitty he @Appeon replied 13 hours ago
We recently migrated to PB 2025 and wanted to take advantage of the new Solution features. As part of this, we converted our workspace to a solution and are attempting to migrate from SCC to the native SVN integration. I came up with some steps to pr...
search disabled on data source (of DW) editor
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- Issue
- Last updated 19 hours ago
- John Fauss replied 15 hours ago
PB2025 build 3683
datawindow painter, data source (SQL) editor.CTRL+F (or "edit-search" menu), opens a box on top corner. I type string, search.So far works fine, but when I hit (esc) (or "x" on seach box), next CTRL+F does nothing and menu "edit - ...
Upgrade to PB 2025 & Git History Advice
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- Advice
- Last updated 3 months ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 16 hours ago
Hi all:
We are in the process of upgrading to PowerBuilder 2025 and transitioning from binary libraries to the new project solution format. Git is our source control system.
The documentation recommends starting with a fresh repository, which wou...
Creating an exe file from PB project
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- How-to
- Last updated 22 hours ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 21 hours ago
Ok, I'm ready to move from the PB2025 IDE to an exe file in my conversion from PB6.0 to PB2025. I have tried to both "build" and "deploy". Build finishes without errors but I get the following error message when I try to "deploy":
---------- Deploy...
Checkboxes with character values not reflecting proper state
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Rich Gibson replied 22 hours ago
I have a simple datawindow that also contains 3 checkboxes. I have them set with "Y" for on and "N" for off in the Checkbox editstyle properties. The underlying table is a char(2). I have also duplicated the fields to validate the values as the check...
Updating MS SQL Text column with RTF data works in PB22 but fails in PB25
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 23 hours ago
We are updating a MS SQL Server Text type column with RTF data using the code shown below in PB22 with no problem.
Updating the same record in the same MS SQL Server database running in PB25 throws an 'Operand Type Clash: Varbinary is incompatible w...
I'm trying to do a global change in many objects. There might be 50 dw's in a pbl in which i might want to change the font from arial to tahoma or color = '123' to color = '456', etc. I thought there was a third-party tool or software to do so. I wou...
Hello, I've installed 10Gbps network cards across the entire network, but I've noticed that PowerBuilder won't connect to the database (SQL Server) when I change the card's MTU from 1514 to 9000 (recommended for 10Gbps networks). I'm using the latest...
Windows dock state changing with PowerBuilder 2025 R3
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- New
- Advice
- Last updated 3 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hello,
Our application currently runs on the PowerBuilder 2022 R3 Build 3356. We would like to upgrade the software to the new version "PowerBuilder 2025 R3". We got an email that below docking features will be discontinued from "PowerBuilder 2025 R...
MSOLEDBSQL Driver for SQL Server Disconnect issue
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Before i used anv_trans.dbms = 'OLE DB' and DISCONNECT USING anv_trans; ---this code is working good it total disconnect from the db .BUT Now i am using the below code
anv_trans.dbms = 'MSO'anv_trans.Lock = "RC"anv_trans.LogId = ls_LoginNameanv_tran...
Problems with Custom Scaling (Windows Display Settings) and IDE PB 2025
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hi
I have set my Custom Scaling in Windows to 125%. The Powerbuilder 2025 IDE has some troubles:
1) In script painter the search box (Ctrl-F) disappears.2) The scroll bar in the painters does not appear (e.g. long code line in code editor you canno...
PB 2025 r2 beta: menu item :m_- problem C0031: Syntax error: '-'
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- New
- Issue
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
on m_view.destroycall super::destroydestroy(this.m_expandall)destroy(this.m_showtoolbar)destroy(this.m_-) -- PB 2025 r2 compile errorend on
How to call/use ChatGPT in PowerBuilder
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hello Team,
can someone share me sample code how to call/use ChatGPT in PowerBuilder. I want to explore how AI will call in PowerBuilder.
Regards
Gyaneshwar
"Convert Workspace to Solution" error
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- New
- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hi
When building the project as a .pbl file in PowerBuilder 2025 (3726) version, there are no problems. However, after converting the project to "Convert Workspace to Solution," the project doesn't build at all. PowerBuilder crashes without giving a...
Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Disconnect
- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 day ago
PowerBuilder 2022 Build 1892, SQL Server 2017
I am connecting with the new MSO driver in a small test app run from the IDE. The purpose of the app is to make sure I have the correct connection properties before I modify the main application.
I ran ...
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