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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 11 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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- How-to
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4. :)
PDFnative and Iphone PDF rendering
- Advice
- Last updated 4 months ago
- David Peace -Consulting Partner Powersoft replied 4 months ago
We have some datawindows inside a composite used to generate a customer form.
It generates PDF document.
When using Ghostscript and no pdfnative or no GhostScrxipt and pdfnative the PDF when viewed on a computer appears to work fine.
When usin...
When will Appeon officially release PB 2025 R2 ?
- Misc
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 months ago
When will Appeon officially release PB 2025 R2?
PBAutoBuild250 and UTF-16 Encoding Errors in Solution Mode
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Ron Myers replied 4 months ago
I apologize for the inaccurate description in my previous message. After further investigation, I realized that the issue occurs when using PBAutoBuild250 for the build process.
Environment Workflow: Since our build server is unlicensed, I use the ...
I am completely new to infomaker. I do not see an option under the design drop down to modify query syntax manually. Does anyone know how I might be able to do that? It would be much easier.
I am having an issue with joins at the moment. Infomaker i...
PB2025 - Win10 client - Datawindow SaveAs Xlsx always prompts .Net Desktop Runtime required
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Hi,
After migrated to PB2025 (currently build 3711), Windows 10 clients are reporting issues trying to export datawindows to Excel xlsx.
They will get error:
"The feature you are currently using requires the .NET Desktop Runtime to be installed on...
And yet another MS Update that breaks Outlook using OLE
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- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Microsoft Outlook for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2604 Build 16.0.19929.20086) 64-bit
We have another MS Outlook update (above) that is now preventing our customers from Emailing using OLE. If a user has multiple Email accounts setup in their account...
InfoMaker Not Loading
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- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
One of our users is having an issue after trying to login to InfoMaker. She sees the InfoMaker icon, but nothing else loads. She never sees the InfoMaker 'ribbon'. She is not a new user. I have logout her, removed and reassigned a license, cleared ca...
Hello anyone,
Im totally stuck in handling JSON files with a size from 50 to 900 MB.
In the PB documentation it is mentioned:"It is NOT supported to use this method to process large data (20 MB or 100,000 data rows can be considered as large data b...
Hello
We are currently working on a migration project from PowerBuilder 2019 + PowerServer 2020 to PowerBuilder 2022 + PowerServer 2022, and we would like to request your technical assistance regarding a date-related issue we are facing during testi...
a very rare error ...
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- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Bernhard Stoeter replied 4 months ago
Hi Gurus,
I'm getting sometimes this (not reproducable) editor error while working in PB 25.0.0.3726 under Windows 11, german language:
The first sentence means "Width and hight may no be negative".
Any ideas what may cause this?
After clicking...
Runtime Packager 2025 question
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- How-to
- Last updated 8 months ago
- Mohammed Arfath replied 4 months 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...
"DataWindow Error : Value required for this item." keeps popping up
- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
This keeps popping up:Every time the field changes focus, before we get a chance to fill out all the fields. It's kind of annoying. Is there a way to suppress this until the form is entirely filled out?
Also: if it is going to insist on popping up...
PB 2022R3 error loading client library DLLs. Unable to connect to server
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
I am migrating from 2019R2 to 2022R3. I have a short window to get this migrated.
I am on a new virtual machine with a clean install. I have searched for this error here and found it, but the solutions aren't clear.
"error loading client library D...
'&' in ribbon bar xml for the powertiptext and powertipdescription
- Resolved
- How-to
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Hi Team,
I am using PowerBuilder 2022 R3 x86 IDE 3391 runtime and have implemented a RibbonBar in my application.
I have a small button with the text AB defined in the Ribbonbar XML as shown below:
XMLSmallButton
Text="Aamp;B"
PowerTipText="Aamp...
PowerSphere - The time is NOW !!!!
- Advice
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Steen Jakobsen replied 4 months ago
Calling all PowerBuilders.... Please come in !
2025R2-Beta4 - build 6400 has now hit the download servers.
I urge you to Install/TEST and REPORT bugs in the most productive development tool - still aroundWe really need SOLID ROBUST product(s) - ( ...
PB2025 Convert Workspace to Solution git repository
- Resolved
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Hi all,
I know that workspace which is in git repository cannot be converted automatically into solution.
But is there any how-to, how someone can do it manually?
Some things which are needed for success?
I tried convert exported application from...
Hi all,
PowerBuilder/PowerServer/InfoMaker 2025 R2 Beta 4 (Build 6400) is now available for testing.
(1) Download page:https://www.appeon.com/developers/pb2025r2-beta.html
(2) Documentation:https://docs.appeon.com
(3) New features added since the...
Build single PBD outside IDE, with 'solution' approach
- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
I am using PB 2025 solutions. Is there any way to build a single project pbd outside the IDE? I know I can build an entire project using pbautobuild, but I am looking for a faster approach. ie: a full build of a project in the ide takes me about 5 mi...
PowerServer deployment that previously worked now missing random datawindow objects
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Logan Liu @Appeon replied 4 months ago
I have an application that we are working on porting from classic client/server to PowerServer in PB 2022r3 build 3397. It has been successfully deployed as a PowerServer application several times to our azure web farm. The most recent "build and dep...
Upgrade to PB 2025 & Git History Advice
- Resolved
- Advice
- Last updated 11 months ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 4 months 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...
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