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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 8 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. :)
Hi all,
maybe anybody can help me out of this behavior:
In PB2022 R3 3397 I created a small datawindow containing an ID and a InkPicture based on this table:
Datawindow looks like this:
Painting, updating and retrieving in PB works fine.
...
Find and replace "feature" missing
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- Last updated 4 months ago
- Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 4 months ago
I have been working extensively with the source code editor due to complicated datawindow modifications. The search and replace function (and the find for that matter) doesn't seem to indicate when a string is NOT found after the first pass through t...
Upgrading legacy PowerBuilder apps (6.5–12.5): What actually works?
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- Last updated 4 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Hi everyone,
Im working in an environment where we have multiple PowerBuilder applications running in parallel, spread across a bunch of legacy versions: PB 6.5, 7, 8, 9, 10.5 and 12.5. As you can imagine, maintaining all this is getting harder over...
activate developer licence - new vm
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 months ago
Hi
I have a 2019 power server that runs on my network - which we use internally. We have never changed the software to works on it to work with our new 2025 power server
I had to move the VM to another host and now it is saying it is unlicenced - w...
Hi all,
Im working on migrating an application that was originally built using Sybase PowerBuilder 12.5.2 (WinForm target type) into Appeon 2022 R3 using a Classic target.
As part of the migration:
I manually imported the SRD and SRW files into ...
We need a drop down calendar that allows for disabling a range of dates and/or disabling dates before a designated date.
Has anyone extended the PFC calendar in this way...or achieved the described functionality some other way?
Can be a DW serv...
Runtime error in pfc_n_cst_dwsrv_resize
- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Tracy Lamb replied 4 months ago
Hi friends,
I delivered runtime code to a customer. They are getting an error message opening several different windows.
The product was developed using PB2022 R3 Build 3356. The runtime engine installed is 22.2.0.3397. Customer is installing on ...
Connecting to DB2 using IBM DB2 JBDC driver from Powerbuilder
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Jeetendra Patil replied 4 months ago
Help!!!! :)
On my work computer I created a simple PB application whose only job is to connect to a mainframe DB2 database using an IBM DB2 JDBC driver. It works fine. When I copy over the PB exe and pbd and ini file over to a new Windows 11 box an...
Intermittent error opening a window
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- Advice
- Last updated 7 months ago
- Tracy Lamb replied 4 months ago
Hi all,
I have a customer that reports an intermittent error opening a window. The window is named Status Tracking. It can be opened from several different places. Sometimes parameters are passed in, sometimes they aren't. Customer gets the same err...
When I was having problems with powerbuilder 2021 about changes to source code being ignored because the IDE worked primarily from the binaries (.pbd) I was told that PB 2025 did not have this problem.I am now using PB 2025. I have made changes to ...
Hi,
In an application with a MIDHELP frame, when I maximize the main window, the MicroHelp line disappears in Windows 11. If I return the window to normal size, the MicroHelp line reappears.
Using the this.SetMicroHelp("Ready") function in the MDI ...
Accessing array inside array in JSON
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Hannu Pikkarainen replied 4 months ago
Hi,
How can I access values in an array that is inside an array with JSONParser, for example iban field? Example attached.
BNR,
Hi Folks,
I have an issue with a particular datawindow wherein the applied filter is not detected.
On doing a SetFilter/Filter on the dw, actual filteration happens - 6 rows move to Filter buffer out of 11. But on the very next line if i try to see...
Can't see procedures when creating a stored procedure datawindow
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- Advice
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Jeff Kerry replied 4 months ago
Hello,
I hope that someone here can help me. I am trying to create a datawindow that uses a stored procedure but I can not see any of the procedures that are in the database.
I am using PowerBuilder 2022 R3 and the ORA Oracle database interface. Th...
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...
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has any insights on how to correctly define a computed column on a datawindow (PB2025, SqlAnywhere 17).
We define a decimal as 0.00 in the computed column.
The column is created as decimal(0).
We change in edit so...
Now that PB 2025 R2 Beta 6324 is available, the warning on the download page stating that PB 2025 R2 Beta and PB 2025 are not compatible (meaning the R2 IDE and the R1 runtime) has been removed.
This warning was present in the previous version of R2...
IDE Abort when exporting objects
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- Issue
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
PowerBuilder 2022 Build 1892.Two of my coworkers are having an issue where the IDE just disappears when they attempt to export an object. I don't have the problem as I have the latest build of the IDE with the runtime set to 1892.
I'm wondering if a...
I have an issue with "out of sync" applications when moving between two computers.
I've converted my applications to solutionsI'm syncing with Google Drive for Desktop set to "Stream files" with the project folder marked as "Available offline."Both ...
Hi all,
PowerBuilder/PowerServer/InfoMaker 2025 R2 Beta 2 (Build 6324) is now available for testing.
(1) Download page (same link as before):https://www.appeon.com/developers/pb2025r2-beta.htmlNote: The link has not changed. Please download again t...
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