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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 10 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 4 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4. :)
How to import *.sr? files into PBL from command line
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- How-to
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 week ago
[PB2017 R3]
Hi all,
I built an external tool to generate some PB Objects based on a simple XML specification.
My tool generates several source files (.sru, .srf and similar) ready to be imported into existing PBLs. I would like not to import them ...
I need to store some configuration info that will be used by PS to get azure keyvault settings.
i would think that userconfig.json would be the config file that is always deployed and that it is for the developers to do what they want with it?
Howe...
Hi
I am currently using Powerbuilder 22 build 3452. We have a tab in our main sheet. The tab control looks like this.
The tab space is not fully filling up. This is not reproduced when we run through the IDE. This only happens when we have the ex...
In .NET 10 C#, after obtaining data using the DataStore of DWNet.Data, it is bound to the DataGridView control through "new BindingSource { DataSource = dsUserlist };". Data editing is performed in the DataGridView control, and the dsUserlist.Update(...
Able to use AdoConnectionProxy to Connect but unable to do SELECT...
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 week ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 week ago
Hello,I have a PB2022 R3 application that calls methods in .NET C# DLL to authenticate user to implement MFA.As far as I can tell, the codes work fine on both PowerBuilder and C#. I was able to connect successfully and also able to import an ADO.NET ...
PowerClient CloudAppLauncher V3 only checks HKEY_CURRENT_USER
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 week ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 week ago
Hello,
We are using PowerClient with CloudAppLauncher V3 and have encountered an issue when multiple Windows users share the same computer.
Our goal is to use a single CloudAppLauncher installation for all users on the machine. However, during the ...
Create a modular JSON with multiple functions using JsonGenerator.
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 week ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 week ago
Good morning, everyone. I am using PowerBuilder version 2025.
In this scenario, I am using the `JsonGenerator` object to create JSON.
I would like to know if I can create a main JSON object by using functions that return parts of that JSON, allowin...
Wrong fonts after export to pdf
- Issue
- Last updated 3 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 week ago
Hi,
we use NativePDF method to export datawindow to pdf, but pdf have not same font as original datawindow. Arial looks different and Courier is not bold in pdf. I don't know, what is wrong.
Missing live scrollbar ddlb in datawindow
- Issue
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Roy Bungert replied 1 week ago
Hello,
is this an issue or do i something wrong?
Powerbuilder 2025 R2
Datawindow with an dropdownlistbox. The listbox contains 15 rows. I want to see a vertical Scroll bar which moves with my selection (live scrolling). But this doesn't work. The ...
Datawindow update properties - table not found
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- a s replied 1 week ago
When I go into the "update properties" for the datawindow object, then press [ok] to save the changes, I am getting "table x not found" "use table name anyway?" where x is the table selected for "table to update".
The table is there. When I run th...
PB 2025 R2 Datetime2 support and Oracle Timestamp
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Luc Railhac replied 1 week ago
Hi,
Following the upgrade to PowerBuilder 2025 R2, we are encountering a blocking issue in our application, likely related to Datetime2 support:
- Our Oracle version is 12.2.0.1- All our dates are in TIMESTAMP(6) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE format
When a...
Powerbuilder and Github integration - error
- Issue
- Last updated 1 week ago
- kitty he @Appeon replied 1 week ago
We are using PB 2022 R2 build 2828 and Github enterprise as the source control.
Getting the attached error about invalid credentials. The credentials are correct and are validated by Github admin.
I'm using Classic Token generated in GH.
Any idea ...
connecttonewobject returns -3 when trying to connect to Excel OLE
- Issue
- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Thorsten Kummer replied 1 week ago
connecttonewobject returns -3 when trying to connect to Excel OLE
It works fine on our normal client PCs but not on a certain machine. It stopped working suddenly, worked fine for years. We did a new excel installation as well just to be sure that E...
Hi, everyone!
During some tests I noticed an unexpected behavior.
Environment:
PB 2019 R2 Build 2323PB 2022 R3SQL ServerEmbedded SQL in an NVODisplay Database Warnings enabledWhen compiling:
SELECT nonexistent_columnINTO :ls_valueFROM employee;Po...
RibbonBar: Groups 'Newline' property issue
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Pieter Coene replied 1 week ago
Hi,
We are upgraded from PB 2022 R3 to PB 2025 R2 and are using the RibbonBar. Ater succesfully migrating, i noticed one icon-group (SmallButtons) not showing up in the Ribbonbar.
This is wat we did in PB 2022 R3 that worked fine:
Category Text="H...
Slow opening-saving specific objects in the Painter on PB 2025R2
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Panos Platanas replied 1 week ago
Hi all,
We have some user objects that contain a lot of functions.
Since the update to PB2025R2 these object take too long to open, save, modify inside the PB gui which makes coding quite uncomfortable.
We do optimize frequently but makes no diffe...
PowerServer application response times
- How-to
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 week ago
We are running into significant delays in the performance of our PowerServer release. Does anyone know if Appeon provides a consulting service to evaluate our environments and help us trouble-shoot?
Hi, Appeon Team.Now, We use the application that maked by PowerBuilder2022.And We also use PowerServer2020.But PowerServer2020 EOL is 2028/06.We think this application replace with another technology.One idea, can I use PowerBuilder2022 Application o...
InfoMaker Retrieval Argument with Drop-Down List
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Tracie Barber replied 2 weeks ago
I am trying to create a retrieval argument that will be displayed to the end user to pick from.
I've Googled this all morning and haven't found what I need.
This is the retrieval argument (I call them optional prompts). I do have a prompt before th...
RichTextEdit control saving to PDF stopped working on some computers
- Issue
- Last updated 2 weeks ago
- Mark Lee @Appeon replied 2 weeks ago
Operating System: Windows 11
PowerBuilder Runtime Version: 25.0.0.3726, 25.0.0.3711
Control: RichTextEdit (Built-in TX Text Control ActiveX)
Method Called: SaveDocument,SaveDocumentAsPDF
Deployment Method: Client Server, PowerServer
Issue: RichT...
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