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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 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 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. :)
How to prevent a Docking Menu window from closing
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- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Oranda J replied 2 weeks ago
Hello!I'm currently developing a program using PowerBuilder 2025 Build 3711.What I'm working on now is implementing a screen like the one shown in the image.
In this screen, I want to make sure the menu area (Section A) doesn't get closed.When t...
PB 2025: Database Error Code 102: ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server
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- Issue
- Last updated 5 months ago
- Bruce Armstrong replied 3 weeks ago
Hi all,
I'm having another go at upgrading my application to PB 2025. I downloaded the latest PFC libraries from GitHub (thanks Bruce) and migrated my code.
When I run the app and enter my userid and password to connect to the database I get this e...
Dynamically find base window
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- How-to
- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Amit Sharma replied 3 weeks ago
Sorry if this is already asked or answered already but I couldn't find an answer. Here is the situation
w_main MDI
then 2 base windows say w_base and w_base1
I inherited 2 working windows out of these so
w_order inherited from w_base
w_billing i...
PB 2025 build 3711 Compile Error - Possible Fix
- Issue
- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 weeks ago
I'm posting tell others how i got the compile to work
read to the bottom
Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, OS build 26100.6899
Anti-Virus, PC Matic SuperSheild has NOT quarantined PBCC.EXE and I was never prompted to Allow.
Updated to PB 2025 build 3...
Issue with PBL modification dates
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- Issue
- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Miguel Alzate replied 3 weeks ago
Hi, everyone!
When a full build is performed on the application, the PBL files in Windows Explorer all appear with the build date, which makes it impossible to trace (in the explorer) the actual date when changes were made to the libraries. Is there...
Hello everyone again.
Could someone tell me why the "When variable changes" option in the debugger isn't working correctly? Is it a bug in PowerBuilder 2022 R3 (build 3289, runtime 3397), or does it require some special configuration?
Thank you in ...
Search Library Entries: Regular Expression(s)
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- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- Konrad Kaltenbach replied 3 weeks ago
Dear experts,
I want to use regular expressions in "Search Library Entries"
, but I lack practical knowledge in this area.
Specifically, I want to search for lines that contain, for example, 'dw_xy.update' and do not start with '//' or '/*'. What ...
PowerBuilder and Postgres DB Kerberos authentication
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Angie Liu@Appeon replied 3 weeks ago
We have a PowerServer2022 application. We are migrating from Oracle DB to PostgreSQL, hosted on an AWS server. Does Active Directory authentication using Kerberos supported by Appeon? We have tried using JDBC connection but is getting error, "SQLSTAT...
Is there a way to create a workspace that just builds PBL files into PBD and not into an exe? Something like a DLL Library in visual studio.
In PowerBuilder 10.5, I'm using the d_online_install date field in DW.I set EditMask to yyyymmdd and the Format to yyyymmdd. Locally, I'm able to enter the date without any issues. However, when deploying APPEON, I keep getting a strange error messag...
MSSQL Server, Stored Proc, OUT params causing problems.
- Issue
- Last updated 4 weeks ago
- John Fauss replied 3 weeks ago
Environment: Powerbuilder 2021, Microsoft SQL Server 2022
I am working with inherited code that used to connect to a Sybase ASE server. I am having problems with the OUT params on stored procs (see message above). These used to work with the S...
W_OBJECT DOES NOT OPEN IN IDE
- How-to
- Last updated 10 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 weeks ago
w_object crashes in version 25.0.0.3559 but DATA WINDOWS OPEN AND ALSO EXECUTES IF RUN WHOLE APPLICATION..
IT HAS INHERATED 2 W_TEMPLATES
POWERSERVER 2022 API DEPLOYEMENT DIRECTORY
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Jinu Nair replied 3 weeks ago
Hi,
The Oracle cloud Load balancer requires policies where URL names are required to switch to defferent applications listening of multiple IIS ports.
The PB application creates session in /api url with the IIS application site.
The /api is consta...
Filtering of DropDownDataWindow based on a DropDownList box Value Inside a Datawindow
- How-to
- Last updated 3 weeks ago
- John Fauss replied 3 weeks ago
I am using a power builder application which is a version power builder 2022. In that application, I am having a data window. Its name is dw_tasks. Inside that Data window I am having multiple columns. The one column is a drop-down list box and its n...
GetCookies using Antview's WebView2 ActiveX Control
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- How-to
- Last updated 8 months ago
- Gregory Rusak replied 4 weeks ago
Hello,
We've been using AntView's MS Edge Webview2 ActiveX control (.ocx) for a while now with PowerBuilder 2022 R3 and with version 1.1.460.0 they have introduced a method to list all of the cookies for a User's Profile.
The CookieManager is a "pr...
Not getting PB errors at runtime - execution stops
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 weeks ago
Hi! We are running PB 2022 R3 build 3397 CloudPro Edition.
I've been seeing an increase in tickets come into our helpdesk where our application is not doing what it's supposed to be doing and I'm looking for some guidance, please.
We don't seem to ...
DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author
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- Last updated 1 month ago
- John Fauss replied 1 month ago
The code:lds.Modify( "DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author = 'Your Custom Author String'")Does not appear to work when using the Distil!! Datawindow.Export.PDF.Method = 0Is this normal, or am I missing something?
Regarding CORS issue
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I created a API from 2025 and getting result from POSTMan with POST method. but from browser (chrome. created a small javascript file ) telling CORS security issue.
Access to fetch at 'http://localhost:5099/api/D_task_pricecheck/Retrieve?barcode=100...
We just upgraded from PowerBuilder 2022 to 2025, and all our code which was very well aligned in PB 2022 now looks an utter mess.Is there a way to adjust the tab width in the code editor ?Note : The script and editor settings are the same in PB 2022 ...
Compiler keeps recompiling over and over and over . Cant work with 70+ pbls
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 1 month ago
OMG,I'm making cosmetic changes and resizing my application, which has 70+ pbls and takes 3 minutes to compile. Every time I touch anything, change a property, readjust the sizing, OMG it compiles again every time. This is ridiculous and not usable.
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