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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
- Advice
- Last updated 4 years ago
- Manuel Rivera replied 6 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. :)
Best way to remove hard-coded passwords in PowerBuilder 2025
- Advice
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hi,
We are currently working with an application built using PowerBuilder 2025. At the moment, the database user passwords are hard-coded directly in the application code.
For security reasons, we would like to remove the hard-coded passwords and i...
Powerbuilder 2022 R2 and 2025
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hello,
I downloaded PowerBuilder 2025 onto my VM and activated my license. Since then, I haven't been able to log in to PowerBuilder 2022 R2 on the same VM.
Is this normal?
I thought that between PowerBuilder 2019 R3 and PowerBuilder 2022, it was ...
Does pbautobuild250.exe require a license?
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- David Peace -Consulting Partner Powersoft replied 1 month ago
Hello,
In our company, we perform build operations on VM machines via DevOps. We use pbautobuild250.exe for deployment. Since VM machines are servers, they don't have internet access, and because they are VMs, we can't perform offline licensing. We ...
To store a file temporarily in a public domain for whatsapp to access
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
Hello
Using PB 2019 R3
Purpose: To send a pdf file through whatsappThe api has an option to point a url, which will be accessed by whatsapp to send it.
I want the file to get deleted after sending the whatsapp.Would like to know, is there any publ...
Upgrade to PB 2025 & Git History Advice
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- Advice
- Last updated 6 months ago
- René Ullrich replied 1 month 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...
PB2025 R2 6324 Issue:PBSHR.dll Assertion failed.
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 1 month ago
PB2025 R2 6324 , change any obj and save ,
PowerBuilder - Silent Installation
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
This is on Silent Installation of Powerbuilder 22R3.
- Is there an option for the installer to point to a custom location to keep temporary files instead of the folder C:\UsersPublic\Documents\appeon during installation. We have write restrictions o...
Does PB 20255 NativePDF support custom page sizes?
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 month ago
need to generate labels with very specific dimensions (82 x 157 mm) and I don`t succeed; I always get A4 size. The code I'm using is below
// 1. Force units to millimeters (0 = PB Units, 1 = Pixels, 2 = Inches, 3 = Millimeters)
lv_ErrMsg = This.d...
Menu UI broken with RibbonBar in PB 2025 R2 beta
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Mark Lee @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hello,
I am still having the issue with the ribbonbar.
I am still having trouble updating the ribbon bar. When my window starts, I currently see both my oldmenu and the ribbon bar. Except that the ribbon bar doesn't look like my old menu. I have al...
Hi everyone,
Im looking for guidance on how to customize the session timeout error that appears when the application becomes idle. Our goal is to handle and display this message on the frontend side and allow the user to re-login from the applicatio...
Availability of a GA version of PB2025 R2
- Misc
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 month ago
We are exploring the possibility of upgrading to PB2025 R2. Is there a planned availability date for PB2025 R2 to be GA?
Recommendations to upgrade PB2025 GA
- Advice
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Dear Support Team,
We are currently running PowerBuilder 2022 R3, which is certified for Windows Server 2022. Based on the available lifecycle information, Windows Server 2022 is expected to reach end of support in October 2026.
We understand that ...
Issue with Run function in PowerBuilder 2022 R3
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I am using PowerBuilder 2022 R3. Some clients are reporting an issue with Run function. I use a Run function to start a .bat file which, in turn, runs a very small Windows .exe - a conversion which converts CSV data into formatted text file. Everythi...
Application crashes in citrix while using the GetFileOpenName function
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 8 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Our application is running on the PowerBuilder 2022 R3 Build 3356 32bit version.
Windows version Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 OSBuild 26100.4652.
CITRIX version of the application crashes, when we call the GetFileOpenName function. Desktop and VDI ve...
PB2025 - SaveAs Xlsx - How to bypass installing the .net Desktop Runtime
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- John Fauss replied 1 month ago
Hi,
After migrated to PB2025 (currently build 3711), users 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 your compute...
Is there a way do display simple HTML text from database column in Rich text edit object?
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Ludek Nesnidal replied 1 month ago
Is there a way do display simple HTML text from database column in Rich text edit object?
Thanks,
Ludek
Hi Team,
I would like to check if Appeon plans to certify PowerBuilder 2022 R3 for running PB applications on Windows 2025.If certification is not planned, could you please advise when PowerBuilder 2025 LTS is expected to be released and whether it ...
Error opening PBPROJ File from Solution after Converting from Workspace
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Peter Pang @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I've been trying to convert my Workspace to a Solution. Everything works as expected until I close the solution and try to reopen it. When I do this, I get the following error:
Looking for any advice on how to resolve this.
Thanks!
PB 12.5 connecting to MS SQl Server 2022 - Native Client/driver advise.
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- Advice
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 month ago
We are using Powerbuilder 12.5 connecting to MS SQL Server 2022. Is connecting via Native client better? If so, What version of SQl Server 2022 native Client should we use how can we get this?
Clients Library load at runtime and used by PowerServer
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- mike S replied 1 month ago
Hi,
Under client/server compilations, we were using a clients specific library which contains a report object not included in our programs.
By using SetLibraryList and placing the clients library in front of our PBDs, the report object could be use...
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