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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 3 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
- Resolved
- 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. :)
MSSQL Server, Stored Proc, OUT params causing problems.
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 2 months ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month 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...
I am having issues launching the PB 2022 R2 IDE (22.1.0.2819). I came back from some time off to find my Visual Studio 2022 had been uninstalled from my VM. Since that point I have not been able to launch the PB IDE on that VM. I have reinstalled Vis...
WorkSpaceWidth() yields different result in PB 2025
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- David Peace (Powersoft) replied 1 month ago
Hello,
Consider the following window:
forward
global type w_response from window
end type
type st_1 from statictext within w_response
end type
end forward
global type w_response from window
integer width = 809
integer height = 280
boolea...
Start consulting for PowerBuilder and PowerServer
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- David Peace (Powersoft) replied 1 month ago
I have had some changes in my full time position. I have been developing in PB since 1993, under Windows 3.1 and at current levels for both PB and PowerServer. As a result of the changes, I would like to start doing PB consulting for other firms. Wha...
SetTransObject is invalid after several hours
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- David Peace (Powersoft) replied 1 month ago
Im using PowerBuilder 2025 Build 3726.We have a client/server application originally developed with an Informix database, which we are now migrating to SQL Server.
// Translate SQL
String ls_dbtype, ls_syntax, ls_errore
String ls_dbparm, ls_...
HTTPClient PB2022: How to use proxy-functionality
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Mark Lee @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hi,
as we have moved from PB2019 to PB2022 we faced some issues regarding the MSXML2.xmlhttp.v6.0 ole-object.
We get different kind of errors ( from connect issues to sending errors ), but only on some machines.
As we didn't want to investigate ...
Power Script for bitwise and for Postgres SQL
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Markus Eckert replied 1 month ago
Hello
How may I write a bitwise AND for Postgres SQL in powerscript? Example:
SELECT column_1, column_2 INTO :ls_1, :ls_2
FROM table_a
WHERE (R_TYPE POWER(2, :rbt_pgm - 1)) 0;
Creating Azure DevOps CI Pipeline with PB2025
- Resolved
- How-to
- Last updated 2 months ago
- Christopher Altvater replied 1 month ago
Hello,
I have a couple of questions regarding ADO Repos and CI pipelines using Azure DevOps for a PB application. My application is in PB2025, and I have the PB Utility installed on a self-hosted agent.
About four years ago, we migrated the PB sour...
Hi all.
This is regarding an application developed with PB 11.5.1. The code generates a new Excel file like this:
Oleobject iole_excel, iole_workbook
iole_excel = create oleobject
iole_excel.ConnectToNewObject("excel.application")
iole_excel.W...
How to change project in source control tab of properties of workspace
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I try to change project with button after edit of tab of source control.
When press button load last project and userid. I use Microsoft TFS.
I try to create new workspace but userid and project not changed.
Press button and load old userid and pr...
RibbonBar and textSize issues PB2025
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hi,
I'm trying to migrate an application from PB2019 to PB2025 and I'm having an issue with the RibbonBar menu. In PB2025, it doesn't respect some of the font characteristics.
I've tried it without loading the theme, and it still doesn't respect it...
PowerBuilder/PowerServer/InfoMaker 2025 R2 Beta Now Available for Testing
- Misc
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Aubrey Lin @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hi all,
I am pleased to inform you that our team has released the 2025 R2 Beta. You may download the latest version here: https://www.appeon.com/developers/pb2025r2-beta.html
Our documentation site has also been updated: https://docs.appeon.com
...
PowerServer 2025 implementación en azure
- Advice
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 month ago
buenas tardes
tengo una aplicacin en powerbuilder 2025 y la compilo en powerserver
la aplicacion la instalo en servicios de azure en app services y blob storage
la aplicacion funciona bien solo que al subirla pierdo objetos como los checkbox y los...
Joint management of user licenses
- How-to
- Last updated 4 months ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I am the 3PSW license coordinator for my organization - I purchase licenses, but I do not personally use PowerBuilder.
Recently, one of our developers experienced a situation where they needed me to go through the Appeon License portal and "log out"...
Hi fellow PB Professionals
We're migrating some UO code from EXE to PBNI invoked via IIS endpoint
The legacy code uses SharedObject API to maintain state across inter UO calls
...
Stability of debugger
- Resolved
- Issue
- Last updated 7 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
PB 2017 R3/ W10/build 1858
I have been using PB Classic from 10.5, all versions up to 12.6, when finally migrating to 2017 R3.
Alle versions have had exactly the same annoying problem. PB frequently crashes when manually closing the debugger, an...
How to Change the PowerBuilder program DEP: false to true
- How-to
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
Hi Team,
Our Security team are scanning our PowerBuilder programs.
They have some security issue need us to fix.
I want to ask how we can make the program exe file DEP: false to true.
We are using PB2022 R3 Build 3356 for development.
...
EAN13 font (with OpenType features) not working for PB
- How-to
- Last updated 3 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 month ago
I am trying to create datawindow labels with EAN-13 barcode using OpenType fonts as Libre Barcode EAN13 Text from google, but for some reason this kind of font demands enable special feature such as on MSWord "Fonts / Advanced / Contextual Alternates...
Is anyone else seeing staggeringly huge performance issues in applications built on anything PB2022 or newer?
We have a large application that we recently migrated to PB 2022 R3. We've used both builds 3356 and 3441, as well as PB 2025.
3556 seemed...
We are planning to upgrade the Citrix windows machine with Windows Server 2022 instead of 2019 version. Will there be any issues/challenges with this for compatibility with our PB version?
Below are the application parameters that we are using:-
...
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