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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 8 months ago
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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...
John Fauss John Fauss
  1. PowerBuilder
Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
AGENT SVN won't connect to PowerBuilder
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello - Long time PowerBuilder developer, first time Agent SVN user.  I did a search on the community forums and can't find anything related to my issues. Using PB2017. It took some time to get Agent SVN configured and connected to the repository ...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  SVN
John Brown John Brown
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerclient parameters strange behavior
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello I'm not sure if this is a bug or not but it looks strange to me. I use PowerClient for deploying my application. What's going on: If I start the application from the generated desktop link then it works fine. The link targets this: C:\Prog...
Tomas Beran Tomas Beran
  1. PowerBuilder
call .net assembly winform error need setcompatibletextrenderingdefault
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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When i call a .net assembly which has a winform window ， powerbuilder 2021 trigger  a error, error message remind me  must call  setcompatibletextrenderingdefault first， but how to setcompatibletextrenderingdefault  ?  please help me!!
  1.  .NET Assembly
owen huang owen huang
  1. PowerBuilder
Stored Procedure load incomplete in Database Painter
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Good evening In the database painter when I connect by ODBC to SQL Server I can see the Stored Procedures without problem; but when I connect using MSOLEDBSQL SQL SERVER Or SNC SQL Native Client the Stored Procedures don't show complete, they only l...
Juan Carlos Marin Juan Carlos Marin
  1. PowerBuilder
Run PowerClient on VPN
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mathews rutto replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, How do i run PowerClient on VPN environment? There is a scenario where the client wants PowerClient to be hosted into the cloud server and Powerclient is more like deskstop application. what the best way to handle this request. Am of the idea ...
mathews rutto mathews rutto
  1. PowerBuilder
Webbrowser and mhtml
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi Is it possible to show mhtml (mht, mhtm) files in the Chromium based webbrowser control? Chrome supports it from local storage. CHromium suports it (according the documentation I've found). But if I try navigate to a local mhtml file the WebBrows...
Tomas Beran Tomas Beran
  1. PowerBuilder
Dynamic Cursor is not working
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Vishrut Dave replied 2 years ago
7 replies
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Dear Support Team, Following code is not working in my environment. Connect using SQLCA; integer cmpnt_Id_var DECLARE my_cursor DYNAMIC CURSOR FOR SQLSA ; PREPARE SQLSA FROM "SELECT cmpnt_Id FROM Component" ; OPEN DYNAMIC my_cursor ; IF SQ...
  1.  Cursor
  2.  PowerBuilder
Vishrut Dave Vishrut Dave
  1. PowerBuilder
How calling VBA Excel functions with optional arguments?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Konrad Kaltenbach replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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Dear Experts, I want to call the VBA Excel functions with optional parameters like Range.PasteSpecial(...) for example in PowerScript functions. I tried the following: OLEObject lole_WS_From // Excel worksheetOLEObject lole_WS_To    // Excel works...
  1.  Excel
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerScript (PS)
Konrad Kaltenbach Konrad Kaltenbach
  1. PowerBuilder
Parsing JSON - Failed to load the JSON data because its root node is not an object
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Sanjay B replied 2 years ago
7 replies
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Hi everyone, i try to parse a JSON-String with the new functionalitys of PB2019 and get this error message: "Failed to load the JSON data because its root node is not an object" sample code:   string ls_json, ls_returnJSONPackage luo_jsonluo_json...
  1.  Array
  2.  JSON
  3.  JSONParser
Stefan Sievers Stefan Sievers
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a Find in Page Function in Web Browser Control?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Peter Thiem replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi Community, Our users would like a "Find in Page" function when they press control-F in the new Chromium based web browser control. They found it useful in this application, from when it used the old IE web browser control. Is there built in fun...
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerBuilder
Play MXF media with media player
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, All   I have a question about playing media files. Our media team has to generate MXF files. But our current media player doesn't support MXF format. Is there a media player I could use to play it? This is for Powerbuilder 2019 R3.   Thanks, ...
Don Yang Don Yang
  1. PowerBuilder
Dynamically Determine Response Window Classname
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Jason Lipman replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Here's a fun one to solve... I am blending a new report-running process with an old. I have no control over the old, and I want to center the Response windows (used for arguments) that are popped up. The window names are stored in a table and dynam...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  Response
  4.  Window
Jason Lipman Jason Lipman
  1. PowerBuilder
APPEON Mobile, Error When creating an aab package in Android Studio
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  FAD MIM replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello; My name is Simon, I help my client for a application APPEON mobile  Register the app developed by APPEON in the Google Play Store. In the past, it was possible to register as an APK file, but now it is possible to register as an aab packag...
FAD MIM FAD MIM
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Running Application Check Program
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
6 replies
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I am writing an admin program to check if a certain program is running on all workstations on my network. This will allow an admin to make sure all users have exited a program prior to updates being rolled out. I can do this with a command prompt an...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
Appeon PowerBuilder 2021 application executables require admin rights
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
8 replies
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We have both Appeon PowerBuilder 2019 and 2021 installed.  I created an executable from 2021 and the .exe file required admin rights to run.  Appeon 2019 does not work this way.  Is there a setting on 2021 I should set or unset to stop this behavior?
  1.  .EXE
Anthony Scruse Anthony Scruse
  1. PowerBuilder
Selectblob for RTF stored in a DB
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
9 replies
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0 votes
Hello, I am moving an old application from Powerbuilder 9.0.2 to Powerbuilder 2019 R3; part of the application collects pieces of RTF documents, and composes them together, into the Rich Text Editor. In PB9 to achieve this we had queries using SELE...
  1.  BLOB
  2.  Large File
  3.  PowerBuilder
  4.  Rich Text
P Laceholder P Laceholder
  1. PowerBuilder
Expandable (clickable) groupbox (control) in PB DataWindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello everyone, I am looking for a solution whether it is possible to use an element (container) of a similar type as a groupbox in the datawindow, to which columns could be assigned and it would be possible to collapse (expand) it by double-clicking...
  1.  Controls
  2.  DataWindow
Milan Brezovsky Milan Brezovsky
  1. PowerBuilder
Google Docs
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Does PB2019 work with Google Docs spell check?  We currently use Word spell check via an , but we're switching to Google Docs. lole_Spell = CREATE OleObjectll_RC = lole_Spell.ConnectToNewObject( 'Word.Application' )
Debbie McGinnis Debbie McGinnis
  1. PowerBuilder
SnapDevelop keyboard shortcuts change
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
0 replies
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Hello Is there any way how to remap keyboard shortcuts in SnapDevelop? Thank you
Tomas Beran Tomas Beran
  1. SnapDevelop
Undo changes made to a row
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Ashutosh Varshney replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hello Folks, I have a mutli row datawindow and I need to undo changes made to one particular row - i.e. restore it to the retrieved state. I know I need to do a RowsCopy but am not sure about the syntax. I hope someone can help me with it. dw_1.Row...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
Ashutosh Varshney Ashutosh Varshney
  1. PowerBuilder

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