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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
Changes in Dataobject syntax
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Dataobjects created with PB2022R2-2819 get an error when i try to deploy/regenerate them with PB2022R2-1900.Error message = Datawindow error: Line 195 Column 242: incorrect syntaxWith 'edit source' line 195 = '         dptl_mdpstdtbl.nd1std as nd1std...
  1.  Compiler
  2.  DataObject
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Matt Haas Matt Haas
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: Using PB 2022 R2 with SQLite database
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 1 year ago
4 replies
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Hello, Using PB 2022 R2, b 2819, SQLite 3 [ unsupported database ]. While updating multiple tables after starting database transactions, control goes into infinite loop, on the line dw_3.Update(True, False) 1.  No issues when updating single table...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  SQLite
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Launch SnapDevelop when stepping into while debugging
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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My PC died so I had to build a new one. On my old PC I could import my .NET assembly into a PBL using the .NET Dll Importer tool, then debug to the line that actually calls the method in the assembly, and press F8 to step into SnapDevelop and start d...
  1.  SnapDevelop
Aron Cox Aron Cox
  1. PowerBuilder
Web Browser control and Document Interface
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
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Hello All,I have recently migrated PB applications from PB2017 R3 to PB2019 R3 to make use of the new Web Browser control.I want to replace the Microsoft Web Browser OLE Control with the Web Browser control in the migrated applications.My application...
Toan Nguyen Toan Nguyen
  1. PowerBuilder
Sharing common libraries in several applications
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hi, We have several PB apps that share some common libraries (like the PFC ones for example). Whenever I've done a full build of an app and want to run another app, I have to do a full rebuild of that app first. If not, things blow up randomly and I...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
pfccom32.dll is missing
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hello everyone, I am running my app on the client PC and I am getting the following error in the following code segment: function: of_printdlg, Code: 32 long ll_hwnd 34 ll_hwnd = handle (aw_obj)35 if ll_hwnd = 0 then36 return -137 end if 39 retur...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  DLL
  3.  PFC
  4.  Print
Albert van Bochove Albert van Bochove
  1. PowerBuilder
of_logonfileserver doesn´t work
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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Hello!  We need to ask for your help. We want to include a Button in a Power Builder application that can allow users to upload files, for wich we are trying to execute 3 functions from the object AppeonFileService from the Workaround library. The ...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  Upload
Alfredo Guillot Alfredo Guillot
  1. PowerBuilder
PASTERTF function modifies the footer of the RTF document
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Hello,All right with you?I hope so! :-) I'm facing a problem when assembling an RTF, doing PASTERTF in the FOOTER sessions...According to the code below, I have 3 STRING variables (vlsHeader, vlsFooter, vlsDetail), which store the content of each se...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  Rich Text
Tiago Miranda Tiago Miranda
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue with ORCA API
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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PowerBuilder 2022 A client is using a custom build tool written in PowerBuilder to build their application exe and pbd files. The PBD generation is working fine. PBORCA_ExecutableCreate is returning -12 (Link Error) when 64bit is requested. A 32bit...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
When to create the Powerbuilder EXE? What it does contain?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 1 year ago
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Hello Appeon Team -  I need to know when we should create the EXE. In my project, we mostly work on the objects. We never change the application object. We also rarely add any new picture or bitmap file. I know EXE contains the bitmap and icon infor...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Vipin Dwivedi Vipin Dwivedi
  1. PowerBuilder
Notepad++ opening from PB
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 1 year ago
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Hi Team   how to open notepad++ from pb and copy the data window content to it?
Anto Kuriyan Anto Kuriyan
  1. PowerBuilder
How does PB determine an object's reported size?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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When I right-click on an object in the System Tree and select "Properties..." from the popup menu, one of the reported properties is: Size in Bytes. How does PB determine this value? Depending on the object type, the reported value may or may not be...
John Fauss John Fauss
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a tool to refresh the ribbonbar?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
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Good morning, I got this in my ribbon bar, 2 buttons i I have pressed the one that stops the process. After that I hide the stop process one and appears 2 more which are Temporizador and Iniciar(Start). When I press start, the stop button appe...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  RibbonBar
Edi Anaya Edi Anaya
  1. PowerBuilder
Deploy to server failed - webdeploy error --> password expired!
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Started getting a deployment error.  Checked IIS server event viewer and saw an user audit failure - "an account to failed to log on." It listed the account i use via webdeploy as the 'account name' HOWEVER, below that it lists "account for which l...
mike S mike S
  1. PowerServer
To work 'MSScriptControl.ScriptControl' in 64 bit
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hello, PB 2022 R2 build 2819 with STD-FC's fn_get_usb_drives function. It works fine in 32 bit applications, but not in 64 bit applications.   [ clearly stated in framework that it works only in 32 bit applications ] Any solution or workarounds to...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
How to invoke in 2022 vs 2021
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
5 replies
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I finally got my new CS application to run under IIS on my local computer, but ONLY if I run it through the IDE - Run Project. In the past, I can invoke though my browser on other applications and it works fine.  Now, when I try, I get the generic "...
billy hugon billy hugon
  1. PowerServer
PB 2019 R3 Popmenu() function crashes on right-click when app is not active
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
6 replies
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Under normal situations my right-click looks like this. The following crash occurs in either runtime or EXE. 2019 R3 build 2728.  When focus is set to the desktop and without setting focus back to the application, we immediately right-click on the...
Barry Ellison Barry Ellison
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: Opening at right end of tabbed window
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hello,  Using PB 2022 R2 B 2819 Just converting the MDI window into tabbed one.   When opening a window through menu, it opens at the left end.  Is there any way to make it open at the right end?   That will give an 'additon' tab effect. Happines...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  TabbedView
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Connection is busy with results for another command
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Sql Server 2019 PowerBuilder 2019 R3 build 2728 app.ini connection (server X'd out) DBMS="ODBC"DBParm = "ConnectString='DSN=XXXXX',ConnectOption='SQL_INTEGRATED_SECURITY,SQL_IS_ON', MsgTerse='Yes',DisableBind=1,DelimitIdentifier='No',TrimSpaces=1"...
  1.  ODBC
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  SQL Server
Tim Bruce Tim Bruce
  1. PowerBuilder
Environment management in PowerServer 2022
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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PowerServer 2022 question; What is the best practice method for managing userid's and encrypted passwords when deploying an existing Client Server application to PowerServer 2022? Users need to have separate userid's and passwords for each environm...
David Pylatuk David Pylatuk
  1. PowerServer

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