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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Manuel Rivera replied 2 weeks 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 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 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
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External application DB connection with Powerserver
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 6 months ago
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I have a Calendar application which needs to connect to same database as powerserver application. Is there a way to connect external application to database through powerserver?
Anoop Chaurasia Anoop Chaurasia
  1. PowerServer
PowerBuilder/PowerServer 2025 Beta6 (build 3674) for your testing
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
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Hi all, This shall be the last beta before Version 2025 GA release. There are three bug fixes in this beta: https://docs.appeon.com/pb/release_bulletin_for_pb/Build-3674-Bug-Fixes.html And for all the changes in the past betas, see here: https://d...
Julie Jiang @Appeon Julie Jiang @Appeon
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Microsoft Graph API
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 6 months ago
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Hello Experts!   Need help with using/calling Microsoft Graph API in PowerBuilder 2022 version to send Outlook Emails. Any help is appreciated!   Thanks G
Ganesh S Ganesh S
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Error writing object information
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
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We are using PB 2022 R3. We have 10 PBLs, standalone desktop application. Application APP.exe being created as expected and maintained in the same path as where PBLs and DLLs are present after deployment. Recently PowerClient was upgraded in IDE. Tod...
Krupa Kiran Tadepalli Krupa Kiran Tadepalli
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Sending files with SFTP
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 6 months ago
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Hi all   I need to send files via SFTP . It can be done by PB ? maybe without using 3'rd party program ?   Its a client / server application using pb 2017 r3    Thanks    
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2022R3 - RTE control - insertpicture
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 6 months ago
1 reply
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I just migrated our applications from powerbuilder 2019r3 to pb 2022r3. Found that the RTF editor now behaves differently when calling the insertpicture function. Previously it inserted the binary data of the image into the RTF, whereas now it only i...
Jan Kopal Jan Kopal
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2025 Beta: Secure Connection Encryptor
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  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Peter Pang @Appeon replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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Hi, I've tested the new secure connection encryptor. I found out that the properties like servername, log id, ... are empty when secure connection encrption was used. So there are some disadvantages with this feature: you can't get and show som...
René Ullrich René Ullrich
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How to debug datawindow syntax error?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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Hi! I'm running PB 2022 R3 Build 3397 with SQL Server 2019 backend. I'm getting some build errors like this: C:\source\desktop_admin.pbl|d_provider_type_selection_dd Error: Incorrect syntax near 'identifier'. This datawindow compiles and works in ...
John Raghanti John Raghanti
  1. PowerServer
Sample Amazon S3 code not using Chilkat
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  mike S replied 6 months ago
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i currently use Dropbox for file storage. Thanks for all those that have helped me with that in the past. We want to migrant to using Amazon S3 for data storage. I am having a hard time finding code examples that do not include Chilkat. Sorry for my ...
Louis Arena Louis Arena
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Will these combo work?
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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Hello, Can we use PB 2025 for development and still support PB 2022 R3 b 3356 as runtime? OR runtime should also be from the same major version? Happiness AlwaysBKR Sivaprakash
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Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
GIT issue with source and pbls out of sync.
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  kitty he @Appeon replied 6 months ago
6 replies
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We've been working with GIT and ADO for a few months now. Today, I did a git pull, followed by refresh. But I got errors about files not compiling after the pull. Also, can't save objects without an error. It seems as though the source and the pbl ar...
George Hannah George Hannah
  1. PowerBuilder
Format the Email body text into JSON string
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Daryl Foster replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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Hi All, We are creating an email configuration window in our PB application. In the email window, we are using RichText window control for composing the email body Below is the code to copy the email body content to string ll_numchars = rte_1...
Balasubramanian Natarajan Balasubramanian Natarajan
  1. PowerBuilder
How to enable ASLR DEP SafeSEH on EXE using 2022 R3 PB
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  1. Last updated 8 months ago
  2.  Krupa Kiran Tadepalli replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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I have PowerBuilder Desktop application. I want to understand how to enable compiler options on executable - ASLR DEP SafeSEH
Krupa Kiran Tadepalli Krupa Kiran Tadepalli
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Power Client Showing On older version -Attached screen shot both
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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we are having ERP where our application will be configured as server mode of database in one system then multiple systems will connect through application as client of that database server .so we are having the functionality of sending auto mail thro...
jagamohan dash jagamohan dash
  1. PowerBuilder
How can I put a paragraph of text into a datawindow?
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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I have a datawindow report that includes a full paragraph of text. The text is static and does not come from the database. Right now I just use a series of static text objects. But I have to use 15 of them to get the full paragraph in there. Is there...
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Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
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Unable to open library
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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I have made changes to a pbl. When I go to save I am receiving the following error: Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Unable to open library e:\letter.pbl
Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson
  1. PowerBuilder
Power Builder IDE 2025 Beta - requires .NET 8 or can be used > .NET 9
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Krupa Kiran Tadepalli replied 6 months ago
1 reply
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Hi Appeon, we have a situation while installing PB IDE 2025 BETA found that requirement is to have Microsoft .NET 8.04.406. Can Power Builder IDE 2025 BETA be installed with higher version of .NET which is greater than Microsoft .NET 9 ? Will it crea...
Krupa Kiran Tadepalli Krupa Kiran Tadepalli
  1. PowerBuilder
Open a window in a PB app from another PB app
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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Hello! I have a PB app (App A) and I need to open another PB app (App B) from App A . I've already managed to open App B so the thing is, if App B is already open, I need to open a certain window from App A and I have no idea how to achieve this, a...
Ricardo Alba M. Ricardo Alba M.
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder session locking out frequently
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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My powerbuilder session keeps locking out multiple times. Every time the system restart happens due to update or when shutdown it displays the following message when I try to launch the app: The administrator has to kick out out the session forceful...
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Naveen Yendamuri Naveen Yendamuri
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Customize Quick Access Toolbar - Save when modified
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Tom Mangano replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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In PB2025 using the option DisplayMenuAsRibbonBar works as expected. (Awesome upgrade!) At the end of the Ribbon Bar there's a small drop down When you click it, Customize Quick Access Toolbar appears with other options below it. If you uncheck...
  1.  RibbonBar
Tom Mangano Tom Mangano
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