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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 1 year 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 3 years ago
3 replies
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10 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Handling errors from 3rd party SMTP com object
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
8 replies
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I'm converting an old VB6 app to PB and I'm encountering a problem converting code that utilizes a 3rd-party tool called OSSMTP to send automated emails.  I can convert the code to enable sending of the email from PB, but I can't capture an error whe...
Chris Waldron Chris Waldron
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows API to find an installed program?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
6 replies
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Is there a Win Api to determine if a program is installed or not? PB 12.5 Mix of Win 7 and Win 10 Our app has an acrobat ole control for viewing PDF's, but as we move to Win 10 not everyone has Acrobat installed, and some want to use Nitro PDF. I...
Richard Frantz Richard Frantz
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow.Background.Mode usage
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, This has to do with datawindows. I'm currently using PB17R3 but I don't believe the problem is limited to this release. I'm attempting to dynamically control the background color of columns based on relative values within the datawindow. Someti...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PB Classic
Larry Peters Larry Peters
  1. PowerBuilder
RibbonBar colors
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Is there a way to have custom colors for Ribbonbar control? I know there is a way to use Themes. But currently I don't want to use Themes.  
  1.  RibbonBar
René Ullrich René Ullrich
  1. PowerBuilder
Shared PBL and Git
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi, I'm currently test the migration for some of our PB 12.5 apps to PB 2019 R2. We started using Git for our latest app and want to use it for our older apps.   Here's the setup I created a Git repo for each of the 3 apps. Added to source cont...
François Rossignol François Rossignol
  1. PowerBuilder
Downgrade PB2019r2 to PB2019r0
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, We encountered some random crashes in our application with PB2019r2.Now we are considering turning back the version. Is there a simple sollution to downgrade from pb2019r2 to pb2019r0 without loosing all user settings?     best regards St...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Stefan Malkwitz Stefan Malkwitz
  1. PowerBuilder
Connect to Workplace does not work
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, We have PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1915. We use Tortoise SVN and have source code on SVN server on trunk. We try to use PB to bring source code in SVN server to local machine for development. When we open PB and clicked File--Connect to Work...
Jon Tzeng Jon Tzeng
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2017 Oracle 19 timestamps handled as date
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello, I would like to ask about the PB Oracle DB driver We have PB2017R2 (1756) Oracle client 11.2 and DB Oracle 11.2 with migration to Oracle DB 19 I face issue where the Timestamps are  handled as dates instead of Timestamps and because of tha...
  1.  Database
  2.  Database Driver
  3.  Oracle
  4.  PowerBuilder
Antonin Krejci Antonin Krejci
  1. PowerBuilder
Switching to new branch with TortoiseGit
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Tobias Roth replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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I created a new branch for our application code (PB 2019 R2, Windows 10, SQL Server) in TortoiseGit.  I was able to switch to the new branch and PB recognized it the next time I opened the IDE.  Commits and pushes on the new branch have worked fine s...
  1.  Branch & Merge
  2.  Git
  3.  PowerBuilder
  4.  TortoiseGit
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. PowerBuilder
Image viewer recommendation for web app
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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My current application is 32 bit and uses a Snowbound DLL to display my images.  I can also get it to work using ImageGear.  I  can't spend the money to upgrade to 64 bit or a .net version.  So, I was able to use GDIPlus to display the images in a ty...
Michael Dunlap Michael Dunlap
  1. PowerBuilder
How to TURN OFF PB sounds in Windows 10
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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1 vote
Windows 10, 64 bit VMPBv12.1, b 6158This never happened on windows 7, but on my sarcasmNEW and IMPROVED/sarcasm Windows 10 VM, every time ANYTHING happens in the PowerBuilder IDE, I get a sound. They are driving me insane!How can I turn these sounds ...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
DotNet Assembly create error in the complied version
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kwadwo Boahene replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi All, I am using PowerBuilder 2019 and trying to use the .Net assembly for the first time. In my source the reference below works fine when i run the app but fails in the compiled version when it runs with the runtime dlls. The error is "Unresove...
  1.  .NET Assembly
Kwadwo Boahene Kwadwo Boahene
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer Debugger not being Triggered
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi I went through this online video from Appeon on how to debug in PowerServer Web (https://bit.ly/2WTW07P) I did all that's in the video but when I ran/executed my app in debug mode, it skipped all the break points as if it's running in the runtim...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PowerServer Recognizing File Server Directories
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi  I have script in my Client/Server-turn-Web/Mobile application to 'see' directories on any file servers that are in our company's network. The app worked great in 2017 R3 Onto 2019 R2. I understand that some of PowerBuilder File Functions are u...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Copy files to network share with elevated credentials
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Randy Mathews replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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I am trying to follow this (rather old) instruction for how to copy files to a network share with elevated credentails, but I cannot get it to work.   http://codeverge.com/sybase.powerbuilder.general/copy-files-to-network-with-elevat/1038363   My...
Randy Mathews Randy Mathews
  1. PowerBuilder
Can I nest structure definitions in a custom object definition and use it globally?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, I have a question about powerscript usage. I would like to define several structures in the same place (eg. same file) and use them outside of the defining file, so I am doing something like the following in the source code n_cst_api_supplies...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerScript (PS)
Arnaud Bailly Arnaud Bailly
  1. PowerBuilder
Slow opening of windows when many individual datastores are retrieved (Ping-Pong between Client and DB-Server for each retrieve)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hello everybody, we are using: PB2019 (2082) SQL Anywhere 17 using PFC typical Client-Server application   If we have a window, which has a business object with some datastores, the opening of the window is very slow, when all the datatsto...
Heiko Betzler Heiko Betzler
  1. PowerBuilder
Performance problems after upgrading to 2019
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
We have upgraded from version 2017 R3 build 1858 to 2019 build 2082, Cloud Edition 32 bit A. After deployment, some clients complain about application performance gradually degrading over time, to the point that even dialog windows refreshes painfu...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  Memory
  3.  PB Classic
Sverre Tvedt Sverre Tvedt
  1. PowerBuilder
saving files on the users pc from the web.
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
HI,   How does one save files on the users pc from the web. Will saveas just work from a datawindow. Regards ML    
Marie-Louise Bisschoff Marie-Louise Bisschoff
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PB 2019 R2 GetFileOpenName limitation
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi guys, I have an app that uses the GetFileOpenName method. This app used to be a .net target, because it calls a .net dll. I did 2 things to this app: I used the new PB 2019 R2 .net nvo calling (so it's now a classic PB target) and moved it from ...
Daniel Ferrreira Daniel Ferrreira
  1. PowerBuilder

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