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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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  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
Powerbuilder 2019R3 String Formatting
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Matt Kluzak replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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I have an app where a string is generated with specific line breaks and space formatting to create a text stamp that gets pasted into PDFs. This worked fine in both Foxit and Adobe PDF programs with Powerbuilder 2017. After migrating it to Powerbuild...
Matt Kluzak Matt Kluzak
  1. PowerBuilder
OAuth 2.0 powerbuilder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Christophe Dufourmantelle replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Hi.does anyone have examples of OAuth 2.0 powerbuilder?can you share it with me? is it possible to have a demo file?if it is, the 105 version is more amazing.thank you
  1.  PowerBuilder
hoai bao hoai bao
  1. PowerBuilder
Writing Execution Logs from PowerBuilder Application
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Martin Lauble replied 3 years ago
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HI Team,   We are in plan to implement execution logging mechanism in PowerBuilder which we working on. As of some parts of the application is implemented the logging the execution to text files by using File functions (FileOpen, FileWrite, etc.). ...
Shafeer Mohamedali Shafeer Mohamedali
  1. PowerBuilder
Is DB2 Version 6.1 a valid option for PS2020?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, we're trying to connect IBM DB2 Version 6.1 to PowerServer2020. We're referencing the installation guide for PS2020 and while it states that PS2020 can connect to IBM DB2 UDB 8.1, 8.2, 9.5 or 10 with IBM JDBC driver it doesn't really t...
  1.  DB2
  2.  PowerServer
Mason Park Mason Park
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Install the app on a specific drive and path
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
1 reply
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Due to company policies, I must install the applications in a specific unit and path on the clients, in the powerclient they can tell me how to do it
Enrique Ojeda Zamora Enrique Ojeda Zamora
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2019 app opens a C# .NET XAML window, but it's not entirely modal
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Scott Gorke replied 3 years ago
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Hi,   PB 2019 R2 using Window 10 1909   We have a PB app that makes a call to open a C# .NET XAML window. We intended the XAML window to be like a PB "Response" window type, but when that XAML window opens, the user can do an Alt-Tab back to the ...
Scott Gorke Scott Gorke
  1. PowerBuilder
C# .NET error msg in a XAML window will crash if window opened from PB
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Scott Gorke replied 3 years ago
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Second question re: same project! Hi, We're using PB 2019 R2 build 2353, with an app running in Windows 10 1909. As expressed in a previous question, we have a PB app that makes a call to open a window built in C# .NET XAML. During data entry in t...
Scott Gorke Scott Gorke
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder .NET importer - complex data types
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, all I am pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but now with PB 2021 is out I shall give it a hail Mary... Given: PB Classic desktop app, has to consume multiple .NET classes for external communications and other purposes. All .NET ...
  1.  .NET Assembly
Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. PowerBuilder
Icon in exe with the new pbautobuilder210
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, i trie to set the icon in my application file and build the exe with the new PBAutoBuild210.exe, but there is no icon in the builded exe, must i set it in another location?   Kind regards Tom Holscher
  1.  .EXE
  2.  32-bit
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tom Holscher Tom Holscher
  1. PowerBuilder
How to get the Zetafax recipient fax number from PB ?
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hi Team, In my current project, we are using ZetaFax printer to print and fax the results, When the fax number is specified properly it is sending the fax properly. If the fax number is not provided then ZetaFax - Fax Wizard window is opening autom...
Balasubramanian Natarajan Balasubramanian Natarajan
  1. PowerBuilder
Merge branches with PowerBuilder 2019 R3
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Aleš Vojáček replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, is there an option for PowerBuilder 2019 R3 to merge branches? (for example: merge a "development"-branch into the master-branch)? Since R3 it´s possible to create and switch branches via the PB-GUI but i haven´t found a GUI option for mergin...
  1.  Branch & Merge
  2.  Git
  3.  PowerBuilder
Mathias Scheck Mathias Scheck
  1. PowerBuilder
get innerhtml or text from a Webbrowser Object
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 3 years ago
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Hello, how can i get the innerhtml and/or the inner text from a webbrowser Object? I Have tried this: this.navigate( "javascript: " + ls_innerhtml + " = document.documentElement.innerHTML; void 0;")   Kind Regards, Tom Holscher
Tom Holscher Tom Holscher
  1. PowerBuilder
how do i get the names of all objects on a window
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 3 years ago
7 replies
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my window that was originally programmed in PB4 and converted to tabs when they became available (PB7 maybe) has grown over the last 20 + years it has approx 50 tab page objects, some with tabs on the tabs, 100 + datawindows, more buttons and a more...
  1.  Window
Tom Mangano Tom Mangano
  1. PowerBuilder
Existe un cliente mysql.. que me permita directamente conectar... similar a oracle cliente?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
1 reply
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Buenas tardes a todos.   Estoy conectando Power Builder 2019R3 Vía ODBC con mysql..el tiempo de conexión es muy lento..   Existe un cliente mysql.. que me permita directamente conectar... similar a  oracle cliente?   muchas gracias   Att   ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
carlos efrain carlos efrain
  1. PowerBuilder
Very slow application via remote desktop in Windows 2019 when a response window is closed
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, We have passed our application programmed with powerbuilder 2019 R3 to be executed through remote desktop in Window 2019 Server and we find that closing the response windows takes about 30 seconds to close the window and there is no code appa...
Juan Jara Juan Jara
  1. PowerBuilder
DW retrieval in Rowfocuschanged
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 3 years ago
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There is something weird happening in DW rowfocuschanged  event. I simply pass a key like dw1.retrieve(key) which works sometimes and sometimes not(compiled version). I do reset the dw before I pass the key. I have debugged and checked this several ...
Kwadwo Boahene Kwadwo Boahene
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2019 R3 & Powerserver (PB Edition) 2020 support for iOS
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, We are aware that Appeon has announced the pending EOL of Appeon Mobile and Powerserver (PB Edition) from Powerbuilder 2021 and that developers will be advised to migrate code to C# APIs in order to leverage other mobile technologies going forwa...
  1.  iOS
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerServer Mobile
Michael Hartnett Michael Hartnett
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
How to scroll a given row # to top of DW
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Benjamin Gaesslein replied 3 years ago
6 replies
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I thought this would be easy, but I'm stuck trying to find code to scroll a given row to become the top row of a DataWindow. I can get the desired row into the display with ScrollToRow(row) but nothing I have tried (including some proposed solutions ...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Whether there is anybody has PowerWebsocketClient.dll for PB2017 or previous version?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
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Whether there is anybody has PowerWebsocketClient.dll for PB2017 or previous version? Learn from an article on internet, it seems can access PowerServer via WebSocket, if cannot found, I have to try to find another way 
  1.  32-bit
  2.  PowerServer Web
Song Tom Song Tom
  1. PowerBuilder
Web Sockets - examples ... are there any for PowerBuilder?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Song Tom replied 3 years ago
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I am looking for examples or anything that shows how we might be able to consume web sockets in PowerBuilder ... is that possible?   Thank you!
Kyle Griffis Kyle Griffis
  1. PowerBuilder

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