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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 2019 not taking value from BIT data type column
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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One of the column of my datawindow is a number and the value coming from SQL query column is a BIT with 0 and 1 value. For all 1 values its displayed -1 on datawindow. Have anyone faced same issue? Kindly share the solution for this issue?
Kalpana Snehi Kalpana Snehi
  1. PowerBuilder
Save to PDF
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi all ,   I have a  problem when Saving a dw with Hebrew  to pdf . The file is un readable if Opening it mobile device  ( on PC it looks great )   Why is that ?   Thanks    
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
Passing Oracle Record type in a stored procedure call
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Charles Winters replied 5 years ago
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I need to call a oracle procedure from a package, but one of the parameters is a defined type in Oracle.   Is this possible in PowerBuilder?  If so, can you point me to the proper syntax?   I have already created a transaction, and used the  RPCF...
Charles Winters Charles Winters
  1. PowerBuilder
Archiving word document as a PDF file.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Tobias Roth replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi All, I am working on Windows 7 platform. And printing a word document from an application created using PowerBuilder 2017. During this process i want to archive the same file in a physical directory in 'PDF' format.  Is it possible in PowerBuild...
Vaibhav Kak Vaibhav Kak
  1. PowerBuilder
Convert .NET DataTable to DataWindow BLOB
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ricardo Jasso replied 5 years ago
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I have a .NET assembly that I've generated from NVOs. One of the methods I need to call accepts a BLOB of a DataWindow state (calls datastore.setfullstate(BLOB), then performs validation on datastore). How would one go about generating a byte array ...
  1.  .NET Assembly
  2.  BLOB
Drew Buchanan Drew Buchanan
  1. PowerBuilder
Web API Deployment
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Thomas Rolseth replied 5 years ago
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I am trying to deploy a web api I created with SnapDevelop from a development server to a production server and am getting the attached error when calling the api.  The api uses aspnetcore v2.1.1 (via nuget) and I had the client install that on produ...
  1.  .NET Core Framework
  2.  Deployment
  3.  IIS
  4.  SnapDevelop
  5.  Web API
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. SnapDevelop
Support PDF417 - 2D Barcode Font
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Christopher Altvater replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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First time joining this forum.  Currently running Infomaker V11.2, considered updating but we also have an old version of our ERP and are not sure if current Infomaker would be backwards compatible, but that will be saved for another topic later. Th...
James Anderson James Anderson
  1. InfoMaker
PowerBuilder crashes during large data retrievals
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Anyone have an idea why PowerBuilder would crash on some machines but not others with the same amount of memory while retrieving large numbers of rows?
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Richard Mendez Richard Mendez
  1. PowerBuilder
Display and save current timestamp
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
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How do I display and save current Today() Now(), formatted (m/d/yyyy h:mm am/pm). Thank You.
Arthur Foux Arthur Foux
  1. PowerBuilder
AutoInstantiated NVO
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
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Please help me the below : Is NVO with AutoInstantiate checked destroyed automatically in PowerBuilder 2017 ? Thank you very much!  
Kieu Parrish Kieu Parrish
  1. PowerBuilder
Crosstab - header conditionally formating
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Jan Kopal replied 5 years ago
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Hi, is it possible to conditionally format headers in crosstab (dynamic)? We have a crosstab, in rows there are accomodation units, in columns there are days. In value is the information, if that unit is empty or occupied.  In the header is number...
  1.  Crosstab
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Jan Kopal Jan Kopal
  1. PowerBuilder
Open Programs Window location
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
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I have written an add on for Microsoft Word that opens my powerbuilder app when the user clicks a button on the ribbon in Word.  I would like to have to the powerbuilder app always open directly over where ever the user has put the Word window.  Most...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer Toolkit performance settings
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, reading the PowerServer Performance Tuning Guide i see that enabling the "Merge files" in POwerServer Toolkit could greatly improve runtime performance of my web application. I've enabled both "10X Web File Compression" and "Merge files" check...
Simone Olianti Simone Olianti
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Select BLOB column with embedded SQL in Snap Develop 2019, not the R2
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  paulo gomes replied 5 years ago
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Hi All, There is a blob column in one of our Oracle database that has to be displayed to the Users in our web site. We are coding a new REST Web API that one of our web sites is consuming the methods. The Snap Develop is the PB 2019, not the PB 20...
  1.  C#
  2.  Embedded SQL
  3.  Parameter
  4.  SqlExecutor
  5.  SqlBuilder
  6.  SnapDevelop
paulo gomes paulo gomes
  1. SnapDevelop
Problem invoking WebService PB2017 R2.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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To invoke a function of the Webservice the system throws the error "Fail to load .NET framework".I have Installed:Windows 10 64bitsPowerbuilder 2017 R2  framework 4.7IIS 10 express.   How can I solve this problem?
  1.  .NET Std Framework
  2.  PB Classic
Fernando Leal Fernando Leal
  1. PowerBuilder
Oracle 18c - Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Appeon team,   Currently we are using the version Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880 with Oracle 12c. Recently Our company planning to upgrade oracle 12c to Oracle 18c. Could you please let us know, whether Oracle 18c will support for our ...
Aaron Anbu Johan Abraham Aaron Anbu Johan Abraham
  1. PowerBuilder
What are the differences between Powerbuilder 2017 R2 and PowerBuilder 2019?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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What are the differences between Powerbuilder 2017 R2 and PowerBuilder 2019?
  1.  PB Classic
Fernando Leal Fernando Leal
  1. PowerBuilder
Managing print copies for a data window control
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Brad Mettee replied 5 years ago
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Is there a way to set the number of copies to be printed for a data window control?
Larry Langford Larry Langford
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder IDE crashes
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, as i just had Powerbuilder crash on me once again. Soi would like to hear the communties experience with crashes in the IDE. I did crash as i was changing the font on ca. 20 selected objects. Am i alone with periodically crashes on object sav...
Ferdinand Fischer Ferdinand Fischer
  1. PowerBuilder
Where to place my theme folder in runtime
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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I am not able to apply themes to my runtime, works fine in development, in the attached file is a small app with a theme folder called "Flat Design Blue" but I cannot figure out where to place that folder for the app to use it. Can someone please he...
Jan Hoppe Jan Hoppe
  1. PowerBuilder

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