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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 7 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
Shared Object
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I use sharedregister and sharedobjectget methods in my application to make it mutithreaded. It works great in pb version 11 and 12 but no longer works in 2017. I extensively use this feature. SharedobjectGet method has been set to obsolete in ...
Ravi Nath Ravi Nath
  1. PowerBuilder
UseEllipsis property for datawindow computed fields
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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It would be very helpful if Datawindow computed fields supported the UseEllipsis property - in particular, to warn that a too-large computed value is truncated.  I notice this was asked for back in the old Sybase news group.  Does anyone have a wo...
  1.  DataWindow
Dan Harrel Dan Harrel
  1. PowerBuilder
Accees to RAW DATA on IIS using PB NVO (PB2017)
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
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Hi PowerSphere, I need to access RAW DATA ( cookies ) in my pb nvo web service (running on IIS). Any ideas on how to do this ? Regards Georgios Ps- Chris, I tried to mail you but i keep getting the mail rejected
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  3.  Service
Georgios Papageorgiou Georgios Papageorgiou
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2017 Use pfc_n_cst_resize.of_SetOrigSize()
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Georgios Papageorgiou replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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​I want to open the window with opensheet(). And I used the pfc_n_cst_resize.of_SetOrigSize() in base. The window not fill screen when I running the project. How should I improve or pay attention? * Original! change to La...
  1.  Resize
kuanli liu kuanli liu
  1. PowerBuilder
New RTE control (PB 17) right Alt+Z always triggers Undo event
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwee replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hello,   I have problem with national characters accessed by right alt + z in RichTextEdit control (RTE). In PB version 17 this combination always triggers Undo event fo RTE (the same as Ctrl+z). Im not able to catch Key event for this combinat...
Bartlomiej Maliński Bartlomiej Maliński
  1. PowerBuilder
PB Internal function access
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwee replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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There is some internal functions that would be a great deal of help if they were added, and some others that would be nice to have docs for. Existing - The rt_dbg_* functions in pbvm*.dll are a powerful debugging tool when /pbdebug is too slow to ...
  1.  PBVM
Brad Mettee Brad Mettee
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder OLE Target
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Scott Blacklock replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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Hi, Is it still possible to create a COM/OLE object from a nonvisual object in PowertBuilder?  We have an nvo that we used to deploy as an OLE object which other apps could connect to but I cant seem to find where to do this in PB 12.6.  Has this ...
  1.  OLE
  2.  PowerBuilder
Scott Blacklock Scott Blacklock
  1. PowerBuilder
Database connection
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Richard Brooks replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Im using PowerBuilder 12.6. This problem just started happening today. Ive not encountered it before (actually EVER). When I click on my database from the Database Painter then right click on the one to which I want to connect and choose propertie...
  1.  ASE
  2.  Database Painter
Richard Brooks Richard Brooks
  1. PowerBuilder
Help With Multithreading
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Guys, Ive got a multithreading process working, but occasionally when processing several tens of thousands of rows, the application freezes.  Any idea what may be causing the freezing?  Also, Ive got both the shared and callback NVOs using just...
Ricardo Colarina Ricardo Colarina
  1. PowerBuilder
Do Appeon staff plan to routinely answer questions in this forum?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Daniel Vivier replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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I wonder whether someone from Appeon can clarify whether Appeon staff regularly read posts on this forum and answer them as appropriate, or if the intent of the forum is primarily for peer support from users. I notice that there are a lot of recen...
  1.  Build
  2.  Port
  3.  PowerServer Web
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
ADO.Net connection
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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hi all   I am trying to connect to Ms sql database with ADO.net driver ( the  app is  pb 2017 version , on  windows 10 , 64 bit .) I did put all the needed dll files with the exe file directory ( and  i tried with installing the msi file cre...
  1.  ADO.NET
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
MTOM/XOP Web Service Client
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi Everyone, Im wondering if the latest version of Powerbuilder supports MTOM/XOP web services? We currently connect to a third partys webservice from Powerbuilder 10.5 but they are changing their implementation from text/xml to MTOM/XOP which PB ...
  1.  Service
Daryl Foster Daryl Foster
  1. PowerBuilder
SOLVED: Need HELP with connecting PB to SVN / Tortoise
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Eduardo G. replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I created an article named "SVN with PowerBuilder - Single User.pdf" that describes the solution to this issue; it is available in the ARTICLES section. Later - Olan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary:  I cannot seem to be able to connect...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  SVN
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Read Cookies On IIS (PowerBuilder .Net deployed nvo using STD WS)
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi PowerSphere, I need to access cookies in my web service (running on IIS). Im using Chris Pollachs STD WS framework - but I guess if there is a standard way to access this I could cope with that :) Regards Georgios  
  1.  Build
Georgios Papageorgiou Georgios Papageorgiou
  1. PowerBuilder
Does windowdockstate = windowdockstatefloating! work?
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Im trying to use the WindowDockState = windowdockstatefloating! property, but it doesnt seem to work.  I understand it is supposed to let the user drag a MDI sheet window outside the MDI frame?  I have tried to change the window property, and also to...
  1.  Window
Gary Privette Gary Privette
  1. PowerBuilder
Best choise emulator
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Heino Hellmers replied 7 years ago
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Hi, what is the best choise emulator for mobile divices to use with Appeon mobile. What emulator do you use? Best Regards Ludwin
  1.  Emulator
  2.  Mobile
Ludwin Feiten Ludwin Feiten
  1. PowerBuilder
Using IBM Rational Team Concert
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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We are using IBM Rational Team Concert for source control and would like some ideas on how to setup in PowerBuilder 2017.
Kerry Skinner Kerry Skinner
  1. PowerBuilder
PB - Active Directory & single sign-on
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Christophe Dufourmantelle replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Hi guys, One of our customers is asking is to integrate Active Directory for our PB application and in future if possible single sign-on. Any info available for the AD integration ? How tos ? Code ? Same for the single sign-on ? Although i t...
  1.  Single Sign-on
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Already logged in
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  IBD Team replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I installed Powerbuilder on my office pc and on my laptop. Usually I work on my office pc. But if I want to work on my laptop, every time I had to logout from Powerbuilder on my office pc. If I forgot to do that, I cant login at the laptop (Messag...
Roy Bungert Roy Bungert
  1. PowerBuilder
MS SQL insert row
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  James Pitts replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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We just converted our databases to MS SQL 2014.   Ive been using Infomaker as a database tool for over 15 years.  When I open a table, the insert, delete, and update buttons are all highlighted and work as Im used to.   If I do a search first, none o...
  1.  InfoMaker
  2.  SQL
James Pitts James Pitts
  1. InfoMaker

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