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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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  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
Appeon 2017 Pipelines in 64bit
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Using Appeon 2017 we have some legacy code which uses pipelines. We find that  this code does not work when complied in 64bit. Can anybody corroborate this or offer any comments? Thanks
  1.  Pipeline
Larry Peters Larry Peters
  1. PowerBuilder
Runtime Packager PBJVM
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Peter Piechutzki replied 7 years ago
4 replies
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Hi, I have a slight problem with the Appeon Runtime Packager for PB 2017 build 1681. No matter what Database Interfaces or Other Components I Check, the runtime packager includes pbjvm170.dll  in the MSI Package. This would be not much of a proble...
  1.  DLL
  2.  Package
  3.  PBJVM
Peter Piechutzki Peter Piechutzki
  1. PowerBuilder
Future of SQL Native Client
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Microsoft says it no longer supports SQL Server Native Client and they didnt provide a new version with SQL Server 2016. I am wondering what the future is for connecting to SQL Server. I have PB 12.5.2 and SQL Server 2016. I am using an ODBC co...
  1.  ODBC
  2.  SQL Server
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
PrintOpen - Access PB Print Queue with output from an External or ActiveX
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hello All, Our large application is currently in production both 32 legalese on the reverse side of documents We are considering using a 3rd party RTControl but - how can we send its print output to the queue that was started in PB? int iMyP...
  1.  Text
yakov werde yakov werde
  1. PowerBuilder
Pictures on crosstab
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hello,   i want a picture next to every row that my crosstab generate, is that posible?    thanks.
  1.  Crosstab
  2.  PowerBuilder
luigi venegoni luigi venegoni
  1. PowerBuilder
Are ODBC connections to SQL Server supported with Powerbuilder 2017?
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Any issues with BLOB or CLOB columns? Thanks, Brian Prom
  1.  ODBC
  2.  SQL Server
Brian Prom Brian Prom
  1. PowerBuilder
Stack size changed during a routine call in PBDebug Log
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hi when I run PBDebug on a large PFC application I "get stack size changed during a routine call" all over the log (This we dont have when runnig it with PB 12.5). I created a small test application with a single NVO inherited from transaction....
  1.  Bug
Arthur Hefti Arthur Hefti
  1. PowerBuilder
Show difference doest work with TFS 2015
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, How Show difference... works with PB2017? Im connected with TFS 2015 and Show difference dont display nothing. I dont find any settings about difference tool. Someone can help me? ty  
  1.  TFS
Patrick Therrien Patrick Therrien
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling web service from mobile app
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Steve Mason replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I am using Powerbuilder 2017 Universal version. Powerbuilder, Powerserver, the test web service and the mobile app (which calls the test web service) are all installed on the same system. When the mobile app specifies a url of http://localhost/...
  1.  Service
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Modeling Tool
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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Good Morning. In my work as a modeling tool we are using PowerDesigner 15 (but it is getting old). We are undecided whether to buy the upgrade to SAP for PowerDesigner 16 or switch to another tool. What modeling tool are you currently using? ...
  1.  Design
Rodolfo Reyes Rodolfo Reyes
  1. PowerBuilder
Write file to plugin directory
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I am using the universal version of Appeon Powerbuilder 2017. The Powerserver documentation ("FAQ s plugin directory on the server.  How can a mobile app write to a file in a directory on the server?   int li_fileid int li_rc string ls_file =...
  1.  File
  2.  Plugin
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
DataWindow - Crosstab lost format after editing data source
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Community,   this is my first time working on datawindow crosstab. I encountered that the datawindow will lost all the formatting after editing on the data source. Is there anyway, i can prevent the format getting reset after inserting ad...
  1.  Crosstab
Chee Boon Ang Chee Boon Ang
  1. PowerBuilder
What does it mean C#DW in powerbuilder roadmap?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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What does it mean C#DW in powerbuilder roadmap? Will it be possible to use DW visual control in some .NET application e.g. like it was with Datawindow.NET? Thanks in adv.
  1.  C#
  2.  PowerBuilder
Sergei Kouznetsov Sergei Kouznetsov
  1. PowerBuilder
ODBC cannot connect to AppeonSample database
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Pierre Couvreur replied 7 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hello, I installed PB2017 trial edition on a Windows 10 Pro tablet. SQLAnywhere 12 and 17 are already installed on it. I try to setup a 32bits ODBC datasource to the AppeonSample.db database with no luck, neither with SA12 nor SA17. Error me...
  1.  ASE
Pierre Couvreur Pierre Couvreur
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling .net assembly from Mobile app
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Steve Mason replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Created test .net assembly with following values: library: assembly.pbl namespace: testassembly assembly file name: testassembly.dll setup file name: testassembly.msi custom class object: n_assembly custom class name: n_assembly method name:...
  1.  .NET Assembly
  2.  Mobile
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerBuilder
What's the method to DEBUG a mobile application?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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For example opening up dialogue to get albumn item or path. i.e li_filetype = 2 // Simultaneously displays the photo or video in the album ln_camera = create eon_mobile_cameraex li_return = ln_camera.of_openalbums (ls_filepath) st_path.Tex...
  1.  Bug
Shoaib Siddiqui Shoaib Siddiqui
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PB2017 Bug #288
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi there, some 8 weeks ago I filed bug report #288. As we rely on the solution, Id like to monitor the progress. Bugzilla does not accept my Appeon account. Where can I go? Who can I ask? Thanks Martin
  1.  Bug
Martin Eberle Martin Eberle
  1. PowerBuilder
Appeon 2017 PB PowerServer - Error connecting to Oracle database (2)
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Gary Privette replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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This is follow-up to earlier an question. With the default installation of PowerServer from PB 2017 Universal, I get an error creating native Oracle datasource with 32-bit client (from full Oracle client install, not instant client): "Testing D...
  1.  Client
Gary Privette Gary Privette
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
64-bit Powerbuilder with oleobject
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi, We are working on upgrade to Powerbuilder 2017. We tried to deploy 64-bit Powerbuilder application to Windows 10 System. We have some .Net Component communicate with PB using OLEobject call. All .Net component build as AnyCPU. But communicatio...
  1.  API
Haihong Yang Haihong Yang
  1. PowerBuilder
Making an object visible does now work outside of the IDE.
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, I am running PB 12.6. In the application, there is a window with a user object that is not visible.  During regular running of the application, the object is made visible and brought to the front.  This works in the IDE just fine, however, ...
James Nail James Nail
  1. PowerBuilder

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