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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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  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
.NET Web Sercice (SOAP) and PB2021
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi, Currently in PB2019R2, we are looking to migrate to the latest PB2021 build. We have several .NET Web Service (SOAP) initially developed in PB12. We know that they are no more supported, but we don't have the time and the knowledge to migrate ...
Thierry Del Fiore Thierry Del Fiore
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows visible before open event ends
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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HI, migrated from PB2019R2 to R3 (with theme PB) we noticed that Windows are visible before open event ends, it doesn't seem to be the case in previous versions. So we see, the resize, the centering of the window More annoying, in reports where t...
Thierry Del Fiore Thierry Del Fiore
  1. PowerBuilder
PATCH request
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, Controller/Service scaffolding in SnapDevelop API generates HttpPost method that can also be used for HttpPut, i.e. for updating only one row of a given model (which is a must for non-PB REST client): // Controller[HttpPut]public async TaskA...
Marco Meoni Marco Meoni
  1. .NET DataStore
Datawindow Saveas NativePDF sizing problem
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Thierry Del Fiore replied 2 years ago
3 replies
1496 views
1 vote
Hi, in order to get rid off Ghostscript, we're using NativePDF to save datawindow as PDF. We just migrate from PB2019R2 to PB2019R3, and it seems that the PDF generated are not the same size anymore. It's like the margin are bigger and also a larg...
Thierry Del Fiore Thierry Del Fiore
  1. PowerBuilder
Calculation errors with LongLong datatype
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Martin Kaltenböck replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, using PB 2019 R3 2703, Windows 10 64 in my application I must make use of the LongLong datatype. Unfortunately I noticed calculation errors on doing a integer division with this datatype. Here is the code: longLong x, y x = 7129750713734...
  1.  LONGLONG
Martin Kaltenböck Martin Kaltenböck
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Save As Excel 5 or Excel 8
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi, We have an issue with the Save As function in our application. When the user tries to save a reports as Excel 5 or Excel 8, it can take 4 or 5 minutes to save the report. What could be causing this issue? We are using PB 2017 R3 Build 1858, SQL...
Yasir Masood Yasir Masood
  1. PowerBuilder
Packaging the client application by PowerServer 2021
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  George Mikhailovsky replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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I have created and deployed my PowerServer project and it works without problems. Then I try to create a package to deploy to another server. However, at the very end of this process, I get the following error: Failed to create compressed package 'C...
George Mikhailovsky George Mikhailovsky
  1. PowerServer
PowerBuilder 2017R3, 2019R3 and GIT repository
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
0 replies
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Hi, For our product development we are using PowerBuilder 2017 R3 and soon planning to migrate to PB2019 R3 for an upcoming release. However the older versions of our product will continue to use PB2017R3. We have been using VSS as SCM tool for cou...
  1.  Git
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Ganesan Rajan Ganesan Rajan
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder traditional menu font
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I would like to know what font does Powerbuilder use in its traditional menu. I switched to contemporary and the fonts changed. I would like to use the old ones.
Dimitris Kelekis Dimitris Kelekis
  1. PowerBuilder
SMB protocol
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello every one, our security team disable SMB protocol version 1 and version 2 and allow version 3.3 now i can not deploy web services from power builder is that normal? does power builder does not support the recent version of this protocol ? i...
ayman ahmad ayman ahmad
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling REST webservice
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello Folks, I am trying to call a REST webservice from my PowerBuilder 2021 application. I have been provided with a URL and a userid/password to authenticate. I am following our friend Bruce's REST tutorial. I created an external DW with one colum...
Ashutosh Varshney Ashutosh Varshney
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindows not resizing when using theme
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I applied a custom theme to my application which is running fine on development runtime mode. But when I full build my application I can see the theme applied but the behavior of other windows or datawindows is problematic. The are not resizin...
Dimitris Kelekis Dimitris Kelekis
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: Event Name displays changes, if 'returns' forms part of event name
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello, PB 2019 R3 Build 2703 When we create new event, event name displays ue_new () returns (none) If event name contains 'returns' in its name, event name just displays without the return data type. Have anyone noticed this?   Any issues?  ...
  1.  IDE
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Exclude blocked datawindow objects from PDF
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, If you place a text object in your datawindow, like this: And then place another text object on top of it so that it completely covers it, like this: And then save the datawindow as PDF using the NativePDF method, the resulting PDF file...
  1.  PDF
  2.  PowerBuilder
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
  1. PowerBuilder
Any future updates for PB 2019?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, I don't seem to be able to find any information about upcoming updates for PB 2019. Does anybody know if anything is planned after R3? Best regards,Konstantin
  1.  PowerBuilder
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
  1. PowerBuilder
Error saving excel sheet
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi,Power Builder unexpectedly quit when saving a report as excel, xlsx extension with approximately 500,000 records, using the SaveAs method.Are there any limitations in PowerBuilder in this case?script: li_ret = ids_rows.SaveAs(ls_arquivo, XLSX!, Tr...
Cintia Verissimo Cintia Verissimo
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerClient - Desktop LNK/Shortcut Text Value?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Strano replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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OK, this seemingly minor issue has become a sticking point for us automating the PowerClient deployment of an application.   From where is the text value of the displayed name of the application's LNK/Shortcut on the client desktop derived?   ...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerClient
John Strano John Strano
  1. PowerBuilder
Am i signing my app correctly?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Edinson Nongrados replied 2 years ago
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Hi,  we're having troubles signing our certificate and i think the situation is similar like this: https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/powerserver-signing-questions-again We're missing something. Our certificate is a pfx and we're deploy...
  1.  Certificate
  2.  PowerServer
  3.  PowerClient
Edinson Nongrados Edinson Nongrados
  1. PowerServer
DateTime parameter issue with DotNetAssembly
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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I have a C# class with a method that takes a DateTime parameter. When called from PB using the DotNetAssembly + DotNetObject objects introduced in PB2019 R2, the variable when recieved in the .NET side does not have the milliseconds that were passed ...
Jeff Martin Jeff Martin
  1. PowerBuilder
PBAutoBuild Crashes Depending on the Length of a Line of Comments
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi PowerBuilder Community, This one is weird, has anyone ever seen anything like it? I've not had this problem anywhere else or prior in this application across thousands of edits to hundreds of files. I changed some code and although it worked an...
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerBuilder

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