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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
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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
Source Control with TFS (Team Foundation Server)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello together, is it possible at all, to use TFS as source control for PowerBuilder 2019.I didn´t find useful instructions at all.First I tried to install the Team Server 2013. This failed due to compatibility problem.So, this is not that bad, i ca...
Robert Schwer Robert Schwer
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2019 filemove on windows 2012 server
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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We have recently migrated to PB 2019 from PB 10. We migrated several applications, half a dozen, and one in particular has an issue when trying to use filemove. We are getting -2 "Error writing targetfile". the file does not exist on the target. We a...
Steve DeWitt Steve DeWitt
  1. PowerBuilder
Sound on Android
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hey PowerSphere Can you play a sound on an Android Device (at least it works on IOS) of_play() in the workarounds pbl  eon_mobile_audioex leon_mobile_audioexleon_mobile_audioex = Create eon_mobile_audioex leon_mobile_audioex .of_play( "beep-02.wav...
Georgios Papageorgiou Georgios Papageorgiou
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
How to increase font size of function/event headers within Script Painter?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hello, could not find the place in the PB IDE where font size of functionevent headers within Script editor could be increased. Using latest PB 2019 R2 2328.  
  1.  IDE
  2.  PowerScript IDE
Dionizas Antipenkovas Dionizas Antipenkovas
  1. PowerBuilder
Error Updating PBv12.0 to 12.1 - Error: pbgactool.PB_gac_install
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
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Update:   06-MAY-2020I realized that what defines a version of PB are the DLLs. Since I already have a copy of PBv12.1, and I want to update the PBv12.0 app I have on my Win10 VM, all I need to do is to copy the \SHARED\PowerBuilder folder from my Wi...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder web Enabling
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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HI, Can somebody help me please. I want to take my applications to the web. This is my first time. Do I just use normal Powerbuilder or must I install something else.   REgards ML
Marie Bisschoff Marie Bisschoff
  1. PowerBuilder
Maximize a window in 2017 R2
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Rajkumar K S replied 4 years ago
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Hello I would like to know if it is possible to maximize a window, maximizing the objects that it contains proportionally in the version PB 2017 R2. Thank you.
Diego Buschittari Diego Buschittari
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PowerBuilder2017-GitHub Support
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ganesan Rajan replied 4 years ago
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Hi Experts, I like to know the ways to migrate the Source control from VSS to Github. We are using Powerbuilder 2017 R2. Can you kindly let me know whether Github is supported in PB2017? Is it possible to migrate from VSS to Github? We are going ...
  1.  Git
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Ganesan Rajan Ganesan Rajan
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindows and themes ...
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi everyone, using PB2019 build 2170 how do you keep consistency in datawindows when using themes and custom code for background color ? See this example : how to make that F2 look like F1 ? Thanks for suggestions. Philippe.
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  3.  Theme
Philippe PILAT Philippe PILAT
  1. PowerBuilder
catalog tables could not be created and are not available for use - Conexion ODBC SQLITE
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
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Buenas Tardes  Al tratar de hacer un perfil de conexion OBDC en power builder , recibo la advertencia " catalog tables could not be created and are not available for use" y luego me sale conexión exitosa. La conexión ODBC es de una base de datos SQ...
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  2.  SQLite
Y P Y P
  1. PowerBuilder
What is the best to use IIS or APACHE?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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HI,   What is the best to use IIS or APACHE?   Regards ML
Marie Bisschoff Marie Bisschoff
  1. PowerBuilder
Database account is locked
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Jon Tzeng replied 4 years ago
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We have a PowerBuilder Web application deployed to PowerServer. Data Source setting in AEM is using Dynamic Database Connection: and Pooling is checked. Maximum Connection Pool Size =1, Minimum Connection Pool Size =1. We have a issue that user datab...
Jon Tzeng Jon Tzeng
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Replacement for SelectToStore method in SnapDevelop 2.0
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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The SelectToStore method has been deprecated in SnapDevelop 2.0.  We used this extensively in v1.0.  What is the replacement for this this?  How should our code be modified? We used this to get values from SELECT statements like so: var result = _d...
  1.  SqlExecutor
  2.  SnapDevelop
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. SnapDevelop
Problem with Refresh not working at Target Level - PB2017 R3
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Karen Bailey replied 4 years ago
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Hi,    I am trying to setup a new development environment on a new laptop and i am having trouble with the refresh function when trying to update my pbls after performing a pull.  I am using Git as my source control for a tfs server.   If i right...
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Karen Bailey Karen Bailey
  1. PowerBuilder
Using PFC Security and the Ribbon Bar
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all, One of my apps uses the PFC security app to set up users, groups and access to windows, etc (I know old school right). I only use it to prevent certain users from seeing [admin] options on the menu and being able to click on them to open win...
  1.  PFC
  2.  Security
  3.  RibbonBar
Ian Wells Ian Wells
  1. PowerBuilder
2019R2, theme. datawindow, vscrollbar .... bug or ???
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Vladimir K. replied 4 years ago
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Hi All. Please see attached. Basically, i have datawindow on the left and handful datawindows on the right with visible property set to false. Rowfocuschanged on the left one, using hide() and show() to display needed and hide not needed datawindo...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
  1. PowerBuilder
Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server & PB
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Amit De Picciotto replied 4 years ago
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Hi all, Does PB have version that supply this new driver? mean, not the old OLE DB but this one   Thanks!  
Amit De Picciotto Amit De Picciotto
  1. PowerBuilder
WS_OBJECTS Issues: Weird Structure & File Rejections
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  LEON ALEKSEYEV replied 4 years ago
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Hello. My company is using GIT BitBucket. We are in process of migrating our apps to PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1915 and so far do not have much luck with GIT. We are facing two issues: (1) The local repository PB creates, ws_objects, has somewhat ...
  1.  Git
LEON ALEKSEYEV LEON ALEKSEYEV
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Latest Version of PB2019?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
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We are FINALLY ready to migrate our applications from PBv12.1 to PB2019R2.I have an installer with the build set as 2082, but I've seen people talking about build 2328.Q1: WHERE is the download link for the latest version of PB2019R2?Q2: Can I instal...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Deploy PB application using GitHub (Squirrel.dll)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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We are trying to switch our PB deploy app process using github like other apps (non powerbuilder). Has anyone done this before - using Github? If so I could use some help with the steps. There is a squirrel.dll that I am supposed to reference. Any id...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Kwadwo Boahene Kwadwo Boahene
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