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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 1 year 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
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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
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Pb 2025 converted to solution what should import to subversion
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  1. Last updated 5 days ago
  2.  Tracy Huang @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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I have converted one of my workspaces to a solution and it works nicely. The issue I have now is that there are so many objects that have been created. I am ready to add this project to subversion (svn) what MUST be imported. For example, do I need...
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Marc Chabot Marc Chabot
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PB2025 solution : Compilation failed, code = -1073741502.
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  1. Last updated 2 weeks ago
  2.  Peter Pang @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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[ERROR] Compilation failed, code = -1073741502.
Bill Gates Bill Gates
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intercept delete errors caused by foreign key restrict constraints in the database.
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  2.  Gimmy Susan replied 1 day ago
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Hi everyone, I have the following need: to centrally intercept delete errors caused by foreign key restrict constraints in the database. In a legacy application, I can't go through and test every delete executed by scripts to check whether the dele...
Gimmy Susan Gimmy Susan
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How to modify the text language of TabbedBar control right - click menu
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  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 1 day ago
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TabbedBar control right - click menu: Close Current Tab ... Close All Tabs ,how to modify these text to non-En language?
Bill Gates Bill Gates
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How to use custom font in datawindow so that it can be embedded in PDF exported
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  2.  Song Tom replied 1 day ago
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When I export datawindow to PDF with native pdf, I followed the guide in the PB help, but some barcode font like Code 39 wide regular cannot event exported, when I call save as datawindow as pdf!, with native pdf code as following: dw_advice.Object....
Song Tom Song Tom
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"Cloud App" name confusion
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  2.  Tracy Huang @Appeon replied 1 day ago
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Hi, We are using a version of PowerBuilder 2021 and have a PowerClient project. All the deployment is done in a local network and nothing is on the cloud. The title name on the Launch installer says "Cloud" client and that have created a conflict ...
Miguel Luis Cunha Lopes Miguel Luis Cunha Lopes
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ConnectToNewObject("Excel.Application") without MS
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  2.  André Rust replied 1 day ago
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Hello everyone, Is it possible to process or create Excel XLSX files without using Microsoft Excel or any other Microsoft Office applications? We are looking to stop installing or using Microsoft products on our PCs. However, our existing code snip...
André Rust André Rust
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Unknown control mdirbb_1 error
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  1. Last updated 5 months ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 1 day ago
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Trying out PB 2025 beta. My application uses the PFC. When I start the application, I get a pop-up: Pressing OK shuts down the application. Probably a problem with the PFC code: a control type that isn't supported anymore. I use the same code ...
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Ian Wells Ian Wells
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Uninstalling PowerClient App Silently
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  1. Last updated 6 days ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 2 days ago
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Is there a way to uninstall a PowerClient app siliently? I've tried all the common switches (/s, /q, etc.) with uninstall.exe. There seems to be no way around the confirmation prompt other than possibly putting together a VB script to send a delayed ...
Joe Hess Joe Hess
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JSON File Extract
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  2.  René Ullrich replied 2 days ago
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Hi Team,{ "data": { "content": [{ "Name": "test", "country": "GB", "Contact info": { "email": "test@gmail.com", "businessUnit": "GB01" } }, { "Name": "test1", "country": "KB"...
Shenbagam Balakumar Shenbagam Balakumar
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Graph Bar Value
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  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 days ago
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i am using PB 2022 R3 designing a graphical data window attached ,can i get a help how to show the graph bar value on top of the bar and if any reference is there please help on that .
Jagamohan Dash Jagamohan Dash
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PB 2025 - Compile of Solution fails with no error message
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Peter Pang @Appeon replied 2 days ago
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Hi All, Trying to convert our application from workspace to solution. I copied our application to a new folder and opened it into PB 2025. It imported with no errors. I then copied that folder to a new folder and converted the workspace to a solutio...
Rick Hiebert Rick Hiebert
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Powerbuilder - Crosstab report - columns copy
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  2.  John Fauss replied 4 days ago
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Hi Team, We are using some cross tab reports in out PB application, and client need to copy the crosstab reports fields. Other cross tab we can clipboard the report data but in cross not able to do the copy option. Kindly let us know is there option...
Rajkumar K S Rajkumar K S
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Are there alternatives to SHA1 and PKCS1 for CrypterObject.AssymetricSign with an RSA keypair?
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  1. Last updated 1 week ago
  2.  Mike Shantz replied 5 days ago
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After a bunch of experimentation I see thatCrypterObject.AsymmetricSign Uses a SHA1 hash algorithm and PKCS1 padding.SHA1 is considered a "compromised algorithm" (see hashicorp vault's documentation), and PSS is the considered the preferred padding o...
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Mike Shantz Mike Shantz
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DW SaveAs To Clipboard Removes Leading Zeros
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  1. Last updated 5 days ago
  2.  Neil Garcia replied 5 days ago
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Using PB 2022. Our users don't want to do SaveAs to Excel. They want to use a function that was provided to them which copies the datawindow into Clipboard and then they paste into Excel. The problem is that it removes the leading zeros. What is t...
Neil Garcia Neil Garcia
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SQL Server Stored Procedure Question
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  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 days ago
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SQL Server 2019, PowerBuilder 2022 Our web team (C#) created a stored procedure that has a parameter with the type 'User-Defined Table Type'. The UDT is defined as having one column, an int. Now one of our customers wants to create a report from th...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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PB 2019, 2022, 2025 in the same computer.
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  1. Last updated 5 days ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 days ago
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Can I have PB 2019, 2022, 2025 installed in the same computer? I use 2019 to develop mobile application (The best mobile developing tool in the world. I am sad they remove this future from the latest PB versions ). I use 2022 to develop client ...
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
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Dynamic rows and columns with a Json string
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  1. Last updated 3 weeks ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 days ago
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Hi Team, I am currently using PowerBuilder 2022R3x86IDE, To show a Json string as rows and columns in a data window, am using "ImportJson" able to see the output but not a dynamic values. Is it feasible to have dynamic rows and columns using the...
Priyanka Yerramsetti Priyanka Yerramsetti
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How to delete keys of Windows registry?
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  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 days ago
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Hello, In PowerBuilder2022 R3， which function can be used to delete or update the keys of Windows registry？ Thanksregards HQ Ma
HQ Ma HQ Ma
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Where do you want issues in 2025 reported?
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  1. Last updated 5 days ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 days ago
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Hi There I have run into a few issues with PB2025. Lockups when scrolling larger functions, changed arguments not saving with embedded reports in composite data windows, sometime the sql painter locks up etc. Many seem to be transitory and I can get...
Brett Weaver Brett Weaver
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