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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
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
Edge Chromium for Powerserver apps
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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I have seen zero problems so far with Edge Chromium, but i was wondering if anyone has done any extensive testing with PS web?    I am actually running primarily PS 2016 and it seems to work fine, i am also testing PS2020 from the beta, which is re...
mike S mike S
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Issue with SnapDevelop code editor
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Has anyone run into this issue? I logged it as a bug   *Phenomenon: As we get up above around 6000 to 7000 lines of code, the editor tends to crash and kick the attached errors. The issue is intermittent. *Reproduce Steps: Take a Service.cs...
Miller Rhodes Miller Rhodes
  1. SnapDevelop
Upgrade PowerBuilder 12.6 to PowerBuilder 2019 in citrix environment
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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We are planning to upgrade PowerBuilder 12.6 to PowerBuilder 2019. How to set up a PowerBuilder 2019 app in Citrix 7.15 environment?
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Ajender A Ajender A
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Copying text (RTE-window) - Flickering
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Patrick Fabian replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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1 vote
Hello PowerBuilder community,   I have another issue with a rte window. We have a datawindow in which we want to copy the contents of a rich text edit window. I don't know how to copy the contents upon pressing the save button, since I do not know...
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Patrick Fabian Patrick Fabian
  1. PowerBuilder
ODBC Data Sources
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Larry Langford replied 4 years ago
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Where does the list of ODBC Data Sources (presented in the Database Painter) come from?I presumed it references the Registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources), but the list I see isn't consistent with the Registry entries. ...
Larry Langford Larry Langford
  1. PowerBuilder
Datetime format
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Pepe Cuenca replied 4 years ago
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Good afternoon everybody,  I'm calling an external SOAP Webservice, and I'm having problems with the Datetime format.  I'm declaring my variables as Datetime and when I debug the code, the value of the variable is "17/03/2020 00:00:00". The call c...
Pepe Cuenca Pepe Cuenca
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PBC runtime fails
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Pavel Tešlár replied 4 years ago
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Hi. I try to use the Powerbuilder Compiler pbc170.exe to build my exe. I use the parameters shown in the project-object at the bottom When starting it is working some time and creates the pbd-files. But at the end there is always the message A...
Rolf Knaden Rolf Knaden
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How to lock systemtree windows to IDE
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 4 years ago
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Hi to everyone I found the 'system tree'  outside the IDE ( see pictire ) How can I re-retouch it to the inside of the ide? Thank you in advance      
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
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Run MobileApp
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I have package mobile app using Appeon Powerbuilder 2019 r2, it doesn't generate apk. how do i install or run on my mobile phone. with kind regards.
mathews rutto mathews rutto
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Use of msxml3.dll
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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We have a project at work to change all references to Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0 to version 6. Running Process Explorer shows that the app is still loading msxml3.dll. Is there some function within PowerBuilder that uses this dll? We are in the middle of ...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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Powerbuilder - Speed differents win 2008 R2 vs win. 2012 R2 (win 2016)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, Running PB 2019 build 2170 on win 2008 R2, win 2012 R2 and win 2016, remote Console. Is there any known solution to speed differences between Win 2008 R2 and Win 2012 R2 and win 2016. We find that in 2008 R2 remote Console, data in the datawin...
Ivan Aase Ivan Aase
  1. PowerBuilder
pass by ref, readonly or value
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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Hi, Long time ago, I read somewhere that objects passed to functions or events, are always internally passed by reference, even if your specify "by value" or "readonly" in your function or event declaration. So until now, I use by reference if I ch...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Infomaker License Query
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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PB Cloud Edition v2019, build 2170Today I opened up PB2019 for the first time ever after a little help from Erin on how to handle the licenses.My case was slightly more convoluted than normal because I have a personal license ans well as a work licen...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. InfoMaker
Browser chosen by HyperLinkToURL
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello! Using Powerbuilder 2019 build 2082.  Does anyone know how powerbuilder desides what browser to use for HyperLinkToURL? No matter how i change default browser and file associations on my computer it still uses Internet explorer.  According to...
jonas persson jonas persson
  1. PowerBuilder
datawindow control jumps up, when it shouldn't
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I was trying to prove something the other day, which I could not reproduce in my little sample app. What I did find though, was some - for me - unseen behaviour when creating a dw on the fly: it "jumps up". Strangely enough, all the other contr...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
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Need to make API calls to Emma (a CRM)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Libby Engelbret replied 4 years ago
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My client will be using Emma, a CRM application.  Emma has an API and there is a .net dll written to access the Emma API.  How can I use this API to make calls and return and send information from my PowerBuilder desktop application?  Is it possible ...
Libby Engelbret Libby Engelbret
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How to create two-dimensional arrays?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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How create two-dimensional arrays? For example I try create  byte lb_Array[25000, 25000] The system does not respond, it is like it does not support this size. What I'm doing is getting the number of bits that an image owns and looping through ea...
Fernando Leal Fernando Leal
  1. PowerBuilder
Upgrading an user from an offline license to an online license
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
My problem is that I have to install PB on VM; now users are assigned an offline license Should I remove the offline license and then reassign to the same user an online license? That is the correct procedure? Regards Gino
Gino de Simone Gino de Simone
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Use of IBM UDB database through ODBC
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lundell replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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I can connect if I use the .net driver, but there seems to be a bug in the driver causing some very slow responses. I have set up a 64 bit ODBC connection and tested successfully via the ODBC tool. I have set up datasource NSDADEV_CONTROL and linke...
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Mark Lundell Mark Lundell
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Remote desktop / Citrix - Appeon 2019 build 2170
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
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Hi, We are running Appeon 2019 build 2170 with Oracle 12c as DB on Citrix and MS Remote Desktop Service (RDS). We experience huge differences in data delivery on RDS vs Citrix and wonder if anyone has any input. Something is probably explained by ...
Ivan Aase Ivan Aase
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