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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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12 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Build
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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we build exe on appeon powerbulder 2017 R3. But when we click on PBRTCFileTransform120 ( Application file) nothing happens
selvaraj subramanian selvaraj subramanian
  1. PowerBuilder
RE: transitioning From 2017 Release 2 to release 3
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Bill Asby replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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We have many PowerBuilder 2017 Release 2 applications that will need to be migrated to Release 3, as their attendant Oracle Server databases will be transitioning to 19c (12.2.0.3) in the future. Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 Release 3 is stated to suppor...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  IDE
  3.  Oracle
  4.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Don Moore Don Moore
  1. PowerBuilder
DW print duplex - Report with groups (reloaded)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ludwin Feiten replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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Hi all, I have a report for employees with a group on the employees. This results in different numbers of pages. Some have one, others two or three pages. When I print on a duplex printer I don't get a paper feed after each employee. So a report sta...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Print
Ludwin Feiten Ludwin Feiten
  1. PowerBuilder
Save dw to excel
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Hello ,   Doe's anyone have an idea how to save dw to excel with out changing the format ? like : colors , grouped and so on or a 3'rd party tool Thanks
  1.  Excel
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
Repository size using Git and Bitbucket for PowerBuilder 2017 R3
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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I'm having an issue with my repository growing in size on Bitbucket. In the past 22 days it has grown from 1.2 GB to 1.5 GB on Bitbucket. I know I haven't made modifications on the order of 25% of the workspace, but that is my growth. My PBLs all com...
  1.  Git
  2.  PowerBuilder
Lawrence Anderson Lawrence Anderson
  1. PowerBuilder
GIT, ws_objects and .pbl files
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Last year I made a change in a Powerbuilder 2017 R3 program.  Specifically these were to change the name of a function call to update_last_login_dt to update_last_login_dt2 in the w_login window.  I pushed the changes to the central GIT repository, b...
William Marsh William Marsh
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling as RestApi with post method
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Juan Manuel Jove Estigarribia replied 4 years ago
7 replies
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Hello all, i am starting to develop a New PB app that must call a Python RestAPIthis is the code i have in Python working and need to translate it to PBI must send and image as a parameter import requests url = "http://10.0.0.10:5005/subir/" payl...
Juan Manuel Jove Estigarribia Juan Manuel Jove Estigarribia
  1. PowerBuilder
How to trigger an MP4 video
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello   Does anyone know how I can trigger a MP4 video file thru PB? Just like I would show a PDF or BMP.   Thank You  Tom    
Tom McArdle Tom McArdle
  1. PowerBuilder
mouse events in a picture button
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi Guys, Again me haha, this time is about the mouse events of a picture button control, i'm using a picture button for change the look style, but i have a little problem and i'm seen that with those buttons the effect when the mouse is captured isn...
Daniel Agudelo Daniel Agudelo
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow Retrieve Erroring
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Paul Wiebe replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I have a datawindow that is getting it's information via an embedded select statement to my database. I have confirmed the select statement works against the database directly, and I have confirmed that they work when I use the "Run/Preview" within t...
Paul Wiebe Paul Wiebe
  1. PowerBuilder
Infomaker - One menu dependent on Another
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Lisa Rudnitsky replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hello,  I am trying to build a custom screen inside our software using infoamker. where two menus are related. (This lives on a constituent account (on the same ID)).  MenuA has values and MenuB has values. A user selects a value from MenuA and tha...
  1.  InfoMaker
  2.  Menu
  3.  PowerBuilder
  4.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  5.  XML
Lisa Rudnitsky Lisa Rudnitsky
  1. InfoMaker
Powerbuilder 11.5, Oracle DB 12, NVARCHAR2 not recognized or working
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi I want to access NVARCHAR2 fields in my Oracle DB 12.1.0.2.0 from a Powerbuilder 11.5 Application. DB-Params: NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET = AL16UTF16 NLS_CHARACTERSET = WE8MSWIN1252 No NLS_ Registry entries Powerbuilder: NLS Charse...
  1.  Oracle
  2.  VARCHAR
Jörg Walter Jörg Walter
  1. PowerBuilder
Datastore RESTClient Object Submit Function Response is slow (then fast!)
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Jim Nesbitt replied 4 years ago
2 replies
2787 views
1 vote
I'm using Powerbuilder 2019 R2 Beta and SnapDevelop. I migrated a simple application to PB2019R2 and then built a Web API in SnapDevelop following the instructions in  https://docs.appeon.com/appeon_online_help/dwconverter2019r2/CRUD_Operations_wit...
  1.  DataStore (C#)
  2.  Performance
  3.  POST
  4.  REST
  5.  Web API
Jim Nesbitt Jim Nesbitt
  1. Beta Testing
Infomaker and SnapObjects
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Just curiosity or maybe giving Appeon an idea:   Can Infomaker somehow interact with .Net SnapDevelopped services? That might be a great enhancement for some users.
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. InfoMaker
GetChild and DDDW
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  James Medick replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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I've build 3 dddws in a detail window, only one row in the detail window.  the dddws are dependent, thrid on the second, second on the first.  I use GetChild and send variables to the SQL to get the appropriate result set.  This works, but when the c...
James Medick James Medick
  1. PowerBuilder
To check compatibility of 2017 R3 with IBM CICS Universal Client V9.1
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Can anyone please advise on how to check compatibility of 2017 R3 with IBM CICS Universal Client V9.1? Are they compatible?
Sunita Dattun Sunita Dattun
  1. PowerBuilder
close an external application with Powerbuilder ?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  CJ Lai replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, it's possible to close an external application with Powerbuilder ? example : close 'xxxx.exe' ? thanx
Dave O'BILOG Dave O'BILOG
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver Debugger - for Chrome?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Is there any plans to have a debugger for other browsers (other than IE). Especially since it is slowly becoming unusable? 
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Compiling .NET assebly in PB
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi, I am looking for possibility to automaticaly compile .net assebly. I found only way do it is direct in PB enviroment. How can I do by PBC190 or by orcascript?   Best regards dao
Daniel Oralek Daniel Oralek
  1. PowerBuilder
changing buttons look style
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Eduardo G. replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Guys, again me haha, someone has the knowledge how i can to change the style of a button? i would like to change the background color and the border style but i don't know how can to do it, i don't know if will can to do that the button looks wi...
Daniel Agudelo Daniel Agudelo
  1. PowerBuilder

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