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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 7 months ago
6 replies
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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
  1. Resolved
  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
Authentication in AppeonWebServiceComponent
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Is possible to use HTTP Basic Authentication with the AppeonWebServiceComponent object? If not, any plan to support it? Thanks!
  1.  PowerServer Mobile
Paco Lianez Paco Lianez
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PB 12.5 invoking C# DLL using TLS 1.2
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
I have a VS 2015 C# program that interfaces with Authorize Dot Net using TLS 1.2 as the default security protocol.  AuthDotNet has two environments.  The Test environment only allows TLS 1.2.  Production will allow both TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2. The VS...
Roger Ingbretson Roger Ingbretson
  1. PowerBuilder
ANSWERED: How to dynamically create a column DWOBJECT
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Mike S replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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PB v12.1 Classic I have a need to create a DWOBJECT dynamically. Now, we all know that the standard method is as follows, but it requires that the column name be hardcoded.         dwobject    ldwo         ldwo = this.Object.emr_juris_ind   ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
PB12.5 open excel using ShellExecuteW - excel not detecting changes if edited
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  David Vasconcelos replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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If I open an Excel file through PB 12.5 classic using the ShellExcuteW API it opens the file correctly. I type or change something in the file and close it without saving.  Excel does not detect a change and ask if I want to save. If I open the...
  1.  API
  2.  Build
  3.  Class
  4.  Excel
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerBuilder
Help with lost source-code...?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, im confronted with a situation a never dreamed about ... :-( At the customer-side they lost the source code from a powerbuilder application. Recently they installed a new server and they want to reinstall the application, but the used...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Peter Loozen Peter Loozen
  1. PowerBuilder
Saving a BLOB from Oracle DB to a file when 300Meg or larger using PowerServer Web
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Appeon Support Team replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Looking for a way to save an Oracle BLOB out to a file on a client through PowerServer Web?   Average Blob size is 350 Meg.  I have tried using SelectBlob but is not working... Out of memory. Help?
  1.  BLOB
  2.  File
  3.  Oracle
Ron Calder Ron Calder
  1. PowerBuilder
Insert visual controls for .NET forms
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello,  Is it possible to insert to PB App visual controls for .NET forms? We are looking for any alternative to 32bit ActiveX that can be plugged to 32bit and 64bit PB application.  Thank you, Yuri
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder
Reading and Writing blobs in chunks to Oracle Database.
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Appeon Support Team replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Has anyone converted Bruce Armrstrong's code for reading and writing in chunks to an Oracle database to work with APPEON?   I have the need to read files larger than 100meg and store it in a database.  The average file size is 350meg.  I have it work...
  1.  Build
  2.  Oracle
  3.  PowerServer Web
Ron Calder Ron Calder
  1. PowerBuilder
PB Webservice deploy to Windows Server - missing dlls even with PBNETRT125.msi installed
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Mike S replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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12.5.1 classic Creating web service - running it i get an error that 'sybase.powerbuilder.interop.dll' or one of it dependencies could not be found/loaded. I found old articles saying that the MSI does not appear able to actually load everythin...
  1.  Service
Mike S Mike S
  1. PowerBuilder
Embedding a datawindow in a tooltip
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
I know this does not exist, but I would use it all the time if it was available.  I would like to submit this as a product suggestion/enhancement,  how do I do that?
  1.  DataWindow
Mike Moller Mike Moller
  1. PowerBuilder
Json to Datawindow
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
I have a restful webservices, it is java application.   Powerbuilder post a url to restful webservices, fafter get a json data, how can i import to datawindow. only by import or insertrow by insertrow? can i convert json to blob datatype, powerbui...
  1.  Data
wei huang wei huang
  1. PowerBuilder
Localized version of Infomaker and localized runtime
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, our customers would like to have a localized version of Infomaker like all other reporting tools do have ( crystal report, reportbuilder, ssdt, ...) localized version for the IDE ... not only runtime files   Any hope for the future...
  1.  InfoMaker
  2.  Port
Heino Hellmers Heino Hellmers
  1. PowerBuilder
RichTextEditor does not open HTML files in 64bit
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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When app compiled in 64bit, InsertDocument returns -1 when trying to open HTML file I tested with PB12.6 build 4138  
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder
Some data of the portal seems to be lost?
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, it seems that some data have been resetted for the portal? I was following some people, had some followers and had edit my profile.   All data seems the be deleted or resetted? :-( TIA
  1.  Port
Heino Hellmers Heino Hellmers
  1. PowerBuilder
Batch altering datawindow column type definition
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Hello All, We are about to expand and alter a frequently referenced column's size from char(2) to varchar(10)  This column appears in multiple tables, is part of data integrity FKs and is referenced in 100's of DWOs.  The impact on the application...
  1.  DataWindow
Yakov Werde Yakov Werde
  1. PowerBuilder
SmartBear Testing
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Does anyone have experience with SmartBear TestComplete automated testing integration?  If so which PB Version? What are your experiences?   http://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/desktop/power-builder/classic.html   D...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  Testing
Lars Mosegaard Lars Mosegaard
  1. PowerBuilder
Import an image from Filestream Table
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Mike S replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi,  I need your help. How can I import a file from a Filestream table and display it in Powerbulider.  I am using PB 12.5 and SQL Server 2016.  Thanks 
  1.  File
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  SQL Server
Yasir Masood Yasir Masood
  1. PowerBuilder
PFC Calendar Extension?
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Jim Reese replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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We need a drop down calendar that allows for disabling a range of dates and/or disabling dates before a designated date. Has anyone extended the PFC calendar in this way...or achieved the described functionality some other way? Can be a DW serv...
  1.  Build
  2.  Calendar
  3.  DataWindow
  4.  PowerBuilder
John Strano John Strano
  1. PowerBuilder
Export PB object problem
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Robert Inzinger replied 7 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hi I wrote some code to export powerbuilder objects from pbls using the libraryexport function from powerbuilder. I see that the export does not contains ole definitions. Is there any possibility to export this information also? Regards Robe...
  1.  Build
Robert Inzinger Robert Inzinger
  1. PowerBuilder
polling a directory for files
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi all, I have to poll a known directory for csv files (another app will send them from time to time), read them and then delete them Example: directory c:\data 2 files in it: abc.csv and def.csv content abc.csv: test;01234 content ...
Martin Mueller Martin Mueller
  1. PowerBuilder

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