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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Manuel Rivera replied 2 weeks 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 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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10 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
"Bind parameter value is too big" when it isn't!
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Im testing some PB17 code that is uploading data from a local Firebird DB to a MySQL DB on our web server. It is being done through DataStores - load one from the local DB, copy the data to one connected to the web DB (with "dsTarget.Data = dsSource....
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Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindowchild , modify and quotes
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all, We have a few datawindowchilds on which we need to perform a modify statement to change the .text value at runtime. How can we have single quotes and double quotes appear in the .text please ? We tried the following, but both failed ...
  1.  DOUBLE
  2.  PowerBuilder
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Call of a SOAP Proxy is slow (CLASSIC PB 12.5 .NET engine)
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Helmut Arnold replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, we have 2 different ways to call Soap web service proxys. First in (from) PB.NET, with a PB.NET Proxy, which works fast as expected. Second from PB 12.5.2 CLASSIC (.NET engine). There we loose nearly one second to get the call done. J...
  1.  Proxy
  2.  SOAP
oliver zinke oliver zinke
  1. PowerBuilder
How connect to Excel using Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 with PB 12.5?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, Our PB Version : 12.5.2 Build 5652 Windows 7 SP1 Excel 2013 We are trying export data to an existing Excel File (template). Our code: string ls_fname transaction lt_tran ls_fname = "C:\Temp\Template.xlsx" TRY lt_tr...
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William John Adam Trindade William John Adam Trindade
  1. PowerBuilder
stamp in pfc
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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stamp in pfc I need push a stamp in my pfc file but I dont know how do, you please send  me a example  how i nedd show in my pfc  the stamp. This type of stamp is posible programing in PowerBuilder. Other name to stamp is electronic signature. ...
  1.  PFC
Oscar Rios Oscar Rios
  1. PowerBuilder
Printing barcodes with powerbuilder 2017
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Hi all, I am new to power builder 2017 but have used much older version of power builder in the past.  I would like to use power builder 2017 to print barcode labels with info from our DB.  So basically i would  be looking for a data window that, ...
  1.  Barcode
  2.  Label
  3.  Print
David Beltz David Beltz
  1. PowerBuilder
How to Get RAW data in byte stream from a REST Service API Call in PowerBuilder?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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We have several REST Services we call and get result back as a JSON or an XML output.  I have a new request to get back the RAW Bytes Array that it returns. How can I achieve that?  For EG:  We can do a GET for any image on the web like this...
  1.  JSON
  2.  REST
  3.  XML
Praveen Rajarao Praveen Rajarao
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver and mobile applications.
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Gimmy Susan replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Good morning Is there a project to delete powerserver for mobile applications ? Thanks   Gimmy
Gimmy Susan Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
stamp in datawindow
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
I need push a stamp in my datawindow but I dont know how do, you please send  me a example  how i nedd show in my datawindow the stamp. This type of stamp is posible programing in PowerBuilder. Other name to stamp is electronic signature. very tha...
Oscar Rios Oscar Rios
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Add “Navigating” event for WebBrowser ActiveX control
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, Microsoft has article that describes on how to handle Navigating event to cancel navigation within WebBrowser ActiveX control: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.webbrowser.navigating?view=netframework-4.7.1...
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2017 Classic IDE not unslecting object...
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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The 2017 IDE is exhibiting a strange behavior.   When I place a button, say, on a window and then select it it works fine and places focus on the Command Button. But, when I click on another area of the Window it does not unselect the button.  In ...
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Richard Shakour Richard Shakour
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow report no funciona la Opccion Suppress Group Header
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Govinda Lopez @Appeon replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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Buen dia Comunidad: Tengo un reporte que se ejecuta para ESCRITORIO asi como para WEB.  El reporte tiene activado la opcion Opcion Suppress Group Header pero veo que solo funciona cuando se ejecuta en ESCRITORIO pero cuando lo ejecuto en web di...
  1.  Data
Emilio Centeno Emilio Centeno
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Sliding Windows in PB Mobile
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Does anyone know of a clean and smooth way to have windows slide or fade in Windows in a PB Mobile app.  I dont believe the animation properties for windows work in the Mobile environment so Im mainly looking for something that can smoothly slide or ...
  1.  PowerServer
Richard Shakour Richard Shakour
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
How to use Authenticated Login Credentials with a OLE Object Control?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I am using a OLE Object container that uses a TiffViewer Control and a Microsoft Web Browser control to display JPG/TIF/PDF/Web Pages in my PowerBuilder 12.5 classic application.  The new requirement is to use "authenticated user credentials" whil...
  1.  Authentication
  2.  Browser
  3.  OLE
Praveen Rajarao Praveen Rajarao
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Transparent Background of Picture is Not Displaying properly while moving to PowerServer Web
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Good Day, Transparent Background Picture is Not Displaying properly while moving Powerbuilder to PowerServerWeb. Regards Antony
  1.  Picture
Antony Xavier Antony Xavier
  1. PowerBuilder
Building Apps using the new Appeon RTF Solution
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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In the video "Building Apps using the new Appeon RTF Solution", there is an example, is this code in the example codes of the web ?. If it is not, is it possible to obtain this code? Thank you
Cecilia Jiménez Bedoya Cecilia Jiménez Bedoya
  1. PowerBuilder
How to Get Actual Row number, if apply filter or sort is changed inside the DataWindow
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Lars Mosegaard replied 7 years ago
4 replies
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Good Day, How to Get Actual Row number of a DataWindow in the initial retrieval, after applying the filter or sort is changed of a DataWindow using computed field? Regards Antony
  1.  Data
Antony Xavier Antony Xavier
  1. PowerBuilder
Error publishing a custom Appeon Workspace to Google Play
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi All I have published a custom Appeon Workspace (with Appeon Powerbuilder 2017 Universal Edition Build 1689) to my Google Play account and the package has been rejected with the message: Hello Google Play Developer, We rejected Greenmed Mo...
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Paco Lianez Paco Lianez
  1. PowerBuilder
Lansing Michigan contract
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
A couple of years ago I got dozens of emails asking if I was interested in a long term contract as a Powerbuilder programmer. I mean I got them from everywhere, Mostly from Indian recruiting firms. Now Im getting them again, several a day. What is...
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Rik Brooks Rik Brooks
  1. PowerBuilder
Robert Giesecke unmanaged exports and structure and arrays
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  François Rossignol replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, In a previous question I found out about Robert Giesecke unmanaged exports which allows to call .net function from PB. I got it working with longs and strings but cant make it work with arrays and structures. For example in my VB.net dll...
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  2.  External Functions
François Rossignol François Rossignol
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