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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 3 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
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Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 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
  1. PowerBuilder
How to add CC to Outlook message (using OLE)
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
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Hi, I'm trying to add CC address to an email I send from PB. Settting the subject, To (single receiver) work fine, but trying to add the CC gives error "incorrect number of parameters".   here is an extract of the code // This part works finelol...
  1.  Email
  2.  OLE
  3.  Outlook
Kari Paukku Kari Paukku
  1. PowerBuilder
Topaz Signature pads and PowerServer
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Louis Arena replied 2 years ago
5 replies
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I have been using Topaz signature pads with my app since 2018.  I just converted to Powerserver 2022.  This line now creates an error as if the signature pad is not attached. ole_SigPlus1.object.TabletComTest(1)  Does anyone know if Topaz is not co...
Louis Arena Louis Arena
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Error "no data is available for encoding 1252" when working .msg files
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
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Hi, I'm getting the following error when trying to work with .msg files. I'm using a 3rd party component and the error appears at the point the component tries to load the ,msg file. I have tried with two 3rd party DDL's and both return the same err...
Kari Paukku Kari Paukku
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Password encryption using Salt and Hashing in PB2019R3
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Ganesan Rajan replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, Our application is based on PB2019R. To login to our application, the user has to enter a password. Currently we are using own way of encrypting password and storing it in table. BUT, we have been asked to use "Salt and Hash" to encrypt our ap...
  1.  Hash
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Ganesan Rajan Ganesan Rajan
  1. PowerBuilder
Global Functions Using a DataStore and NVO's, Used in DataWindow Expressions
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 years ago
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Are there any documented restrictions or limitations on the use of global functions used in DataWindow expressions, where the global functions utilize non-visual objects (NVO's) and a DataStore? Background: I'm experimenting with global functions t...
John Fauss John Fauss
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Check stubs printing wrong
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
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We have a form in infomaker for our check printing. I received the permissions to print signatures on them. When I added the image to the form of the signatures, all of a sudden, if there are multiple invoices the top check stub will only print one i...
Stefany Metcalf Stefany Metcalf
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Power Builder and WEB API
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Dear all, Currently I'm having traditional PB Windows desktop application that get requests from WEB API via HTTP requests. The WEB API application already exists   Customers facing performance issues when few calling the PB application at once. ...
Amit De Picciotto Amit De Picciotto
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Slow report rendering
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, is there a way for reports to render not using a default printer? Some customers complain about report rendering speed. This is often related to a network printer. We suggest upgrading a driver and other general advices. Is it a good idea to tr...
Tomáš Podzimek Tomáš Podzimek
  1. PowerBuilder
Getting error 'Select error: Column List do not match' while DW retieval.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi ALL, We are currently using the PB 2019 and while accessing application at one area it is giving 'Select error: Column List do not match'. FYI the same compiled code is working in DEV, QA and Prod environments but not in UAT. The is occurring wh...
Vishal Tahiliani Vishal Tahiliani
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Using GetProcessMemoryInfo to track memory
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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I copied an example of using GetProcessMemoryInfo from Chris' STD Framework and I have a question. I have a PB desktop app that runs as a Windows Service so has no user interaction. I want to track memory use so I can send an alert to someone when t...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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Infomaker Crashing Issue for Specific User
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello,   We have a user experiencing an issue that I have never seen before. She was running Infomaker on her PC, but a crash led to her being unable to open any of her reports. This happened while using a custom report on the Student Charges windo...
Andrew Boak Andrew Boak
  1. InfoMaker
PBVM.dll c0000005 at 25b866 (toolbar issue)
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi I'm clueless so I will try to ask here. Is there anybody who get error c0000005 in pbvm.dll at offset 25b866? This error is rare. It takes days to get it but it happens from time to time. The error is somehow linked to toolbar or menu. What I've...
Tomas Beran Tomas Beran
  1. PowerBuilder
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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We are having an issue, originally our PB application was compiled verson 10.5.  Now we have migrated the code to 2019 R2. For the users having previously the code, the new migrated application is working fine. For the new users (those without the ...
Jesus Arana Jesus Arana
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texto to speech using powerbuilder
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Dear Sirs. Does anyone have an example or guide to convert text to speech using powerbuilder? I have seen some services that Google provides, someone has experience in this integration issue. Thank you very much to all
JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS
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Need to minimize runtime folder size
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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  We are using PB21 and a ODBC connection to SQL Anywhere in our apps.  What runtime files do we need. We want to minimize the size of the runtime folder. Any help on this topic would be appreciated.
Gary Lynch Gary Lynch
  1. PowerBuilder
Incremental Builds - all PBLs are rebuilt?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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I see this old issue https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/modified-dates-of-all-pbds-were-updated-with-pbc190-i I assume it was never reported as a bug? In 2019 R3 2728 when I do an Incremental Build ALL the PBL files are rebuilt resultin...
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  2.  PBD
  3.  PowerBuilder
Matt Balent Matt Balent
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Ribbon - ComboBox width
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tomáš Podzimek replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, on a Ribbon, is there a way to make a ComboBox list wider than the ComboBox itself? Please see the pic: I am not able to achieve it using standard properties Width and BoxWidth. Regards, Tomáš  
  1.  RibbonBar
Tomáš Podzimek Tomáš Podzimek
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver use in offline environment
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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hello.We want to deploy the service on Powerserver 2022 using PB2022 in an environment without internet (closed network).Before proceeding with work in this environment, we have summarized the issues that will be the current problem.1. LicenseCan lic...
Penta consulting Penta consulting
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How do I send email from PowerBuilder 2019 or 2022?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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How do I send email from PowerBuilder 2019 or 2022 ?
Yuko Tanaka Yuko Tanaka
  1. PowerBuilder
Sending large files with PostData and SnapDevelop
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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I need to send very large documents (usually Word) to a SnapDevelop API so that I can upload them into a database table.  The documents are often greater than 30MB.  I initially tried using the SendRequest method.  It worked great until the file size...
  1.  API
  2.  BLOB
  3.  C#
  4.  Large File
  5.  PowerBuilder
  6.  SnapDevelop
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. PowerBuilder

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