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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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- Last updated 4 years ago
- Manuel Rivera replied 3 weeks ago
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...
            Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 years ago
- Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :) 
            RibbonBar ButtonImage property seems to require full folder/file path.
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
Good Day!
I am testing 25.0.0.3398. I am using the DisplayMenuAsRibbonBar and, overall, things are working. I did notice, however, that if I assign the menu item's ButtonImage to a custom image without the full path specified, the image does not app...
                    
            I am developing an application using PowerBuilder 2021 that utilizes third-party ActiveX components. Since I have multiple applications that require different versions of these ActiveX controls, I prefer to avoid registering them globally to prevent ...
                    
            Hi,
I have a Themes JSON question.
We have a modified JSON with drawing:false for dwo-column, because we need to have different borders for various columns.
So far so good. But it has consequences like ignoring all the nested nodes of the JSON for...
                    
            Problem with excel clipboard after migrating to 2022 R3
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- Last updated 1 year ago
- mike S replied 1 year ago
Hello,After migration to PB 2022 R3 Build 3391 there is an issue with XLS files generated.When I mark few columns/rows, it looks like copy / paste isn't working. Choosing specific cell, and copying this cell only - works, but larger range not copying...
                    
            PowerServer Application getting transaction timeout errors
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- Last updated 1 year ago
- Louis Arena replied 1 year ago
Recently, our PowerServer Application seems to be getting transaction timeout errors.  Once you get one of these errors, connection to the database is totally lost.  Not sure what changed in our Azure environment that could have cause this.  Does any...
            I am creating a DataWindow type FreeFrom using the instruction SystaxFromSQL, here the instructions:
ls_dw = Sqlca.SyntaxFromSQL(ls_query,"Style(Type=Form)",ls_err)
if Len(ls_err)  0 then
 MessageBox("Error Syntax", ls_err, StopSign!)
 Return
en...
            Since migrating from PowerBuilder 2019 R2 to 2022 R3, we've had an influx of user complaints where they get "JPEG Processing Error: Insufficient Memory (case 4)" popups and windows error logs stating that faults occurred in VCRUNTIME140.dll and ucrtb...
                    
            dwo-groupbox in "theme.json"
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- Issue
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
Hi All,
I have modified some behaviour in a custom "theme.json". 
When it comes to groupboxes, this custom behaviour is working fine on windows but it doesn't seem to be working in datawindows. 
Attached is my "theme.json".
PB2019 R2 Build 2323
...
            Hello
I just looked at the new 2025 version of PFC at https://github.com/OpenSourcePFCLibraries/2025-Workspace
But I can find the PBLs there. What I'm doing wrong?
 
Regards
Roy
 
            Buenas tardes, tengo una app cloud de la cual se generaron los archivos : 
app_cloud
CloudAppPublisher
 
Quiero publicarla en un server que tiene IIS. 
En ese equipo no esta instalado el powerbuilder ni powerserver. 
 
Alguien me podria in...
            Need UPDATE Query submitted to DBMS during run time
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- David Xiong @Appeon replied 1 year ago
Hi Team,
We are using Appeon Powerbuilder CloudPro Edition.
 
We are updating the SQL UPDATE query based on a condition in DW SQLPreview event. The UPDATE query submitted to DBMS is fetched from SQLSyntax of SQLPreview event and is then modified...
            Is SQL Preview still supported in PB2022 R3?
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- Last updated 1 year ago
- David Xiong @Appeon replied 1 year ago
SQL Preview in PB 2022 R3
 
Does anyone know if this is still supported? Thank you.
            Hi,
 
I added below script in DW's sqlpreview event. but getting following error message. Using PB2022 R3 version.
"Unsupported(PowerServer) C0237: previewfunctionupdate as the request argument of SQL Preview (Suggestion: Do not use)"
If request ...
                    
            Hello,
I need to create bar codes in EAN 128. I need the algorithm and the font that interprets it.I have been testing with several functions that I have found on the internet and with many fonts of bar code (code 128.ttf) but I can not get any one ...
                    
            PowerBuidler 2025 Beta - Menu has errors even though source is the same
- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Tom Peters replied 1 year ago
Good Day!
I am trying to migrate my PB22 R3 source to PB25 Beta. I consistently get this error:
---------- Compiler: Errors (8:51:31 AM)pfemain.pbl(m_master).m_.Forward Declarations.183: Error C0031: Syntax error ---------- Finished Errors (8:51:31...
                    
            Hello,
We are using Powerserver 2022 and database is Oracle19c. After build and deploy the application and while executing the app , we are getting the following issue. We did debug and found that our app were using as follows:
DECLARE lp_create_po...
            We have moved recently to VDI environment, this move causing us issue with GIT. Whenever we try to connect to GIT, it throws error message (see attached image). I have to manually make myself owner of that folder after each login everyday. Visual Stu...
            NativePDF makes barcode smaller than with distill method or printing
- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Marco Armbruster replied 1 year ago
I use PowerBuilder 2022 R3 3391.
I face the problem that there are differences in the output between the nativePDF and the distill method when there are barcodes included.
I attached a small sample datawindow "d_test_4".
It´s using BARCODE 39-25 (...
                    
            How to Get and user Resize PBL in PB2019R3
- How-to
- Last updated 1 year ago
- John Fauss replied 1 year ago
Team, 
I am using PowerBuilder 2019 R3. I know that PowerBuilder has its own Resize.pbl for resizing objects/windows in PB application. Please let me know how i will get this PBL and also how to use in my PowerBuilder 2019 R3 source. 
            Problemas con Powerbuilder 2019 R3 y objeto OLE de Excel
- Issue
- Last updated 1 year ago
- Raquel Rodriguez replied 1 year ago
Hola buenas,A ver si alguien me puede ayudar con esto. No puedo realizar la apertura de un excel, para hacer una importacin de dicho documento:
OLEObject  					lnvo_excel
n_cst_datetime				lnv_retardo
lnvo_excel = create OLEObject
// Se reali...
                    
            
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