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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
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Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 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
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Save DW or Graphic as Powerpoint
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi all,Does anyone know if it is possible to save a datawindow or a graphic from Powerbuilder directly into a Powerpoint? I couldn't find a way in Powerbuilder and also no 3rd party tool achieving this requirement. Thanks regards Angela
Angela Ohlberger Angela Ohlberger
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Issue with PowerBuilder 2019 runtime dlls.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Teresa MacDonald replied 4 years ago
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I have migrated an old application into PowerBuilder 2019. On the development machine, it runs fine. On the user machine it is looking for some 12.5 dlls. pbvm125.dll, pbshr125.dll and atl71.dll. When I copied this into the folder, the app still won'...
Teresa MacDonald Teresa MacDonald
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Order of operations when posting a function call
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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I just want to confirm my understanding. Suppose I have the following (over-simplified) code: nvo_myobj objobj.StringValue = "foo"w_mywindow.Post wf_do_something("The value is: " + obj.StringValue)DESTROY obj Is that OK, because the function argume...
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Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
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Insert into a column that is a keyword in sql server
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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In a effort to migrate from db2 to sql server i have run into a problem where an embedded sql command 'insert into' into a keyword column is not working in Sql Server but worked in db2. /// //db2 INSERT INTO xxxxx.WS_TEMPLATE                      ...
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Kwadwo Boahene Kwadwo Boahene
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How to Copy AWS S3 bucket folder data to local System using C# (New feature in PB 2019)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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Hi,    I have to copy files from AWS S3 bucket to local System without using AWS CLI.  I got the information like it is possible in PB 2019 Cloud Edition (C#). Can you please guide me on this.   Thanks Regards, Subin Subash
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Subin Subash Subin Subash
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Filtering DDDW losing display value
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  James Medick replied 4 years ago
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I've run into a situation which seems to have been around for years.  When filtering a dddw in a datawindow that has multiple rows, I lose the display value and get the key value in the non-current rows using the GetChild and SetFilter.  I found some...
James Medick James Medick
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Slow query performance using ADO.NET and SQL Server 2016
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Issue: Extremely slow query performance using ADO.NET connection to a SQL Server 2016 database using Appeon PB v2019 b2082. Querying ~700 rows from SQL Server 2016 DB into a grid datawindow which is taking approx 2-3 minutes to complete (from compil...
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  2.  Performance
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dale walker dale walker
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Window sheet events on the MDI window...?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Brad Wery replied 4 years ago
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Hi PB people! Since the docked interface is buggy and will not be supported in the next release, I am trying to implement my own “docked like” interface. I created a visual uo that has buttons for each mdi sheet. Opening the sheets is performed thr...
Yiannis Papadomichelakis Yiannis Papadomichelakis
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right click copy and paste datawindow
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi I expect this is a simple question but i cant find the answer ! I have a datawindow that if i right click i do not get the copy and paste window up ?  Other datawindows in my application do have copy and paste Does anyone know why or how to fi...
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Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
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.Net DataStore & ModelMaper
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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With .NetDataStore we can send datawindows from PB and make process with insert/delete/update and some filters, But i still dont know for what it is ModelMaper.. Is there any guide/tutorial/example for ModelMapper? or diferences between this two?
Samuel Sanchez Avila Samuel Sanchez Avila
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Specifying the WHERE clause for update/delete not working as described
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hi according to the PB Help when choosing "Key and Updatable Columns" or "Key and Modified Columns" in the "Specify Update Properties" dialog the columns marked as updatable should be included in the where clause (either all or the changed), but... ...
Arthur Hefti Arthur Hefti
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Datawindow Select Property Returning Empty String
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
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I'm accessing an NVO method that accepts a datawindow as an argument. The NVO uses DESCRIBE to retrieve the select statement. I tried to use a datawindow variable instead of dropping a datawindow control onto the window. However, Describe("datawindow...
Joe Hess II Joe Hess II
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Crete PBL's from TFS source
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Pedro Lucas replied 4 years ago
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Hi there!Here in my company we have a round 50+ different systems.Let's suppose I have to make a change in one of them. If I have the PBL's in my PC = no problem, just connect to TFS and do a GLV... But what if I don't have them? That's what we do to...
Pedro Lucas Pedro Lucas
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PB19 connection to 18c - TNS:no listener
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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This is almost a verbatim repeat of a question asked a year ago for which I didn't see a conclusive answer. I finished testing two migrations with Oracle 9 and am now ready to test the applications with Oracle 18c. My understanding is that PB19 supp...
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  2.  Oracle
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Kelly Amott Kelly Amott
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Datawindow Converter - Error: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi - I am receiving an "Error: Index was outside the bounds of the array." when converting a datawindow that uses a stored procedure with 3 parameters to a C# Model.  I believe I tracked down the issue to my retrieval arguments. In my use of this sto...
Tony Fahlberg Tony Fahlberg
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Different page layouts in Print Preview and PDF
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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Hello, What I've been noticing from time to time for quite some time is an issue in how datawindows work with PDF printers (I saw it with Free PDF in Win7, Microsoft Print to PDF in Win10, Amyuni PDF Converter in both Windows versions, probably othe...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  Print
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
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Which official PowerBuilder version supports Oracle 18c
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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Hi Appeon team,   Currently we are using the version Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880 with Oracle 12c. Recently Our company planning to upgrade oracle 12c to Oracle 18c. I came to know from my friends that Appeon new release supports Oracle...
Aaron Anbu Johan Abraham Aaron Anbu Johan Abraham
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Powerbuilder list files in directories and subdirectories
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Larry Peters replied 4 years ago
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Hi, Can anyone point me at code which would recursively read files in directories as well as sub-directories. Recursion is necessary but I need a kick-start... TIA Larry
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Larry Peters Larry Peters
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Client server PB 2019 web service
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  selvam G replied 4 years ago
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Hi We have migrated our client server application to PB 2019. For our new project ,would like to consume a web service. Web service proxy wizard is not available anymore in PB 19. Am I missing something? How do we consume web service in PB 2019 ...
selvam G selvam G
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How to send Exe parameters using batch file ?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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Environment : PB2017 R3 , Windows 10  Batch file has the following command to open "abc.exe" executable from "destination" folder  start "" "%destination%\abc.exe" "Parm1" But the Parm1 is not passed to application, although the Run command works...
  1.  .EXE
  2.  Batch
  3.  Command Line
  4.  Parameter
Nasir Ahmad Nasir Ahmad
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