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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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JSON vs datastore speed
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  mike S replied 1 year ago
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Curious as to whether anyone has done any speed comparisons of using the JSON objects (parser, generator, package) vs using datastores.  Specifically, when using FIND over a range of rows in the datastore, vs the json methods to get/put data.   Bef...
mike S mike S
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I am using a drop down list box datawindow. How can I retrieve by value and get the display value?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 1 year ago
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is this possible I am using a drop-down list box in a data window. How can I retrieve my data value which is also coming in from XML doc and get the display value in a variable?      
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Reynard Harrison Reynard Harrison
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Powerserver Publish options
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  mike S replied 1 year ago
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We have managed to mount the migrated application in Powerbuilder 2022R2 on an IIS on Windows server 2022, connected to a SQL Server 2022 database in an Azure cloud. We have verified that the response times of the requests are much slower than from ...
damian jimenez damian jimenez
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Consume .Net dll in PB
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Hi, Am using PB 2019 R3, planning to consume .NET dll using OLE Object in PB,.NET dll will be created using COM interop enabled and build using .net 6 core (VS 2022) - Is it possible to consume it in PB?, since i can see one of the appeon forum for...
sachidhanantham ramalingam sachidhanantham ramalingam
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Things to consider for lift and shift
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Hi Experts, I am moving my PowerBuilder applications from on premise platform to Azure. Kindly suggest me what are things I need to consider while this shifting. How to identify any configuration details in the PowerBuilder application, How to find...
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
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powerserver 2019 licence
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Hi,   I have been running a demo/ in house powerserver 2019 for a long time on the developer licence.   It has suddenly stopped working and the server says it is not activated. I get the following error message  Failed to log in. ...
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Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
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Runtime path does not exist after building the application trying to run on machine without powerbuilder.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Tillman replied 1 year ago
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I have deployed the application.xml with the path but still getting this error message what are we doing wrong?
Prasad Neelapala Prasad Neelapala
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Pdf printing dialog using the new PB2022 R2 Web control.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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I am using the new PB2022R2 Web browser control to let the user print reports generated from datastores and specify his preferences with a print dialog window. To do so, I use the PowerBuilder function saveas(pdf!), and the new Navigate() and print()...
Franck Fasolin Franck Fasolin
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WebBrowserSet/Get causing PowerClient app to crash
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Aimee Stephens replied 1 year ago
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I'm trying to add OAuth to our application for a new client. I ran the Google example through the PB IDE with no issues. However, after I created a PowerClient app the system crashes as soon as it attempts to call the WebBrowserSet or WebBrowserGet f...
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Aimee Stephens Aimee Stephens
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Session timeout in powerserver
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Hi Sir,    Error messages (see attached pic) prompted when session timeout has reached i believe. However, how to avoid those error messages box that is unnecessray to prompt? For example, if referred to my attached picture, there are two errors, 'S...
Sim Joo Pee Sim Joo Pee
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Get all SQL statements in an application
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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HI Experts,   Is any script is there to get all select, insert, update and delete (SQL statements) statements in an application ?   Thanks  Deva S
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
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WebBrowser Control - What event fires when a file or email is dropped
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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PB 2022 1900 Does anyone know if an event is fired on the WebBrowser control when a file or email is dropped?  When the file is dropped the control will display the contents of the file but when an email is dropped I don't see anything.  I am trying...
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
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OLE Activate PowerBuilder Error R0039
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
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Using PowerBuilder 2019 We are trying to access a Microsoft Excel file (OLE Object) in a datawidow li_rc = ldw.object.ole_1.activate(OffSite!) // activate OLE But are getting an error of Unknown Object
Sufyan Maghur Sufyan Maghur
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Is this Ghostscript security flaw something Appeon is aware of?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-rce-found-in-popular-ghostscript-open-source-pdf-library/ This was brought to our attention by one of customers who uses InfoMaker.
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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'' random_name computed columns in SQL translate differently depending on database
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  mike S replied 1 year ago
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Hi all, I'm a dev on a very large cross-DB-platform PB application. I'm trying to solve an issue that has plagued us as long as I can remember. The problem is with computed columns, specifically ones that are defined as two single ticks, with nothin...
Kurt Triebe Kurt Triebe
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file search
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  John Raghanti replied 1 year ago
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Hi    In PB 2021 i am looking for an easy way to search a directory for specefic files for example file with a .reg extension and get the one with the earliest create date. Any info on this topic will be helpful.   Thanks Malek
Malek Taha Malek Taha
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Themes - Long database query screen goes blank
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Benjamin Gaesslein replied 1 year ago
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Hi Guys Another oddity when themes have been applied. We have an MDI application with multiple windows open, when we do a DW retrieve on a long query from the DB, PB showns not responding (expected behaviour). But also blanks the windows within the ...
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David Peace (Powersoft) David Peace (Powersoft)
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Best options for true web applications from PB apps
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 1 year ago
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If we want to create true web application versions of our client/server PB applications, and maintain both versions, what do users recommend as the best technological options? Obviously it's not PowerServer, because it's not really a web application...
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Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
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OLE connection to MS Outlook
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 1 year ago
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Hi, I have OLE code to connect to MS Outlook but since upgrading Outlook to the current version ( 1.2023.630.100) the code no longer works.  This is the code that worked before the upgrade: oleApplication = CREATE n_OLEObject// Connect to Outlook. ...
William Beale William Beale
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Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 and PB2019 or later
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Tom Mangano replied 1 year ago
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we're trying to write a PB2019, or possibly PB2022, app that works with hand held barcode scanners the only Win OS i could find on scanners was Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 will a SMALL PB app run on OS Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5? Thanks for a...
Tom Mangano Tom Mangano
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