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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 7 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
  1. PowerBuilder
Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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12 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver deployment on shared windows server
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi experts, How can I deploy Powerserver on a shared windows server where I can not run the setup file and have access thru Plesk control panel only ? Kindly advise. Regards DK Batra
  1.  Deployment
  2.  PowerServer
DK BATRA DK BATRA
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Sybase Datawindow PS driver
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Praveen Rajarao replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Where can i get Sybase Datawindow PS driver - Acrobat Distiller for generating PDF files from powerbuilder.
  1.  PowerBuilder
Hariharan Chandran Hariharan Chandran
  1. PowerBuilder
ToolbarText and ToolbarTips with MDIDockHelp
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Weve got a few applications, and one common theme with all of them is that they all have ToolbarText set to false and ToolbarTips set to true by default. If I use this code in a MDIHelp! window, the toolbartext will enable immediately: applicat...
  1.  Dockable
Richard Lynskey Richard Lynskey
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2017 migrated application is read only in a window
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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I migrated from 12.5 to PB2017. One window is read only in PB2017. All the checkboxes, buttons and everything are disabled. I migrated the pbls again but no luck. Can anypne suggest a solution?
Rahul Kumar Shaw Rahul Kumar Shaw
  1. PowerBuilder
Why is ShowHelp() unsupported in Appeon Web?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Appeon Support Team replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Since the app is still ultimately running on Windows, why couldnt a .CHM file be bundled with what gets downloaded and accessed directly? Our app actually doesnt use ShowHelp, because of some aspects that we dont love about how it works. Instead i...
  1.  PowerServer Web
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
GetIdentity in PBODB170.INI section for PostgreSQL apparently not working
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Daniel Vivier replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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Im working on a port of my PB2017 version of my app to PostgreSQL. I have updated all copies of the PBODB170.INI file to include the following sections (irrelevant bits omitted): [PostgreSQL] PBSyntax=PGSQL_SYNTAX PBTableOwner=NO ... PBNoCatal...
  1.  Build
  2.  Identity
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
A small thing that annoys me for years
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Christian Freund replied 7 years ago
5 replies
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I now, there are bigger problems with Powerbuilder. But there is one small thing that annoys me for years in a lot of Powerbuilder versions with different WIndows versions. Perhaps only I have the problem or somebody can tell me how I can stop thi...
  1.  Build
Roy Bungert Roy Bungert
  1. PowerBuilder
Lack of bytea (binary blob) in PostgreSQL support in Appeon Web a problem!
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Mike S replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Im reading the "Supported Features for Appeon Web" document and it says that bytea is an unsupported data type. We use that to store images in our application. Would there be a work-around for that, other than choosing a different DB? I had somehow n...
  1.  PostgreSQL
  2.  PowerServer Web
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Error al ejecutar web Service en power builder 2017
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hola A todos  tengo el siguiente error al ejecutar un webservice ejemplo de sumar 2 numeros, me genera el siguiente error, en el navegador Línea 1:     Gracias      
  1.  Build
carlos efrain carlos efrain
  1. PowerBuilder
Deploying .Net components to IIS
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi PowerSphere. In old days ( pre Appeon PowerBuilder 2017) it was possible to use the runtime packager to make a .Net runtime package to install on the IIS. This option in not available anymore. (I guess)  Is there another solution other th...
  1.  IIS
Georgios Papageorgiou Georgios Papageorgiou
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder and Realm mobile database
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Will I be able to develop mobile apps with Powerbuilder and the Realm mobile database, including the ability to use the Realm built in notification when data changes?
Ian Wells Ian Wells
  1. PowerBuilder
ANSWERED: Anyone using WizSource?
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Daniel Vivier replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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PB v12.1, b7055 Windows 7, 32-bit o/s Like Yuri, I need a new source control product for PowerBuilder! 1) Is anyone using WizSource? If so, do you like it? Hate it? 2) What are the limitation in WizSource?   Thanks, Olan
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Can the displayed dialogs produced by PWDialog and PWExpDialog be modified?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Neil Garcia replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Using Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 Build 1666 on Windows 7 with Oracle 12c full client connecting to remote Oracle 12c. We are just looking at using PWDialog and PWExpDialog to handle expiring/expired passwords.  I have not been able to find much on t...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Aubrey Eichel Aubrey Eichel
  1. PowerBuilder
Already logged in message when I load PB2017 on my laptop
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Brad Wery replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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I loaded PB on a desktop when it originally came out and registered without any issue.   Now I have loaded it on my laptop and try to register and I get a You are already logged in message when I provide my email and password on the registratio...
Matthew Balent Matthew Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Response window does not work in PB2017
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Ashutosh Varshney replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I opened a response window in the application. Unlike the previous version, the window looks very big covering the entire screen. The button and checkboxes are disabled, nothing seems to be working in the window. Other windows look fine. Please sugge...
Rahul Kumar Shaw Rahul Kumar Shaw
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver Activation Error 116
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Appeon Support Team replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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When I attempt to activate Powerserver I am getting error "Failed to log in. Please make sure a valid online license is assigned to the account. Error code: 116, error message: No network connection".  The online license is assigned to the account...
  1.  PowerServer
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
How to access web service proxy message buffer size limit (.net/WCF engine)?
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Where can you set the received message buffer size limit in a web service proxy based on the .net/WCF engine?  The default behavior seems to be unlimited message size (10 MB works in test), but Id like to be able to set a limit depending on circumsta...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  Proxy
  3.  WCF
Douglas Holt Douglas Holt
  1. PowerBuilder
Initialization of PB Native Failed.
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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PB v12.1, b7055 Windows 7, 32-bit o/s HELP! I am trying  to implement PB Native source control and it is NOT working! 1.    Set up the SCC properties 2. Thanks to an article from Bruce Armstrong, I set up the Registry as follows ...
  1.  IDE
  2.  PB Native
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Adding any text into SOAP Header
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Ive a issue  in PB12.5.2 IDE about   I want add any text  into “Custom Header” to “Soap Envelope Header Part” (Not Http Request Header). Does PowerBuilder2017 support  that issue ? 
  1.  Header
CENAP OLCAY CENAP OLCAY
  1. PowerBuilder
Another offline activation question
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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After our network folks eventually and begrudgingly allowed the transfer of the encrypted license files off and back on for offline activation.  I ran into my next challenge... One of the supposed "features" is to be able to have an office desktop...
  1.  Offline
Dale Fuller Dale Fuller
  1. PowerBuilder

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