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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
  1. PowerBuilder
Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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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
Datawindow image for each row
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Brad Mettee replied 7 months ago
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I want to have a datawindow that contains a different image for each row. I created a picture object and put it in the detail band. I also added a regular string column 'pic_object' (external datawindow). What I want is something like this: Row 1 d...
Robert Sawyer Robert Sawyer
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a way to add a clickable URL to a form?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 months ago
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Is there a way to add a clickable URL to a form?  I have a form that asks some very specific question and there are websites that explain the question.  I would like to include the website on the form so that the user can click it to better understan...
Diane Royer Diane Royer
  1. InfoMaker
Unable to add a folder in the PowerServer application object
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  1. Last updated 8 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
4 replies
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I'm on the latest and greatest version of PowerBuilder 2022 R3 Build 3356. I'm attempting to demo the pbtutor application running in the PowerServer environment. I created a new PowerServer object in the pbtutor.pbl. I'm literally trying to assign ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerServer
Jeff Gibson Jeff Gibson
  1. PowerServer
How exe file is looking for pb.ini file
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
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Hi, We have pb.ini in the same directory where we have executable file.  Can anyone know how exe file is looking for pb.ini file? If through registries which specific registry it is looking for? Note: PB IDE is not installed in the machine Thanks
Dhruv Jain Dhruv Jain
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow update error on itemchanged event
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 8 months ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 7 months ago
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Adding a new record in datawindow from script on a command button and calling update command in itemchanged event of datawindow after editing record in datawindow is popping Datawindow update error in PowerServer 2022. Script runs fine in PowerBuild...
Deepak Sharma Deepak Sharma
  1. Elevate Discussion
Do ODBC connection (PowerBuilder connecting Sybase ASA 17.0 ) makes application slow over network on WAN
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
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What are other ways for fast connectivity of PowerBuilder with Sybase ASA 17.0 other than ODBC
Pradevan Thakur Pradevan Thakur
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2022R3 - ORCA ExecutableCreate with embedded Manifest
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
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Hello everyone, We have been creating our programs with ORCA for years - more or less without any problems.Now we have switched to PB version 2022/R3 Build 3356 and have the problem that the EXE we created no longer works. If we look at the EXE fil...
Benjamin Hübner Benjamin Hübner
  1. PowerBuilder
Connecting PowerBuilder 2022 with Sybase without using ODBC
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 7 months ago
1 reply
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How can we connect PowerBuilder 2022 with Sybase without using ODBC
Deepak Sharma Deepak Sharma
  1. PowerBuilder
The BLEAK future of PowerBuilder and what could be done about it
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 1 month ago
  2.  Matt Balent replied 7 months ago
18 replies
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Just sharing a few concerns about the bleak future of PowerBuilder here and what could be done about it... We all know PowerBuilder apps work like a rock - surviving major O/S upgrades (even without any PB upgrades) - and can last 20 years, 50 years...
  1.  Certificate
  2.  PowerBuilder
PowerObject ! PowerObject !
  1. PowerBuilder
Chinese characters in my Datawindow Object, any concerns?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 months ago
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I'm seeing this in my Bitbucket repository for one of my datawindow objects: ... stuff here  procedure="1 execute dbo.p_rmm_GetRefQueueFromID;1 @refQueueID = :refQueueID, @FollowupUserid = :FollowupUserid" arguments=(("refQueueID", string, "劐ц台хᏰц濸...
Matt Balent Matt Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Connect to AWS Aurora? Anyone?
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  1. Last updated 8 months ago
  2.  Matt Balent replied 7 months ago
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Has anyone connected their PB application to an AWS Aurora database (using PB 2022 R3)?  If so, what did you use to connect? ODBC? something else? Thanks!
  1.  Amazon AWS
  2.  PowerBuilder
Matt Balent Matt Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Use the DataWindow object (DWO) outside of a DataWindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
2 replies
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Hi Experts, How can I use the DataWindow object (DWO) outside of a DataWindow? Specifically, if I need to retrieve the name of a selected column in a DataWindow from outside of it, how can I achieve this? Thanks Deva.S
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
  1. PowerBuilder
Enable DEP/SafeSEH/ASLR and Anti Tamper protection in Power Builder 2017/2019
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Krupa Kiran Tadepalli replied 7 months ago
4 replies
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Hi , currently I'm using Power Builder 2017 to develop a windows application and I need to Know if there is a way to: Enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in my executable. Currently when I deploy my application all binaries generated have DE...
Erick Siliezar Erick Siliezar
  1. PowerBuilder
MS SQL Server Azure Connection
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
2 replies
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Hello,  Where is it possible to find the database driver for Microsoft Azure after PowerBuilder 2017, and what drivers were deprecated. I understand that after PB 2017, new drivers to connect MS SQL Server and Azure were provided.   Thanks and r...
Jhonns Salas Jhonns Salas
  1. PowerBuilder
Passing a datawindow in a structure from one user object to another first instance dw in structure got overwritten by the seconfd instance dw
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Sathishkumar S replied 7 months ago
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HI All, I need help. I have a structure, `str_patient`, with different data types such as long, string, boolean, datetime, datawindow, and userobject. From one datawindow, I am loading the local structure with all required parameters and the datawin...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerScript (PS)
Sathishkumar S Sathishkumar S
  1. PowerBuilder
Design a Button
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 months ago
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Hi Experts, I'd like to design a button with custom colors (background and text). While I can achieve this within a datawindow, it doesn't seem to work when I try it in a window. What should I do in such cases? Thanks Deva.S
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
  1. PowerBuilder
The dimensions of one or more picture buttons have been changed to preserve the pictures´s original size
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Marco Armbruster replied 7 months ago
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I get the following message when I open a UserObject or a Window in the IDE: The dimensions of one or more picture buttons have been changed to preserve the pictures´s original size So I have to save any opened UO or Window, even if nothing has che...
Marco Armbruster Marco Armbruster
  1. PowerBuilder
Illegal data type TRACKMOUSEEVENT
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Vinicius Geraldino replied 7 months ago
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Hello, im trying to use TrackMouseEvent winapi, but when i put the function on "Local External Functions": Function boolean TrackMouseEvent ( Ref TRACKMOUSEEVENT lpEventTrack ) Library "user32.dll" Im getting error: Illegal data type TRACKM...
Vinicius Geraldino Vinicius Geraldino
  1. PowerBuilder
Match non-numeric characters
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  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 7 months ago
2 replies
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Wondering how to write the match clause so it finds the first non-numeric value.  This algorithm is finding the first a-z character, but if the first non-numeric character is a special character, it doesn't work. for li_x = 1 to li_length ls_char ...
  1.  Function
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
Update Properties in PowerBuilder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 months ago
3 replies
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Hi Experts, When updating a DataWindow, I have two options: "Use Delete then Insert" and "Use Update." Can you explain the usage of these options? When should I use each one, and what happens if I choose the wrong option while saving? Thanks Deva....
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
  1. PowerBuilder

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