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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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2.5E3 = 2?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ricardo Jasso replied 4 years ago
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Hi all,why leads the assignment "ldc_X = 25E2" to 2500 and "ldc_X = 2.5E3" to 2? This happens with decimal, double, long and real variables in all(?) PowerBuilder versions inclusive PB1900R2?Kind regards,Bernhard
Bernhard Stoeter Bernhard Stoeter
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does powerbuilder support grpc?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Does Powerbuilder support grpc?  grpc is a rpc framework from google.   https://grpc.io  We are considering between grpc or rest. 
vinod jain vinod jain
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Troubleshoot compatibility App Power Builder 2019 - Win10.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Tenemos una aplicación desarrollada en Power Builder 12.5 y corre en Win7, esta misma NO corren en Win10, es por eso que se compró la licencia de Power Builder 2019. Lap con Windows10 Versión 1709 y PB 2019 Build 2082. Se migró de PB 12.5 a PB 2019...
Miguel Angel Alvarado Ramirez Miguel Angel Alvarado Ramirez
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Import an exported datawindow fails
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, Please follow me through this steps: * Inside a pbl I have a datawindow. In runtime, using LibraryExport, I export it to a string variable. * Set a name for the object and add the header.  ls_dw_name = 'd_test' ls_syntax = '$PBExportHea...
Julián Tagarro Julián Tagarro
  1. PowerBuilder
ProDiff / PBDR
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Donna Ugol replied 4 years ago
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Does anyone have a direct email for Ken Howe?  We've reached out via PBDR.com regarding licensing for ProDiff but have not heard back. Not sure if he's still supporting the product (I hope so); the site's still active & I haven't heard anything to t...
John Niespodzianski John Niespodzianski
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SVN - adding existing ws_objects and PBT to new workspace??
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  yakov werde replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, This IDE question has major ramifications in our shop. The outcome informs whether we can migrate using 2019 R2 from TFS to SVNHere's an outline of our current process 1) On our build server via TFS, we branch our trunk line into a new bran...
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yakov werde yakov werde
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Looking for Syntax to convert PowerBuilder Array to Simple Json and Back
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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We are on PB 2017 LTR and looking for simple syntax to convert a simple powerbuilder array to and from Json so we can save the array values in simple Json , then reload the array directly from JSON. We never used json before and a little inexperienc...
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Glenn Barber Glenn Barber
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PowerServer Unsupported Feature Analysis Report
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  CJ Lai replied 4 years ago
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Hi All How do I modify those unsupported Items/Features that show up in the Unsupported Feature Analysis Report that are in the PFC/PFE libraries? I have attached a screen shot of one instance where data type 'ContecInformation' in n_cst_msgs_manag...
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CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PB catalog tables could not be created and are not available for use
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Jonathan Mcguire replied 4 years ago
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Hi i am in the process of upgrading to PB 2019 and using MySQL, I was able to migrate my code, also created some ODBC connections on the 32 bit  Data Source Adminstrator (MySQL ODBC 8.0 unicode driver), connection was successful. But when adding th...
Tatiana Blanco Tatiana Blanco
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Create Digital Signature with a Digital Certificate in PowerBuilder.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 4 years ago
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Hi All,               How Can I  Create Digital Signature with a Digital Certificate in PowerBuilder?             Do you have examples, documentation?  thanks and regards,  
Fernando Leal Fernando Leal
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Where is Orca for Powerbuilder 2017 R3
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Pierre DETE replied 4 years ago
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Hi PB users, I have an issue using Orca librairie, I get (randomly) an error (R0015) calling the compileentryimport function.  I'm almost sure my process was ok in R2. I use pborca.h and pborca.lib 2017 R2 version but my Powerbuilder version is 18...
Pierre DETE Pierre DETE
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How to use Autoscript for built-in Functions
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Markus Eckert replied 4 years ago
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Hi everyone This is something that has nagged me for quite a while: How do you get the Powerbuilder IDE to use Autoscript on built-in functions (things like GetFileOpenName) so you get placeholders for arguments. Autoscripts only seems to work on ...
Markus Eckert Markus Eckert
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What is an InfoMaker "default" object?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hello, What exactly is the "default" object that appears to be created when a datawindow report is generated in InfoMaker? ... and are there any issues if we delete that object from the PBL using PowerBuilder. In our application, we run a report...
Gregory Rusak Gregory Rusak
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html editor tinymce as a replacement for richtext edit control
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi everyone, For anyone struggling with rich text edit controls and looking for a replacement, there's hope. Tinymce (open source). I did not manage to get it working with the latest version, since I think that one needs to be on "the cloud", but ...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
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PBL PEEPER
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  sean flynn replied 4 years ago
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Hi, "PBLPeeper" by Terry Voth ( http://techno-kitten.com/ seems to have gone missing. ) Did "Novalys" buy him out maybe? Does anyone know what happened to him and is there a way I can still get a recent copy? Cheers  
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
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.net dll importer
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Vladimir K. replied 4 years ago
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Hi all. Win 7 Pro all patches are up today PB 2019R2 As soon as i try to pick Tools- .NET DLL Importer - PB crashing ... see attached Am i missing something from the install? from my machine?   Greatly appreciate any advise. Thank you Sincere...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
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PB 2019 R2 dwo-column theme
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Simone Olianti replied 4 years ago
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Hello, i'm playing around with the theme feature and i would like to apply a border around the freeform dw fields         "dwo-column":        {            "drawing":true,            "border":1,            "border-color":"#7f7f7f",            "backg...
Simone Olianti Simone Olianti
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How Can I check if the number is integer PB2019?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
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How can I check if a number is integer?I have a string of characters XXXXXX and I get its length and at the same time I need to convert it and I want to check if it is an integer. Example:String ls_cadena = AAAAAAInteger li_quantidadli_quantity = le...
Fernando Leal Fernando Leal
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PB 2019 PDFLib (NativePDF) Custom Page Sizes
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi,  Referring to this conversation https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/printing-cheque-customer-paper-size, a few years ago. Is this still the case? Ie. NativePDF! still does not support custom page sizes?
Kirby Cemanes Kirby Cemanes
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Ribbon: add menù item to a tab
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Good morning comunity I need help with Ribbons.I swear, I looked at the sample application 'Sales application demo', but I didn't find what I need and I don't get it on my own.How can I add an 4th items to the tabbutton Azienda one item by code? (se...
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
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