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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 8 months ago
6 replies
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15 votes
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
5357 views
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
Is PB2019 Build 2082 compatible with MySQL 8.0
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Gerry Whitmarsh replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Hi, Due to a MySQL bug regarding auto increment columns, I am investigating upgrading from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 where the bug has been fixed. I have successfully upgraded the database but as I have table names and columns that are now reserved words I h...
  1.  MySQL
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Gerry Whitmarsh Gerry Whitmarsh
  1. PowerBuilder
Fill in some PDF properties with NativePDF method
  1. Resolved
  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
2212 views
0 votes
Hi All,Generate PDF with PDFLib is a very cool new feature ! Thanks a lot for that.By checking the properties with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC of a pdf file generated with PB2017R3 by the NativePDF method, I saw that there is some fields named "Title", "...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PDF
Sly B Sly B
  1. PowerBuilder
SnapObject web services 2 IIS
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
2605 views
0 votes
hello guru. I developed a pair of WS in C# with Snapobject. Now I have to publish everything on the production server which is an IIS. How should I proceed ? Is there any 'step to step' document?   Thanks   G.
  1.  IIS
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. SnapObjects
Appeon Mobile App Fingerprint Verification
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi, We would like to add fingerprint verification to our Appeon Mobile App.At the moment I'm at the point where I can check fingerprints/touch id but I don't know how to send success(or error) status code/message back to the app after the verificati...
  1.  Cordova
  2.  Mobile
  3.  PowerServer Mobile
Marcin Jurkowski Marcin Jurkowski
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
App para MAC
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
2756 views
0 votes
Buenos dias.  Tengo desarrollada una aplicaciones en power builder ver 11.5, hay forma de ejecutarla en una Mac ?  en entorno windows se ejecuta perfectamente pero al querer ejecutarla en una Mac dice que tiene que ser una aplicacion para ese entor...
Guillermo Tamburo Guillermo Tamburo
  1. PowerBuilder
powerbuilder and print from mobile
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  aron warner replied 5 years ago
2 replies
2337 views
0 votes
can i print to spesific printer on my server from mobile ?? or how can i print to printer installed on my android device  i wrote that printsetprinter not supported on mobile application
  1.  Build
intouch intouch intouch intouch
  1. PowerBuilder
"Transaction is not connected" error on database commit
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
1 reply
4766 views
0 votes
Does anyone know why I might be receiving the following error when commit; is executed in embedded SQL in WebServer?     The code connects to the database and retrieves data properly.   Primary Code transaction l_trans if -1 = this.trigger eve...
Phyllip Hall Phyllip Hall
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Receiving WM_COPYDATA messages
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
2390 views
0 votes
Hello, I want to send an ‘WM_COPYDATA’ message from an C# application to an PowerBuilder application. I have created an struct with the message and other C# can read the message. How can I catch the ‘WM_COPYDATA’ message from PowerBuilder? There is...
Stèphan Eizinga Stèphan Eizinga
  1. PowerBuilder
How to solve HTTP 417 error?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Wayne Wan replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
My pb IDE: pb11 i call a webservice and it works well for serveral months. but it showed error last month, "HTTP 417".  i asked the server side, they told me to add this sentence before I call the webservice: "System.Net.ServicePointManager.Expect10...
Wayne Wan Wayne Wan
  1. PowerBuilder
Header / Footer in Richtext Presentation Style
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi I'm trying to create a Richtext DW with a Header and a Footer. However, both Header and Footer always have a margin of about 1.5 cm to the top and bottom of the page, no matter how low I set the top and bottom margins in the print specifications...
Markus Eckert Markus Eckert
  1. PowerBuilder
Support for named pipes in PowerBuilder[Build 2082]?
  1. Resolved
  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2555 views
0 votes
Hello, I need to do some IPC with PowerBuilder and a NodeJS App. At the moment we have solved the initial problem by using sockets and sending the data over TCP.   Because the NodeJS app and the PowerBuilder app run both on the same machine (loca...
Cedric Schaub Cedric Schaub
  1. PowerBuilder
integrate kerberos authentication with Application deployed on PowerServer
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
 How to integrate kerberos authentication with Application deployed on PowerServer ?  
  1.  PowerServer
  2.  Single Sign-on
Pinkesh Gupta Pinkesh Gupta
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
How monitor powerbuilder application client/server 32 bits?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello, we use powerbuilder 2017 for our application (client / server - 32bits) we find software for supervise/monitor this application (response time or accessibility). But any company can help us. Do you know a software for this? other question...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  Client/Server
  3.  Crash
  4.  Server
Alex H Alex H
  1. PowerBuilder
How to connect from PowerBuilder 2017 R3 64 bit application to Sybase ASE 12.5 32 bit database
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
How to connect from PowerBuilder 2017 R3 64 bit application to  Sybase ASE 12.5 32 bit database (Adaptive Server Enterprise/12.5.3/EBF 12462 ESD#2/P/Linux Intel/Enterprise Linux/ase1253/1904/32-bit/OPT/)
Murugesan Mariappapillai Murugesan Mariappapillai
  1. PowerBuilder
XML Import woes
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
I have a process where data is exported from a datawindow and then another app with the same datawindow imports the data. There are two apps communicating with each other over the network. Using ExportJson & ImportJson methods in PB 2017 or 2019 thi...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Converting Real to String not correct
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
It appears that when using the String() function to convert a Real to string, extra digits are added. I am seeing the same issue in the debugger. I set a Real to: 2.5E38 Then I convert to String: 2.500000072189495E+38 I passed the Real to a dll ...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
How to upgrade from PowerBuilder .Net 12.5
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Peter Thiem replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2964 views
0 votes
Hello, We've got a largish PowerBuilder .Net 12.5 application.  What and how are the upgrade options for the application? Is it possible to upgrade to Appeon Powerbuilder 2019?  Several years ago, we converted it from Classic to .Net, it took a p...
  1.  PB.NET
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerBuilder
Scroll wheel lagging
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
I deployed an application using PB 2019 build 2082.  When the user scrolls on a grid datawindow, the scrolling is very lagging but when I run the application on my PC (which has PB installed), there is now lag.  Both PC's are up to date with Windows,...
Michael Dunlap Michael Dunlap
  1. PowerBuilder
Create a PDF Portfolio with powerbuilder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Rick Domogalik replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2387 views
0 votes
Looking for some help with creating a PDF Portfolio.  I have used ghostscript in the past to create single PDF's from powerbuilder.  I have been tasked with creating a program that will allow drag and drop PDF portfolio creation much like you can wit...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue with using ole control (Microsoft web control) with PB2017 R3
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
1898 views
0 votes
Good morning. The agency I contract with has a PB2017 application that that displays a map (for GIS) using the OLE control (Microsoft web control). I have IE 11 on my laptop. The issue we are encountering is that very often, the windows that display ...
Steven Turner Steven Turner
  1. PowerBuilder

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