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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
Best practice to share code across workspaces?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
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Hi, I've got 2 workspaces and use Microsoft VSS for source control. I'm looking to add a set of visual and non-visual objects that I'd like both workspaces to use.  What's the best way to do this? Can we just create a PBL and reference it in both...
John Raghanti John Raghanti
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Right Indent Value in Powerbuilder RTE control
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Govinda Lopez @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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In the rte control , I am trying to get the highlighted Right Indent value in the runtime and set it 0.000 once copy the rtf content to this control.  Can anyone help with the code or process syntax to get this. I tried with getparagraphsetting but...
Danish Ahamed LiakathAli Danish Ahamed LiakathAli
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what method for web create QRCode
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Dear Appeon,     can you give advice what method to create QR Code in Appeon Web, many method i use, i try in exe apps can create QR code with the correct value but when try to deploy in Web Appeon does't work , many question i write in community ...
tomms tomms tomms tomms
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Doing other things while looping
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Cesar Monroy replied 4 years ago
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I'm trying to generate an event calendar that starts on a given day of the week. Thus I calculate the first day of the year, and the required offset to the selected day. Now I need to generate the dates for such offset starting weeks I know that sta...
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Cesar Monroy Cesar Monroy
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Function PrintGetPrinter causes a crash
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mateus Tonelli replied 4 years ago
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Calling PrintGetPrinter() with no printers on the workstation causes (a crash of an application if compiled or the Powerbuilder IDE if run in debug mode). This is under Powerbuilder 2019 R2 Build 2328.
Mateus Tonelli Mateus Tonelli
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Powerserver Configuration over HTTPS
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Lemuel Bacli replied 4 years ago
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Hi, Im trying to publish to powerserver and manage to do it when it is over the network. Now my superior said that I need to publish it and can be accessed outside the network. It was easy for the first time since the web server im using is not conf...
  1.  PowerServer
  2.  PowerServer Toolkit
  3.  PowerServer Web
Lemuel Bacli Lemuel Bacli
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Failed to execute excel macro
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Hi, I encounter following problem when execute excel macro in Powerbuilder. Environment:- Power Builder 2017 R3 on Windows 10- Excel version is Excel for Office 365 Problem script: try   lo_myoleobject.application.run("ThisWorkbook.change_data_for...
Barry Cheung Barry Cheung
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Datawindow Saveas PDF
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I have an application that uses the native PDF method of saving a datawindow report as a PDF.  It has been working fine until about a week ago it started giving a return value of -1.  Nothing has changed code-wise.  I checked to make sure that the us...
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  2.  PDF
David Chamness David Chamness
  1. PowerBuilder
How to import *.sr? files into PBL from command line
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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[PB2017 R3] Hi all, I built an external tool to generate some PB Objects based on a simple XML specification. My tool generates several source files (.sru, .srf and similar) ready to be imported into existing PBLs. I would like not to import them ...
Luca Arena Luca Arena
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Export datawindow to excel with image
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hello,   I need help on how to export datawindow to excel with image (Company Logo) and without loosing the formatted font? Thank you in advance. with kind regards,
mathews rutto mathews rutto
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Sybase database recovery from complete log (no backup)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Luca Arena replied 4 years ago
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Hi all. A customer of mine, yesterday, performed a bad processing with our PB application on a Sybase SQL Anywhere 10 database and unintentionally deleted a lot of data in various tables. He has no backup of the db (not to mention) but the database ...
  1.  Database
  2.  SQL Anywhere
Luca Arena Luca Arena
  1. PowerBuilder
String get truncated in Label Datawindow-compute column
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hi,  I am using Power Builder 2017 R3 Build 1880, am using Label Data window, in that have added a Compute column,If i try to show the string value (i.e.Aluminiumhydroxide-Magnesiumhydroxide-Calciumcarbonate-Sodiumbicarbonate-Alginicacid [Note: ther...
sachidhanantham ramalingam sachidhanantham ramalingam
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Bug Fix List
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
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Is there a list of bugs fixed in PB 2019 MR (build 2170)? If not, can one be posted?  
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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PB Classic - NON Active Directory Sync
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Govinda Lopez @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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How do we authenticate through a third party authenticator (NON Active Directory, so Windows Authentication is not possible) and then use those credentials to connect to SQL server through a PowerBuilder CLASSIC app? The authentication is through a ...
Krishna Yellapragada Krishna Yellapragada
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Mouse Wheel Scroll not Working
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Good afternoon,          I have done a migration recently for a client from the version 7 to the version 2019 R2. Everything was resolved except one issue with one screen that the client is complaining that the mouse wheel scroll is not working. On ...
Luiz Marques Luiz Marques
  1. PowerBuilder
oleobject.Selection.typetext(sVal) function is getting error in PowerBuilder (office 2016)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hello,   I am from the IT department of my company Sedgwick. We seeking some technical support.   Situation: One of our business application is written in Power Builder 12.5 runs in an exclusive Remote Desktop environment. We are in the process ...
Hari KrishnaBolla Hari KrishnaBolla
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SQL server connection and SQLCA.DBMS / SQLCA.DBParm
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
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Hi. I have struggled with getting the SQLCA properties set up correct to be able to have my users connect to data base with single sign-on/trusted connection. I'm on MS SQL Server. The problem boiled down to using correct value for SQLCA.DBMS. Than...
  1.  Database
  2.  Database Driver
  3.  SQL Server
Haakon Langballe Haakon Langballe
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dw_1.exportjson() not work at powerserver 2019 web and mobile
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Govinda Lopez @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Dear Appeon,   T got problem when exportjson datawindow at powerserver the function dw_1.exportjson() not work when deploy at powerserver 2019 web and mobile. What the issue ? Thank you for your attention.     Regards,     Tomms
tomms tomms tomms tomms
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
XML RibbonBar
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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As seen in below Bruce Armstrong's ribbon menu generator has used "amp;" before the letter in the text section is what gets converted for the shortcut key functionality.   So far, It does not seem to work. Maybe there is code I need to wright or ac...
Philip Troise Philip Troise
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Understanding Profiling Class View...
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Happy New Year all... PowerBuilder 2017: R3: 1880... I recently converted a report from a .TXT file to a PDF. We are now seeing that the process that creates these PDFs has exponentially made an existing memory leak issue worse.  We are still crea...
Erick Bergsma Erick Bergsma
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