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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
PB2019R3: Specify Schema for Database Profile
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
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In my 2019R3 development environment I have a database profile setup to an ODBC connection defined for a postgres database. The schema for the tables in this database is in postgres instead of public. The connection works, but I get a message saying...
Matt Kluzak Matt Kluzak
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder 2019 Build 2082 application is not working in Windows 2019 server
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Our application package is installing some PowerBuilder standard installation to run but it not working in Windows 2019 Server. Could you please tell me whether this version of PowerBuilder standard installation (PB 2019 Build 2082) is compatible wit...
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Dinesh Babu Sivakumar Dinesh Babu Sivakumar
  1. PowerBuilder
How to include dw's against temporary tables ?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tor-Egil Nygaard replied 2 years ago
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Hi, Does anybody know how to get PowerServer to include datawindows against temporary tables in the cs-solution ? In our application we have some datawindows which are created to work against temporary tables. When we create the PowerServer solutio...
Tor-Egil Nygaard Tor-Egil Nygaard
  1. PowerServer
connect to sql server 2019 Error
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi: I finished my application then deployed OK,the execution file could run normally at my computer,but will display message "Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL) is not installed" when it started at other computers,would you can give...
Allen Ai Allen Ai
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a way to determine "bitness" at runtime?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all, Is there a way to determine the "bitness" of an application at runtime?  I'd like to update my About window to include (Version, 64-bit) or (Version, 32-bit).  Right now it just displays (Version).  Using PB2021 and PFC12.5. ~~~Tracy
  1.  32-bit
  2.  64-bit
  3.  PowerBuilder Runtime
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
Native PDF Generation Text Issues
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tracy Lamb replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi All. I am using PB 2019 R3 with Native PDF enabled.  Until recently I had been generating PDF files from PB using GhostScript 9.19 with no issues. Has any here had issues with creating PDFs from datawindows, but the resulting PDF changes some of...
Craig Meinen Craig Meinen
  1. PowerBuilder
Convert string to LongPTR (convert app to x64)
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi,   In my x64 refactoring of a ton of code I need to convert a String to LongPTR. How can I do that? I have a handle to a window is stored as string and ny SDK function involving a handle musrt be of tupe LongPTR Using PB2019R3   Thanks    ...
  1.  64-bit
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  Script
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
  1. PowerBuilder
2022 Beta - install on VM ?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  André Rust replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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for Prior PB beta installs , we always used a VM to test it out since it would at least require an uninstall for GA, and possibly break existing PB versions.   Is this still recommended, or should we expect to be able to install beta versions on a ...
mike S mike S
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Richtext Control - How To?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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PB2019R3Windows 10, 64 bit platformPostgreSQL 12 databaseI want to create an object where the user can create a formatted NOTICE or ANNOUNCEMENT. The control should be displayed and the user should be able to enter a header, a detail string, and a fo...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Convert number to word
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Clarence Chamorro replied 2 years ago
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Hi there, I would like to convert numbers to words, if anything is ready in PB please let me know, or advice. Thank you
Mohammad Almasri Mohammad Almasri
  1. PowerBuilder
Problems with Power Builder 11.5 or Power Builder 2017 and end support Microsoft Internet Explorer
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello we have a problem in power builder 2017 or power builder 11.5 with internet explorer and edge. Using the ole_browser object of type microsoft web browser and using microsoft internet explorer as web browser it works and we can upload files to...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerBuilder (SAP)
Lucía Quiñones Lucía Quiñones
  1. PowerBuilder
How to include External Executable file in PowerServer Client deployment?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hello,   How to include external .EXE file created in C++ as part of PowerServer Client files download and launch it from PowerBuilder application with a link?   In PowerServer project - External Files tab, I couldn't select .EXE file in "Add Fil...
Rajaram Palanisamy Rajaram Palanisamy
  1. PowerServer
Powerbuilder 2019 R2/R3 splash screen, then drops to bottom.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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I can't open the 2019 R3 Powerbuilder IDE anymore. I was running a process that appeared to hang, so I closed powerbuider (and the application process). I tried to run PB 2019 R2, but it showed the splash screen, then dropped to the bottom, and I c...
  1.  IDE
  2.  PowerBuilder
Sean Ogilvie Sean Ogilvie
  1. PowerBuilder
How to resolve "DBMS ORA is not supported in your current installation"?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Stan Zihlman Stan Zihlman
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PowerBuilder 2022 beta
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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I test PB 2022 1 week all goob until yesterday , when make application cloud dsitribution , some machine not updating and say this message some windows 10 some windows 11   thanks  Luis
Luis Pesaressi Luis Pesaressi
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder Send (SendMessage) String
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
7 replies
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Hello, I am struggling with an apparently simple process. Need to pass a String from one application in Powerbuilder to another Application in Powerbuilder. As I'm doing: APP1: "Send (gl_handle, 1024, 0, 'Hello World')" APP2: event pbm_custom01 ...
GUSTAVO MARCELINO GUSTAVO MARCELINO
  1. PowerBuilder
Sending large strings with HttpClient
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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I've started using HttpClient in place of my API based WinHttp object. One test used SendRequest to send a string that was 138,000 bytes and it just hangs. I checked the help and it says that there is a limit of about 20 MB. The limit appears to be...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
sqlsyntax argument for sqlpreview event
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Geir Magne Vangen replied 2 years ago
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As GetSQLPreview() became obsolete some time ago, we are finally removing the use of this, replacing it with the sqlsyntax argument. We have one issue here: If the sqlsyntax is changed in a parent window (sqlpreview event), and one want to do furth...
  1.  Event
Geir Magne Vangen Geir Magne Vangen
  1. PowerBuilder
Page Unresponsive Error trying to open Q&A I previously posted
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Aubrey Lin @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Appeon, I've got an open QA with several replies.  When I go to My QA, all questions show up fine.  I tried to open the question "How to find out the class/type of Message.PowerObject" to reply and mark one as the solution.  Every time I try to o...
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer 2021 Web API URL
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tracy Huang @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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I have a client who will be running several apps in PowerServer 2021 and thus I want to setup IIS with a multiple-site configuration.  To this end, I went through the tutorials in an effort to get this properly configured.  Here is what I've done: ...
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. PowerServer

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