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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 7 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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  2. How-to
  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
Error 'illegal datatype soapconnection'
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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I am trying to migrate from 12.5 to PB2017 and getting error illegal data soapconnection. Can you please suggest how can I get rid of this?
Rahul Kumar Shaw Rahul Kumar Shaw
  1. PowerBuilder
Function 'Len' has been replaced with function 'LenA'
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, I am getting below error message while migrating PBLs from PB 7.0 to PB 2017. " Function Len has been replaced with function LenA " This error occurs when I select "Automatically convert dbcs string manipulation function" checkbox. Do...
Ankush Rai Ankush Rai
  1. PowerBuilder
Multipage PDF Creation using PB 2017 PDF feature
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Daniel Vivier replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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Hi,   I would like to create a multipage document using PB 2017 PDf creation feaure. The task I have is to combine multiple invoices for a customer and send it to them in one PDF. How can I do that in PB 2017? Currently the dw retrieves one ...
  1.  PDF
Ravi Nath Ravi Nath
  1. PowerBuilder
External Function Declarations
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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In 12.6 SAP in their infinite wisdom changed the default byte alignment from 1 to 4 without telling anyone. Eventually it was explained somewhere on the SAP forum but I cant find it. It isnt in the Appeon 2017 documentation either. There is suppos...
  1.  External Functions
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
COMM Port Driver 32 & 64 bit
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Shenn Sellers replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Our 32 bit application relies on a 3rd party 32 bit DLL COMM Port driver (via external function calls) to communicate with various scientific instruments.  The code pattern is a DO Loop making function calls and waiting. This code is embedded into de...
  1.  COM
Yakov Werde Yakov Werde
  1. PowerBuilder
Way to avoid using Other event when using RegisterWindowMessage?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Im using Roland Smiths wonderful free GetFileName tool (http://www.topwizprogramming.com/freecode_getfilename.html) to get a more modern version of GetFileOpenName and GetFileSaveName, including allowing those dialogs to have a Help button which goes...
  1.  API
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Lightweight Directory Services
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Can Lightweight Directory Services be used on Windows 7 (which is not connected to a domain) as the PowerServer LDAP server?  I can connect to the LDAP server from AEM, and I can see the groups defined in Directory Services, but I have not been able ...
  1.  LDAP
  2.  Security
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PB 2017 app crashes when opening one window, for just one user
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Arthur Hefti replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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This is truly weird. I have the PB 2017 version of my app out for beta testing, and one user reports that when he opens a certain window (or another one inherited from it) the app crashes with no message. No other user (or any of our test computers) ...
  1.  Build
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Error connecting to Server
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi, I have migrated my code from PB 7.0 to PB 2017. The build was successful without any error message. I also created an executable for the same. But I am not able to login to it, it shows following error message:- "Error loading client librar...
Ankush Rai Ankush Rai
  1. PowerBuilder
Error message while login in to application (using executable)
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, I have migrated my application code and created an executable. While login in, I am getting below error message:-  "Error loading client library DLLs. Unable to connect to server".   Thanks in Advance Regards Ankush Rai
Ankush Rai Ankush Rai
  1. PowerBuilder
Issues with exporting DataWindow to Excel format
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
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When exporting DataWindow to Excel, all hidden columns are exported but visible computed fields are not.  Exporting datawindows to other formats including PDF appears to be fine. Is there a workaround? If not, can this be fixed?  Thank you, ...
  1.  DataWindow
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder
Managing identity in a PB2017 mobile app
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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First, its awesome to see all of the activity in the forums -- exciting to see PB having a renaissance! Now, for my question: A desktop app I currently support uses Windows authentication for the app and database login - it grabs the current Wi...
  1.  Identity
  2.  PowerServer Mobile
John Niespodzianski John Niespodzianski
  1. PowerBuilder
FileExists Function
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Neil Garcia replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, I have created a window which prompts the user to enter a file name and then this file is used for further processing. To make sure that the specified file exists, I call the FileExists function.  If FileExists (sle_selFile.Text) Then ...
  1.  File
  2.  PowerBuilder
Ashutosh Varshney Ashutosh Varshney
  1. PowerBuilder
Offline Client Request Contents
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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Just installed PB2017 onto our Isolated LAN.  Generated the Client Request for offline licensing.  But it is an encrypted string!  What exact information does that string contain?  Our security folks are likely to have a huge problem with this. Th...
  1.  Build
  2.  Client
  3.  Offline
Dale Fuller Dale Fuller
  1. PowerBuilder
Erratic license behavior (PB 12.1 Classic)
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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When doing a PB Classic 12.1 build from a virtual machine (I remote into it), every 30 days it requires me to check-in my PB license and get a new license.  If I, instead, stay logged directly into the virtual machine, I am never asked to get a new l...
  1.  License
  2.  PB Classic
  3.  VM
Mary Jane Foster Mary Jane Foster
  1. PowerBuilder
Why are both msvcp80.dll and msvcp100.dll needed for deployment (also msvcr, atl)
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 7 years ago
1 reply
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It appears from the answers to some bug reports that all of msvcp80.dll, msvcp100.dll, msvcr80.dll, msvcr100.dll, atl80.dll and atl100.dll are needed for deployment of PB 2017 apps. All of them are present in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Shared\...
  1.  Deployment
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Bad quality NativePDF
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Roy Bungert replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
One of our major reasons to switch to PB2107 was that we can get rid of Ghostscript.  After we made our first tests with NativePDF we are very disappointed: The quality of the PDF created via NativePDF is very bad compared with the one created via Gh...
  1.  NativePDF
  2.  PDF
  3.  Script
Roy Bungert Roy Bungert
  1. PowerBuilder
How to execute VB Script when PB app compiled in 64-bit?
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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How to execute VB Script when PB app compiled in 64-bit? We used to run VBScript inside of PB App using MSScriptControl.ScriptControl ActiveX: ... mssc = CREATE OleObject li_rc = mssc.ConnectToNewObject( "MSScriptControl.ScriptControl" ) mss...
  1.  64-bit
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder
getdate()
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi, Is getdate() supported in PB 2017.   Regards Ankush Rai
Ankush Rai Ankush Rai
  1. PowerBuilder
Display custom tooltip for 64-bit app
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 7 years ago
2 replies
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The custom tooltip that described here  http://pbsite.milente.nl/pbtip015.html does not work when compiled in 64-bit. Any idea?    Thanks, Yuri      
  1.  64-bit
Yuri Denshchik Yuri Denshchik
  1. PowerBuilder

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