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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
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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
http 404 with new pb2017 application
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 6 years ago
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I have just gotten done installing pb2017 and appeon powerserver trials.  i have gotten the sales demo to work in both the client and the web versions. so i tried a brand new template application and named it hello world.  I published to both mobile ...
  1.  PowerServer Web
Jon Jaroska Jon Jaroska
  1. PowerBuilder
DB connection string is shown in PC memory
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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This is tech team of Citi Bank Korea.  A couple of KR team's applications have been using the PowerBuilder 12.5 as a client development tool. [Issue finding] Vulnerability Assessment team found some issues that DB password is shown in PC memory ...
  1.  SQL
Kyungho Kim Kyungho Kim
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2017 and pfc 2017 problem
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 6 years ago
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I have just installed the trial of pb 2017 and the new pfc 2017.  My application fails with the following error when going through the pfc security routine.  Shown below that is the sql from the d_pfccontrollist.  Is window now a reserved word?  It f...
  1.  PFC
Jon Jaroska Jon Jaroska
  1. PowerBuilder
NativePDF by default
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Is there a way to set the Data Export Method to NativePDF! for new datawindows?
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Kevin Barton Kevin Barton
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow Page Breaks Cutting Off Text
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Tobias Roth replied 6 years ago
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I have a datawindow that has auto-size set on the band. When this datawindow spans more than 1 page it will sometimes cut the text in half where the top portion is on the bottom of page 1 and the bottom portion is at the top of page 2.  We current...
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Wallye Jones Wallye Jones
  1. PowerBuilder
Nested Report Issue
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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PB 2017 R2, Build 1756 Hello All, I have a nested report in the Summary band of a report. Both the report, and the nested report, are using the same procedure call and arguments, but presented differently per user specifications. The two arg...
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  2.  COM
  3.  Port
Jason Lipman Jason Lipman
  1. PowerBuilder
Save object from a OLE Database Blob
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 6 years ago
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I have a bunch of PDFs that are saved in our database using the OLE Database Blob control in a DataWindow.  Is there a way to save these PDFs as a standalone PDF file using code?  Right now, if I use the code below, I am unable to open the "Test.pdf"...
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  2.  PDF
Shenn Sellers Shenn Sellers
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer Mobile
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  ATK Gimmy Susan replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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I have an universal version of Powerbuilder 2017R2 i try to deploy an application in offline mode and i recive this message: You are deploy to powerserver mobile (PB Edition )that does not support offline capability. [...] is it true ? Po...
  1.  License
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Appeon Mobile - Package Wizard - Missing Libraries? -lAmp
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 6 years ago
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Hi, I am using the Package option to create a custom build of the Appeon Workspace but I am currently getting a build issue for iOS. (I have the Android one working without issue). I get the following Build Error: Build EonAwsApp: Failed ...
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Alan Rice Alan Rice
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot assign object of type n_cst_platformunicode to variable of type n_cst_platformwin32 at line 8 in function of_setenabled of object nep_n_cst_dwsrv_printpreview.
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Arthur Hefti replied 6 years ago
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I am running in the following error - after migration from PB9 to PB2017 R2 Message Title PowerBuilder application execution error (R0023) Message Application terminated. Error Cannot assign object of type n_cst_platformunicode to variable of ...
  1.  Error
Anton van der Post Anton van der Post
  1. PowerBuilder
Installation Scripts
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
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Instead of using the run time installer, Id just like to copy the files from a specified directory and then run scripts to do any registration or whatever needs to be done. I have installed the runtime files onto separate directories. Does anyone hav...
  1.  TIME
John Valentin John Valentin
  1. PowerBuilder
Parametrized query Execution
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 6 years ago
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Is there a way to have PB execute Embedded SQL or Datawindow queries in a parametrized form? (Apart from rebuilding the entire application to use Stored Procedures) Scenario We have a (embedded or DW) SQL query like this: SELECT col1, col2 ...
  1.  SQL
Markus Eckert Markus Eckert
  1. PowerBuilder
Horizontal scroll bar not working
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  William Beale replied 6 years ago
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I am seeking advice on why a horizontal-scrollbar (hsb) on a single-row datawindow object does not function. The datawindow object is long with a width of 9600 because it needs to display over forty columns of data converted to text from a spreads...
William Beale William Beale
  1. PowerBuilder
Failed to connect to database.
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Ron Calder replied 6 years ago
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Im getting failed to connect to database when using Oracle Native Drivers only when using the configuration tools to deploy to my Appeon Power Servers.  This happened after a corporate McAfee Client update with everything locked down using the firewa...
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Ron Calder Ron Calder
  1. PowerBuilder
SOAP web service over httpclient
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 6 years ago
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Hi. Is there any examples on how to invoke and consume a SOAP web service using the httpclient object? Today, we use the proxy object like this: long ll_ret decimal ldc_saldo SoapConnection DGSConnection transactionsservice TransCli...
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Bjarne Anker Bjarne Anker
  1. PowerBuilder
Events related to DropDown Datawindow event
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
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DropDown Datawindow event (Event ID: pbm_dwndropdown) is very convenient when you need to modify the child datawindow drop down list just before the opening. I have to change the list back to its original state when the list is collapsing. Is there ...
  1.  DataWindow
Viktor Genel Viktor Genel
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a way to access the wsconnection object from within a .NET webservice Target?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
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Note, Im NOT asking how to associate a wsconnection object to a web service call in a client.  If I deploy an nvo to IIS, can I access PBCookie and wsconnection information in the deployed nvo?
  1.  Service
Gary Collins Gary Collins
  1. PowerBuilder
Application Start Time
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Govinda Lopez @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, I have another issue with deploying PB 2017 to the Term Servers. If I run my application through the PB 2017 IDE or an exe on the network, it opens pretty quickly. But when I deploy it on Term Servers, it takes around 1 minute to open. A...
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Yasir Masood Yasir Masood
  1. PowerBuilder
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b) in PB 12.6?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, I am able to run .exe file completely fine on my development PC (Win 10 64 Bit) . when i try to run the same on different PC i am receiving "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click ok to close the application"  . Prio...
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N P N P
  1. PowerBuilder
Client Certificates with HTTPClient or RESTClient
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 6 years ago
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Hi  I need to call a REST service and have to provide a client certificate to authenticate the calling application. The certificate is not installed on the client machines but available as a file. In C# I use the WebClient to achieve this. Howe...
  1.  Client
Arthur Hefti Arthur Hefti
  1. PowerBuilder

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