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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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- Last updated 4 years ago
- Manuel Rivera replied 3 weeks ago
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...
            Please Update Your Queries With The Solution
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- Last updated 4 years ago
- Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :) 
            PB DW creating columns as compute_XXXX when the from clause is from a derived table
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- Issue
- Last updated 1 day ago
- John Fauss replied 4 hours ago
Hi guys,
I'm using PB 2025 3711. I'm connecting to a MySQL DB using ODBC "MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0 (32-bit)". I was using version 8.0.37, but I've updated to the latest 32-bit available, which is 8.0.43 (PB IDE doesn't seem to be able to use the 64-...
                    
            How to scroll vertically on user object using powerscript
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- Last updated 1 year ago
- John Fauss replied 5 hours ago
Hi Team,
Need help on scrolling user object based on row selection.
In a window, I have a datawindow on the left side. On the right side, I have a user object(container for user object) inherited from u_base. I have opened several user objects one ...
            ScrollBar Color change in PowerBuilder 2022
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- How-to
- Last updated 13 hours ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 hours ago
Hello Team,
Could you please let me know if there is a way to change the scroll bar color. I am using PowerBuilder 2022(Version 1878).
Thanks in advance!
                    
            add a table in a sql database - powerscript
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- Last updated 2 days ago
- Andrew Davis replied 7 hours ago
Hi all
Is it possible to add a table to a database using powerscript or some other method at run time ?
for example
create a table called item_codes
fields item char10
item_desc char50
cost numeric 10,2
regards and thanks
Andrew
                    
            PB 2022
I am attempting to import source objects into a PBL using the ws_objects directory (No PBG file). The help says to use the following in the DAT file:
scc set connect property localprojpath -- Specifies the parent directory of the ws...
            I recently got a new PC at work I can no longer run ProDiff. I've installed it numerous times with several versions of .Net but I can't find any way to make it work anymore. So, does anyone have a suggestion on another tool to use to compare PBLs and...
            How to reach other columns in itemerror
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- Last updated 3 days ago
- John Fauss replied 22 hours ago
Hello beautiful PowerBuilder people,
When we reach itemerror, failing on some column. Can we get the values of the other columns?
I've been struggling for a few days with no success getting the other columns.
Thanks
            ANSWERED: How to dynamically create a column DWOBJECT
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- Issue
- Last updated 8 years ago
- Jim Reese replied 1 day ago
PB v12.1 Classic
I have a need to create a DWOBJECT dynamically.
Now, we all know that the standard method is as follows, but it requires that the column name be hardcoded.
        dwobject    ldwo
        ldwo = this.Object.emr_juris_ind
 
...
                    
            HTTP CLIENT 2025: Error 307
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Logan Liu @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hello there,
i have been testing HttpClient 2025 on new PB 2025, i have been getting StatusCode 307 HttpClient_Object.GetResponseStatusCode() on my requests to http APIS.
i dont have this issue in PB 2022, So its kind of strange, HttpClient_consult...
            Supported versions of Oracle client in PB 2025
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- Misc
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hi,
While reading about the database compatibility of PB 2025, I noticed the following:
Does this mean that a PB application using the 2025 runtime will not be compatible with Oracle client 12?
Thank you.
            PB 2025 code editor tab width
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- How-to
- Last updated 4 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
We just upgraded from PowerBuilder 2022 to 2025, and all our code which was very well aligned in PB 2022 now looks an utter mess.Is there a way to adjust the tab width in the code editor ?Note : The script and editor settings are the same in PB 2022 ...
            Not getting PB errors at runtime - execution stops
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- Last updated 2 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 day ago
Hi! We are running PB 2022 R3 build 3397 CloudPro Edition.
I've been seeing an increase in tickets come into our helpdesk where our application is not doing what it's supposed to be doing and I'm looking for some guidance, please.
We don't seem to ...
            We have a PowerServer2022 application. We are migrating from Oracle DB to PostgreSQL, hosted on an AWS server. Does Active Directory authentication using Kerberos supported by Appeon? We have tried using JDBC connection but is getting error, "SQLSTAT...
            SQLanywhere connection pooling PowerServer
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 days ago
Hi,
the power server documentation states the below
SQL Anywhere (ODBC) 16 (16.0.0.2043 or later) or 17
If SQL Anywhere is on a different machine from PowerBuilder, make sure to enable the connection pooling setting in the ODBC driver. Connect...
                    
            PBDEBUG, no file is create
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 days ago
We just moved from PowerBuilder 2022 to 2025 (3711).The application is compiled but in the runtime we got some crashes.Without any messagebox. In the Windows event we see that pbvm.dll was causing the error.
In that situation we use '/pbedug' to see...
                    
            We have problems with objects not downloading to some users machines. It may be related to network/internet issues, but regardless the problems do not prevent all objects at all times, it just is slow and most likely (i'm guessing here) related to ti...
            powersever 2025 timeout
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- Advice
- Last updated 2 days ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 days ago
Hi,
I hope you can help
I have a power server app, the user logs on, some existing data is shown in a datawindows, they click to create an advice note for todays delivery, this in turns opens a datawindow. and inserts a row, they then fill it in....
                    
            Hi,
pb2025 latest version
I am having some issues getting the runtime to work on a couple of computers.
2 of which just seem to finish downloading the app launcher and then stop and do not run the application - no error message shows just does not...
                    
            Git switch branch and Solution
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- How-to
- Last updated 1 week ago
- kitty he @Appeon replied 2 days ago
Hi,
We converted our workspace into a solution and successfully recreated 2 branches in our Git repository, patch and develop (created from patch). Develop has some new objects, some modified and some deleted when compared to patch.
In workspace mo...
                    
            Arrow Icons are missing in Ribbon Bar when Theme is applied
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- Last updated 1 week ago
- kitty he @Appeon replied 2 days ago
Hi,
We are using Power Builder 2022 R3 Build 3391 RunTime 22.2.0.3391
We have implemented themes and Ribbon bar in our application
we are unable to see the dropdown arrow for the Ribbon bar buttons (Large and Small buttons both) whenever the Theme...
                    
            
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