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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
New Method: Drag and drop from Outlook via Webbrowser drag target
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Christopher Craft replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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4 votes
We've been struggling, like a lot of people apparently, with providing the ability to drag messages and attachments from Outlook into our PowerBuilder app. We had been using  Dddll.dll from Catsoft, but that stopped working when Outlook went to 64-b...
  1.  Citrix
  2.  DragDrop
  3.  HTML/5
  4.  JavaScript
  5.  OLE
  6.  Outlook
  7.  PowerBuilder
  8.  WebBrowser
Jeff Kandt Jeff Kandt
  1. PowerBuilder
Hail Mary... any others have this kind of situation?
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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Environment: PB2022 R3, 64bit PB app running on Win 2019 Server connecting to SYBASE ASE 16 database with a native driver.  Users get very periodic  errors (can't reproduce with any regularity) which say Sybase Error 6 (doesn't appear to be the real ...
Matt Balent Matt Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue during the migration to a solution (PB2025 BETA)
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 months ago
4 replies
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Hello, We succesfully test a migration of our biggest application from PB2022 Build 1892 to PB2025 Beta Build 3398 (41 PBLS and 4300+ objects). Snce we are interested in the faster compilation of the code with the new compiler we tried to convert t...
  1.  Migration
Christophe Feyte Christophe Feyte
  1. Beta Testing
Render And Edit Markdown
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 months ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Is there a WYSIWGY to markdown editor for powerbuilder(something like: https://mdxeditor.dev/) and just a normal renderer as well(with no editor capabilities).
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Rishi Panthee Rishi Panthee
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerclient - Memory leakage
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  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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Hi Team,We have a powerclient application successfully deployed with PB R3 version in all the clients. ( PB R3 runtime : 2.2.0.3356 )Currently if try toe open multiple transaction windows/ reports (more than 3 or 4 windows) with lots of data then t...
Rajkumar K S Rajkumar K S
  1. PowerBuilder
Treeview Control Images
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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I am using the Treeview control with checkboxes and pictures. The pictures are a mix of 16x16 ico and bmp files. The checkbox and picture touch each other. I want there to be a pixel between the two. Is there a way to achieve that, perhaps sending a...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Problem with PostgreSQL in PB 22 R
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  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Roman Paciorek replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello to all users of this forum.I would like to ask you if any of you have encountered a problem similar to mine?I use three versions of PowerBuilder in my work: 11.5, 19 R3 and 22 R3The problem occurs only in version 22 and consists in the fact tha...
  1.  ODBC
  2.  PostgreSQL
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Roman Paciorek Roman Paciorek
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2025 Beta new compiler: 'not supported' clarification
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Peter Pang @Appeon replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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Hi,     In the PB2025 Beta help, under 'Using new compiler or legacy compiler' it's indicated that PBL related functions are not supported with the new compiler and solution. Is the meaning of 'not supported' not working or is use at your own risk ?...
Pascal Leblanc Pascal Leblanc
  1. Beta Testing
PB 2025 showstopper. (from other thread)
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  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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In a PBD compiled version (32bit) resource pictures are not displayed although there are the corresponding pbr files (no changes to the working PB22R3 application). Ken: I have reproduced this problem locally and I will submit a bug to the developme...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerBuilder Runtime
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
  1. Beta Testing
Getting Error converting datatype nvarchar to int error
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  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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Getting Error converting datatype nvarchar to int error while retrieving a datawindow source from SP this is a composite datawindow.   we don't have any nvarchar datatype as an argument to the SP
Kirankumar Chavadi Kirankumar Chavadi
  1. PowerServer
CONNECTTONEWOBJECT return -3 in pb2022 . But in pb105 work fine.
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  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Fabio Pontel replied 2 months ago
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I have the same source code in pb10.5 and pb2022, both compiled in 32-bit. In pb105, using the command CONNECTTONEWOBJECT("classolecomNONONONO") works. However, in pb2022 it always returns -3. What is the cause? How can I solve it?
  1.  32-bit
  2.  C#
  3.  COM
  4.  DLL
  5.  OLE
  6.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  7.  .NET 6.0
Fabio Pontel Fabio Pontel
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder Crosstab DW - Sorting Columns
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Steven Watkin replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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Hello, I have a crosstab datawindow that shows year-over-year data. The columns (values) are weekly totals for X number of weeks where X must be less than 52 so I can show multiple years with the same date range. The heading @end_week shows the mont...
Steven Watkin Steven Watkin
  1. PowerBuilder
Upgrading to PS2022
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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I am upgrading to PS 2022 from PS2019 can I install a PS2022 app to a server that has the PS 2019 app on it without interfering with current operation?
William Nevins William Nevins
  1. PowerServer
RGB() function returns
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 months ago
7 replies
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Hello All,Checking out the RGB() function in PB2017R3, I find that RGB(255,0,0) = #FF0000, value for Red color instead the color is actually Blue.And, RGB(0,0,255) = #0000FF is supposed to be Blue color but it's actually Red.Looks like the RGB() func...
Toan Nguyen Toan Nguyen
  1. PowerBuilder
Dropdown datawindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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I have 3 column with the name country_id , states_id and city_id in a datawindow with dropdown datawindow style in powerbuilder.I'm using below code in itemchange event but when re select country then states and city column show country row id and st...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerBuilder Runtime
Mayank Chauhan Mayank Chauhan
  1. PowerBuilder
Adding a file to a PBL folder
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 2 months ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello, I converted a workspace to solution in PB2025 beta, so that I now have text files for objects in pbl-folders. I have some simple hand-made CASE tools, written in PB, that generate PB objects and use ORCA to add them to PBLs. Of course they ...
Luca Arena Luca Arena
  1. Beta Testing
Failed to do Git pull (devops)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
0 replies
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  Hi everyone, I'm currently using PowerBuilder 2022 R3 3391, and I'm encountering an issue with Git integration. I can successfully perform git push operations without any problems. However, when I attempt to git pull, it fails and returns the fol...
chung cheng sheng chung cheng sheng
  1. PowerBuilder
SMTPClient, how to define SSL, Threads and Connection attempts
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 2 months ago
2 replies
934 views
2 votes
Hi all, IN PB2022 R2 SMTPClient, How can I setup the SMTPClient such as SSL, Threads Connection Attempts SSL (How to define the SSL) by defualt what is the encrypted connection methos for SMTPClient Threads (How many thread that SMTPclient can ha...
Sathishkumar S Sathishkumar S
  1. PowerBuilder
PB25-beta first impressions
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Bernhard Stoeter replied 2 months ago
3 replies
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1 vote
Dear IDE develpoers, I took an PB22R3 application and migrated it to a solution. That worked fine. The compiling speed (pbd) is fantastic about 10 times faster! But I found some issues: The IDE is often prompting for a new DB connection although...
Bernhard Stoeter Bernhard Stoeter
  1. Beta Testing
PB 20225 beta (PowerClient problem)
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 months ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello, I am trying the new version of PB2025 beta, when I migrated the application the PowerClient option does NOT work, I am configuring with the new options and it shows me an error. I followed the configuration that asks me to add Web Management S...
Luis Pesaressi Luis Pesaressi
  1. PowerBuilder

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