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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
IDE Build over commandline does not put the icon in the .exe
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Richard Brady replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Currently I am trying to execute the IDE compiler via the command line. The problem is that although it compiles correctly, it does not set an icon. If I start the IDE by hand and press the Deploy button, it builds me correctly and the icon is also d...
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Tareq Haschemi Tareq Haschemi
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver - DW updates not working when using RowsDiscard
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Here's a weird one we just found.  If you have a datawindow and are using Rowsdiscard to remove rows there seems to be an issue. Scenario. Any datawindow will do, retrieve at least 10 rows.  Update record on row 8 and then using rowsdiscard remove ...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerServer
  3.  Update
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
mouse pointer stays as hourglass
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, i use PowerBuilder 2017R2. Sometimes when I open a window by cliking on a button, my app change the mouse pointer to an hourglass.  The look of the pointer stays the same (hourglass)  even if the transaction is completed. The pointer changes bac...
eric bernard eric bernard
  1. PowerBuilder
NativePDF Print with Master Password
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Thai replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all,   I am trying to learn the settings for the NativePDF exporter. Here is the code I am using:    dw_print.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec = 'Yes'dw_print.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!dw_print.Object.D...
Kevin Thai Kevin Thai
  1. PowerBuilder
Using orca to create and import to pbl libraries from source
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Richard Brady replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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I have started to look at an Orca script to create our pbl libraries and import source (boot strapping). This is based on Bruce Armstrong's blog (https://community.appeon.com/index.php/articles-blogs/tutorials-articles/2-powerbuilder/175-continuous-...
Stuart Macandrew Stuart Macandrew
  1. PowerBuilder
How to get PBNetRunTime.msi in PowerBuilder 17R3 ?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Carpenter Xu replied 5 years ago
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In PowerBuilder 17R3, I can't find PBNetRunTime.msi . How to get it ? I use soap client to access webservice, but my webservice can't work in IIS now.  Who can helo me ? Very anxious now !   
Carpenter Xu Carpenter Xu
  1. PowerBuilder
Slow DW retrieve compared to actual query
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 years ago
10 replies
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Hi.   I have a very basic query which selects about 25 columns from 2 tables using inner join and where-statement on one of the indexes (SQL Anywhere 16). This query returns 19.000 rows and takes 0.04 seconds in Interactive SQL, but almost 5...
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Bjarne Anker Bjarne Anker
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2017 lost link to the existing offline license
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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The program “PowerBuilder 2017 R3” lost its link to the existing offline license. How to fix this problem? The point of the  system restoring works with the mistake of impossibility to change system files.   Order Number Product Edition Va...
Sergey Bogdanov Sergey Bogdanov
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder calling REST API with data
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Daniel Ferreira replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi guru guys, I have been successful  calling a REST API using OLE Objets Msxml2.DOMDocument.6.0 and MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.6.0. Now, I have an API with "Request Data" that I'm not being able to call from PB. Can any of you help? This is the sample ...
Daniel Ferreira Daniel Ferreira
  1. PowerBuilder
Autosize Height does not work for group header in Appeon
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hello all, Just wondering if there is a solution for this issue on the web:'Autosize Height' does not work on the WEB for the Group Header Band. It's working perfectly in Powerrbuilder client-server environment, but does nothing in the Appeon WEB, th...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Header
Viktor Genel Viktor Genel
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2017 R3 - DataWindow Exec Procedure with output cursor
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Joshua Corcoran replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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I am running PowerBuilder 2017 R3, I have a data window that executes an Oracle procedure with an output parameter as a cursor. If I execute the datawindow from within the powerbuilder IDE the results are returned and I can see the correct data. Wh...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Oracle
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Joshua Corcoran Joshua Corcoran
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerfilter display value
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Does anyone know why the Powerfilter 2.0 will not show the dddw display value when the filter is used and will only show the underlying table data value. Its extremely frustrating since I though the tool was built just for this feature. I see code in...
Richard Carrier Richard Carrier
  1. PowerBuilder
How to connect my 32 bit app to a PostGreSQL database?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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PowerBuilder v12.1Windows 7, 32 bit platformDue to the insanely high cost of Oracle, our company has decided to migrate our databases to PostGreSQL.We currently connect to the Oracle databases using the native Oracle driver for Oracle 10: PBO10120.DL...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Change EditMask on Mobile
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, Is it possible to change date format on an editmask control? When I try to save em_date.Mask = 'dd/mm/yy' I get an error:"A readonly property can be modified only in an event or function in its parent class" Is this normal? Regards,Marcin
  1.  PowerBuilder
Marcin Jurkowski Marcin Jurkowski
  1. PowerBuilder
Mobile - Photos cropped to square on iOS
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi,  I have a strange issue with Appeon Mobile when taking photos on iOS. The photo is taken and saved however just after taking the photo the image is cropped to a square image. I cannot see why it is doing this and can't see any options for the ...
  1.  Appeon Workspace
  2.  PowerServer
  3.  PowerServer Mobile
Alan Rice Alan Rice
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
crosstab summaries
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi I am creating a crosstab report - in pb2017 r2 - where I have items down the side and date across - as per below   item                 pieces                        15 Jan        16 Jan  .......... Total  sheets               50             ...
  1.  Crosstab
Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
  1. PowerBuilder
Conexion por SOCKET
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Necesito poder conectarme a un servicio por medio de Socket (con IP y puerto) para enviar un doucmento de venta en formato JSON y recibirlo una cadena para grabarlo en archivom PDF. ¿Cuál es el tipo de objet y metodos a usar? De ser posible algún ej...
Sigfredo Cama Jara Sigfredo Cama Jara
  1. PowerBuilder
Reorganizing PBLs
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Christophe Dufourmantelle replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Good day Community I'm reorganizing the PBLs of a project. This project is more than 20 years old and has many objects present in more than one pbl. Is there a method or utility to get the list and location of duplicate objects?   Thanks in adva...
  1.  IDE
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
Display data problems after system migration from Citrix to RDS
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
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Hello, We would like to migrate our infrastructure from Citrix XenDesktop 1808 (Windows 10) to Windows Remote Desktop Services (Window Server 2019). Connected on Citrix, each user has a copy of the .exe and of the .dll's locally. With this configur...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Frédérique Berael Frédérique Berael
  1. PowerBuilder
Date in global function call in compute expression
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  François Rossignol replied 5 years ago
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Hi,   I'm using PB 2017 R3   I have a global function string f_global_function (date ad_date) return(g_global_object.date_functions_object.of_method(ad_date))   If I use that global function in a computed field in a datawindow the function is ...
François Rossignol François Rossignol
  1. PowerBuilder

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