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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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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
5342 views
12 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Searching/replacing a text with wildcard characters in all libraries
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
3 replies
611 views
0 votes
Any advise on searching a text with wildcard characters in all libraries? Similarly replacing same text with new string in all libraries? 
  1.  PowerBuilder
Ludek Nesnidal Ludek Nesnidal
  1. PowerBuilder
App in slow motion mode? Opening windows extremely slow
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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Hello, we migrated our app from PB11 to PB2022 R2 3356 a few month ago.  Some (not all) of our users are complaining about the new speed of our app. The more windows are opened, the slower the entire software becomes. If there is one window open,...
Marco Armbruster Marco Armbruster
  1. PowerBuilder
How do I stop a validation message from popping up?
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Tracy Lamb replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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Hi all, I have a dw control on a tabpage with a user event, ue_create_form.  On the dw object itself ( datawindow painter ) none of the columns has a validation rule, validation message, or initial value. Here's the code for ue_create_form: this.I...
  1.  PFC
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
R6025 Pure Virtual Function call error. Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library in Powerbuilder Application
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Agnesh Gondalia replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi Folks, We are facing issue with R6025 Error - Pure virtual function call stating the Error title as Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library while running application build using Powerbuilder 2019 R2 Build 2353. Additionally we have observed that th...
Agnesh Gondalia Agnesh Gondalia
  1. PowerBuilder
Solution for DLL hijacking
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Tejaswini Gubba replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hello Appeon Support,   We have a large thick-client PowerBuilder application, written many years ago, that our Security Team have raised a risk against.   The risk is “DLL Hijacking”   This application is built and deployed as 1 x Exe + numero...
  1.  DLL
  2.  PowerBuilder
Tejaswini Gubba Tejaswini Gubba
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2019 R3 IDE won't open
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Benjamin Gaesslein replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hello, All of a sudden my PB 2019 IDE stopped opening. I click the icon in the Windows menu, the splash window opens, and then PB's icon just sits in the task bar. Nothing happens when I click it, and when I hover the mouse pointer over it, an empty...
  1.  IDE
  2.  PowerBuilder
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2022 error calling method of a pbni object in Powerclient deployment
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Alain Van den Abbeele replied 6 months ago
9 replies
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0 votes
Hi Reading a XML File using PBDOM of PB2022 all works fine in IDE 32 or 64. But when I download and install via client deployment (64), I get the Message "Error calling method of a pbni object" just after reading the file. I checked the version of...
Stephan Schröpel Stephan Schröpel
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2022 & Microsoft Always Encrypted
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Daryl Foster replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Does anyone use Microsoft Always Encrypted for SQL databases and have a successful integration with a Powerbuilder 2021 or 2022 application?We've been requested to encrypt some data and we're trying to figure out possible solutions for a mixed Powerb...
  1.  Database
  2.  Encryption
  3.  PowerBuilder
Michael Quintus Michael Quintus
  1. PowerBuilder
changing dataobject of a datawindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 6 months ago
9 replies
537 views
0 votes
Hi    I have a userobject u_dw_1 inherited from (PFC) U_dw with dataobject d_no_hall. The user object is on a window when executed the window opens and display the data. called dw_1   I placed a button on the window when clicked, i execute the fo...
Malek Taha Malek Taha
  1. PowerBuilder
How to identify wath type of JSON
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mario Francisco Celleri replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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Hi, guys. I have no idea what type of JSON are the replys from AirTable Web API, are?. I tried distinct ways to parse the JSON; but don't lucky. Can you help me to solve this, please.   I attached a sample of one of the JSON reply.   {"records...
Mario Francisco Celleri Mario Francisco Celleri
  1. PowerBuilder
How to know query datatype
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 7 months ago
  2.  Mario Francisco Celleri replied 6 months ago
5 replies
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Hi guys;   Thanks for your time. I need to know what type of data retrieve a query; when use a datawindow. I put into context what require or intend to do.I have several queries to make to a database; on several tables, with different types of dat...
  1.  DataType
  2.  PowerBuilder
Mario Francisco Celleri Mario Francisco Celleri
  1. PowerBuilder
Support for Powerbuilder 2021 and new MSOLEDBSQL 18.7 Drivers
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 months ago
1 reply
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  **EDITED TO CLARIFY PREVIOUS SUPPORT, NOT FUTURE SUPPORT** Is Powerbuilder 2021 supported for the new MSOLEDBSQL 18.7.2 drivers released on April 9th this year? Has anyone updated to the newest 18.* driver and had success with existing applicati...
  1.  Database
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  MSOLEDBSQL
Michael Quintus Michael Quintus
  1. PowerBuilder
Accessing the Window scroll event
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Robert Sawyer replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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Is there a way to control / trigger the windows scroll event?   Let's say I have window_1. Window_1 has a vertical scroll bar. I have 5 dw's lined up vertically on the window so I need a vertical scroll bar on the window to place/view all of the d...
Robert Sawyer Robert Sawyer
  1. PowerBuilder
Connecting to Azure DB
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Yasir Masood replied 6 months ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Good morning, I am trying to connect to an Azure DB (SQL 2014), using PB 2022 R3 Build 3356. I have tried both "SNC SQL Native Client(OLE DB)" and "MSOLEDBSQL SQL Server" DB drivers, but I get the following error on both. SQLSTATE = 08001Microsoft...
Yasir Masood Yasir Masood
  1. PowerBuilder
How to Access values of a Datawindow in window A from Window B
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  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 6 months ago
2 replies
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I am using Powerbuilder 2022. I have a requirement as follows.   Consider 2 windows Window A and Window B.  In Window A, i have retrieved a person detail and it always will have only one row.  Now i open Window B and when I click a button, I have...
Arthi Ramesh Arthi Ramesh
  1. PowerBuilder
Are the apps rendered as html, css and javascript using the app-laucher?
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Gzim Ramizi replied 6 months ago
4 replies
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Hi all what really happens in the background and what is true? i have queried two current AI engines and get different answers. Does it depend on whether you are making a new application or deploying an existing one?   We are using PB/PS 2022 R3. ...
Gzim Ramizi Gzim Ramizi
  1. PowerServer
High volume text or excel file import in powerserver
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Narayana Bhat P replied 6 months ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Hi Team,   What is the best method to import high volume text or excel file. For example having column 20 and no of line 50000   We have tried using datawindow import and reading 100 line each loop till we get datawindow import error, but this wo...
  1.  Excel
  2.  Import
  3.  PowerServer
  4.  Text
  5.  Update
Narayana Bhat P Narayana Bhat P
  1. PowerServer
PB 2022 R3 program closes when saving to Excel Xlxs file type
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 months ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Just recently upgraded to PB 2022 R3. When the user tries to save as an Excel .xlxs file type the program closes. I have in the directory with the executable the dll file "Sybase.PowerBuilder.DataWindow.Excel12.dll" which has resolved this problem wi...
Cliff Gregory Cliff Gregory
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder migration 2022 R3 in Windows 10 machine
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 months ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 months ago
3 replies
612 views
0 votes
Hi Team,   We are planning to migrate Powerbuilder 2017 R3 code to 2022 R3 code to have the application running in Windows 11 machine but we are using windows 10 machine for migrating the application. Please let us know whether application built in...
SANTHOSH S SANTHOSH S
  1. PowerBuilder
Call an API to send a file
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 6 months ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi, How can I call an API to send a file? Body contains form-data. Could you help me? Thanks.
Ivan Leon Ivan Leon
  1. PowerBuilder

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