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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
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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
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FlexNet 2.4 Question
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
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Hi Everyone, Does FlexNet 2.4 work with older versions of PB? I need to move FlexNet from an old Windows server to a Windows VM. I didn't have any luck getting the SySAM service to run for the FlexNet 2.0 and 2.2 versions and so I installed the Flex...
Christopher Altvater Christopher Altvater
  1. PowerBuilder
Is Json Object faster than common string progcessing?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Sverre Tvedt replied 5 years ago
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Hello, We have to concatenate 30000 strings to display data in a browser.  As the common string processing functions in PowerBuilder are a little bit slow I wonder if the new Json object has a faster implementation of its string functions (or are t...
  1.  JSONGenerator
  2.  Performance
Ludwin Feiten Ludwin Feiten
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PrintScreen() & window.print() don't work in web Version
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Hi Everyone, In our application, we have a menu option that uses the PrintScreen() function over the years, now in the web version does not work, even I tried Window.print() that also works in client-server but doesn't in web. Which is the better wa...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
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PB 2019 offline installer
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
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In my account i see only webinstaller.When I see offline installer for download ?! It's possible to use webinstaller to make offline install like Visual Studio ?!
  1.  Installation
  2.  Offline
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
iliyan iliev iliyan iliev
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Custom SoapHeader
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  O E replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, is there an option to use custom headers in webservice proxy? I have to consume a SoapWebservice wich needs the following custom headers: customerSignature, customerNumber, interfacePartnerNumber, interfacePartnerSignature and customerLogin...
O E O E
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menu menubackcolor dynamically
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
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Hi!   My question is how to modify the MenuBackColor property of menu object dynamically. The menu is contemporary! We would like to one menu but two appearance. How to do it?   Sincerelly Geza  
Géza Bartha Géza Bartha
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Where can I find PowerBuilder 9.0.1.7236?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
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I need to maintain an old system for which I have the source code (PBLs). It was built using PowerBuilder 9.0.1.7236. My only legal archived version is 9.0.0.5507. I've been to www.sybase.com which redirected me to SAP where the earliest Powerbuil...
Larry Peters Larry Peters
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Autosize height property
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
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Hello, PB 2017 R3 Need to set Autosize height property for few columns in the header#1 band.    The output is a bill format, with company name and address at top, few columns in both ends [ left & right side] of the paper.  eg. ******************...
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Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
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SnapObjects with Powerbuilder 2017 R3?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi Everyone,    I am wondering if I can install SnapObjects from PowerBuilder 2019, we have a web application in PowerBuilder 2017 R3 that for now does not to be migrated. If I understood right SnapObjects allows me to migrate script from PowerScri...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
  1. SnapObjects
How do I use a column value as an element name in datawindow XML templates
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Hello, I was wondering how I can use a column value as an element name in a datawindow XML template. For example, if I have a data set: var_name var_value x             1y             1width       100height      50 The default template would crea...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  XML
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
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Installing PB to a computer with an older version
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Can I install PB 2019 (Standard) to the same computer as my current development computer now used with PB 2017 R3? From PB 10.5 I have had the habit of setting up a new development machine for each new main version, to ensure not to interfer with th...
  1.  Installation
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sverre Tvedt Sverre Tvedt
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ADO connection issue in .net assembly
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all, Could you help me see that why i use the ADO.net in the .net assembly, then it couldn't connect success. I set it as 'Sybase.Data.AseClient', but the error relates to '''Sybase.AdoNet2.AseClient".  Do i need to add any additional dll? DBMS:...
Sally D Sally D
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Crash from the IDE ( Urgent )
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 years ago
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Hi Guru If I run my project from the IDE I get a crash What I can see (see attachment) is that the w_frame is drawn very small in the upper left corner. After a few seconds a crash occurs. directions?typ.s.Windows 10Powerbuilder 2017r3
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
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FileMove and FileCopy Fail on a Windows 2016 Server
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Vaughn replied 5 years ago
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FileMove and FileCopy Fail on a Windows 2016 Server when the file path is not local. Works fine when source and destination are on the C or D drive but fails (Opening Source) when it is a network location. My development machine is Windows 10 and it ...
John Vaughn John Vaughn
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Closing an open connection to PowerBuilder from a different computer
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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I had to have Windows 10 reinstalled on my main computer because of a virus.  I had PowerBuilder 2017 R3 installed on the computer.  I may have left PB logged in to the server when I closed the computer.  I have an online licence.  Currently I am us...
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David Tozer David Tozer
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Pdf Manuals
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Hi Guru   Where can we find the PDFs of the 2019 version manuals?  
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
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JAva - WS - PB
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
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Good morning Guru We have been using, with satisfaction, a Web service written in Powerbuilder for 2 years. - This ws is called by several PB programs passing a structure as a parameter. - This Ws returns a double. Now I need to call this ws also ...
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
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Using Outlook via OLE even after DisconnectObject, leaves task running
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Daniel Vivier replied 5 years ago
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We have an internal application for dealing with emails that come in to our Outlook Inbox. It accesses Outlook via connection to the "Outlook.Application" OLEObject, and also uses the Redemption SafeMailItem OLEObject to avoid popups about being allo...
  1.  OLE
  2.  Outlook
  3.  PowerBuilder
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Performance of using Stored Procedure in datawindow
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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, Using Pb 11.5, Sql Server 2012 express Got a datawindow retrieving data through a stored procedure from the database.  Suddenly it's taking more time to retrieve.   when the same query is executed in the SSMS, it takes only a couple of seco...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  Stored Procedure
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerscript Editor
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  André Monz replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi there, we are using Powerbuilder Classic.In large Powerscripts the Editor is not very helpful.Features like codefolding would be very helpful.Are there any plans to enhance the editor to display source like e.g., notepad++ or ms code does?     
André Monz André Monz
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