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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 2 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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- How-to
- 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.   :) 
            Hi,
Am using PB 2019 R3, planning to consume .NET dll using OLE Object in PB,.NET dll will be created using COM interop enabled and build using .net 6 core (VS 2022) - Is it possible to consume it in PB?,
since i can see one of the appeon forum for...
            Things to consider for lift and shift
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
Hi Experts,
I am moving my PowerBuilder applications from on premise platform to Azure. Kindly suggest me what are things I need to consider while this shifting.
How to identify any configuration details in the PowerBuilder application, How to find...
            powerserver 2019 licence
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
Hi,
 
I have been running a demo/ in house powerserver 2019 for a long time on the developer licence.
 
It has suddenly stopped working and the server says it is not activated.
I get the following error message 
Failed to log in. ...
                    
            I have deployed the application.xml with the path but still getting this error message what are we doing wrong?
            Pdf printing dialog using the new PB2022 R2 Web control.
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
I am using the new PB2022R2 Web browser control to let the user print reports generated from datastores and specify his preferences with a print dialog window. To do so, I use the PowerBuilder function saveas(pdf!), and the new Navigate() and print()...
            WebBrowserSet/Get causing PowerClient app to crash
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Aimee Stephens replied 2 years ago
I'm trying to add OAuth to our application for a new client. I ran the Google example through the PB IDE with no issues. However, after I created a PowerClient app the system crashes as soon as it attempts to call the WebBrowserSet or WebBrowserGet f...
                    
            Session timeout in powerserver
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
Hi Sir,
   Error messages (see attached pic) prompted when session timeout has reached i believe. However, how to avoid those error messages box that is unnecessray to prompt? For example, if referred to my attached picture, there are two errors, 'S...
            Get all SQL statements in an application
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- Last updated 2 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
HI Experts,
 
Is any script is there to get all select, insert, update and delete (SQL statements) statements in an application ?
 
Thanks 
Deva S
            WebBrowser Control - What event fires when a file or email is dropped
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
PB 2022 1900
Does anyone know if an event is fired on the WebBrowser control when a file or email is dropped?  When the file is dropped the control will display the contents of the file but when an email is dropped I don't see anything.  I am trying...
            OLE Activate PowerBuilder Error R0039
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
Using PowerBuilder 2019
We are trying to access a Microsoft Excel file (OLE Object) in a datawidow
li_rc = ldw.object.ole_1.activate(OffSite!) // activate OLE
But are getting an error of Unknown Object
            Is this Ghostscript security flaw something Appeon is aware of?
- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-rce-found-in-popular-ghostscript-open-source-pdf-library/
This was brought to our attention by one of customers who uses InfoMaker.
            '' random_name computed columns in SQL translate differently depending on database
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- mike S replied 2 years ago
Hi all,
I'm a dev on a very large cross-DB-platform PB application. I'm trying to solve an issue that has plagued us as long as I can remember. The problem is with computed columns, specifically ones that are defined as two single ticks, with nothin...
            Hi
   In PB 2021 i am looking for an easy way to search a directory for specefic files for example file with a .reg extension and get the one with the earliest create date.
Any info on this topic will be helpful.
 
Thanks
Malek
            Themes - Long database query screen goes blank
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Benjamin Gaesslein replied 2 years ago
Hi Guys
Another oddity when themes have been applied. We have an MDI application with multiple windows open, when we do a DW retrieve on a long query from the DB, PB showns not responding (expected behaviour). But also blanks the windows within the ...
                    
            Best options for true web applications from PB apps
- How-to
- Last updated 3 years ago
- Mark Goldsmith replied 2 years ago
If we want to create true web application versions of our client/server PB applications, and maintain both versions, what do users recommend as the best technological options?
Obviously it's not PowerServer, because it's not really a web application...
                    
            OLE connection to MS Outlook
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- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Mark Goldsmith replied 2 years ago
Hi,
I have OLE code to connect to MS Outlook but since upgrading Outlook to the current version ( 1.2023.630.100) the code no longer works.  This is the code that worked before the upgrade:
oleApplication = CREATE n_OLEObject// Connect to Outlook. ...
            Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 and PB2019 or later
- Advice
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Tom Mangano replied 2 years ago
we're trying to write a PB2019, or possibly PB2022, app that works with hand held barcode scanners
the only Win OS i could find on scanners was Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5
will a SMALL PB app run on OS Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5?
Thanks for a...
            SnapDevelop DataContext commit error
- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 2 years ago
Hello, Team
It is unclear to me how to use DataContext.Commit in SnapDevelop.
I had the following code in PB.
//*******************************************
ds1 = create datastore
ds1.setTransobject(sqlca)
ds1.retrieve()
/// some code
ds1.upda...
                    
            Re: To Transfer Image (PDF, JPEG/JPG, PNG) using HTTPClient along with JSON
- How-to
- Last updated 2 years ago
- mike S replied 2 years ago
Hello
Using PB 2022 B 1900, Postgresql 15
Need to update image in a database field (bytea datatype).   Need to send the image along with the key field(s).  How to send it?  Weng through https://community.appeon.com//index.php/qna/q-a/using-rest-cli...
                    
            Cannot create DataWindow ... Requested result set number 1 not found.
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- Issue
- Last updated 2 years ago
- Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
I have a user who is trying to reference a stored procedure from InfoMaker.
 
Here are the steps she's taking.
 
Create a New Tabluar Object.
 
 
In Tabular Report Generator, click Stored Procedure, and then click Next.
 
 
Choose the s...
                    
            
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