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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Manuel Rivera replied 3 weeks 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 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 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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Datawindow control foreground layer autosize height - actual height
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
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Hi everyone, I've been trying to get the actual height of a foreground control. I put it on the header band location/position but it is a foreground. It is so that I can stretch it across multiple columns. I want to adjust the header band height (ma...
Neil Garcia Neil Garcia
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Powerbuilder 2017 R3 Build applications will support in Windows 11 machine
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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HI All, Currently my applications are build in Powerbuilder 2017 R3 version and we are planning to migrate from Windows 10 to 11. Requesting your updates / suggestions whether Powerbuilder 2017 R3 build application will support/work in Windows 11 ma...
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SANTHOSH S SANTHOSH S
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dotnet CustomizeDeploy.dll
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Good morning community I am using dotnet CustomizeDeploy.dll -url=URL to make the application use the production web api and also to update the INI file, question, question, is it necessary to download IIS to use this commandTnksW.
Walther Rodirguez Walther Rodirguez
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PowerClient running for the first time without admin permissions?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Steen Jakobsen replied 2 years ago
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Hi,   Can I make PowerClient run WITHOUT admin permissions ?  (That would be AWESOME  .. in that way the app could reach extreme number of users)   Our app(s) does NOT require to register anything (ActiveX etc.) that requires admin permissions. ...
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
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Building faster using ORCA SCRIPT
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Vipin Dwivedi replied 2 years ago
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Hello Appeon Folks, I heard that we can build PBDs faster if your library list is made of PBDs and PBLs for which we are going to build PBDs like below Below is the target file consists of PBLs (Need to include PBL for application object as well) a...
Vipin Dwivedi Vipin Dwivedi
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Using SQL Anywhere in a multi-threaded PB app
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
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I developed the shell of a multi-threaded PB2019 app using SharedObjects and passed it to someone else to add in database processing. The whole app runs in the background with the main thread passing processing requests to a new thread which is close...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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What database an app connects to
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Alzate replied 2 years ago
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Greetings to the entire community! I have a web application on PS2020 that receives as arguments the parameters of the database to which the application must connect. The database may vary depending on the scenario from which the application is invo...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
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Pasting a field in a ritchtextedit control
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello. I am using PowerBuilder version 2022. I have a problem with RichTextEdit control. I can't type after pasting the field. Here is the code: rte_1.pastertf('{\rtf1{\field{\*\fldinst{test}}{\fldrslt{test}}}}',detail!) Could you please help m...
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Patryk Kulpok Patryk Kulpok
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PowerBuilder 2017R3 to Oracle 19c Error/issue
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Ganpati More replied 2 years ago
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Hi, We are using PowerBuilder version 2017 R3 Build 1858 recently upgraded the Oracle database server from Oracle 12 to Oracle 19c. I was able to connect to database without any issue but while calling the function/stored procedure with parameter ...
Ganpati More Ganpati More
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Oracle 19c error while calling functions/stored procedure - *** ERROR 932 ***(rc -1) : ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected %s got %s.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
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Hi, I am using PowerBuilder version 2017 R3 Build 1858. Recently our database server was migrated from Oracle 12c to Oracle 19c.   In order to fix the database compatibility issue, I upgraded PowerBuilder 207 R3 Build 1858 to PowerBuilder 2017 R3...
Ganpati More Ganpati More
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JsonPackage setvalue() - Key overwrite
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Ludwin Feiten replied 2 years ago
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Hi everybody, I have an issue with the JsonPackage Setvalue() function.The help file says: "Sets the value for a key.  .... If the key already exists, then overwrite the value of this key".To me that sounds like: If you set a value of a key in an lo...
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Ludwin Feiten Ludwin Feiten
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PowerBuilder 2019 with PowerServer 2016
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Jit Sing Chan replied 2 years ago
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Can PowerBuilder 2019 R3 run at PowerServer 2016 environment? or any place I can find the compatible chart for PowerServer and PowerBuilder
Jit Sing Chan Jit Sing Chan
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Powerscript migration question
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hello, Team I have started testing conversion with Snap Develop and I am confused by the documentation. What's unclear from the documentation how SnapDevelop is supposed to convert classes, which are derived from transaction class. And how can the...
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Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
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Powerserver DBerror Triggered time
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Powerbuilder 2022 build 1900running on IIS windows 10 (on debug mode) Hello peopleI wanted to ask about the response time of a request from the end client to the powerserver app if it is enough by changing the "ConnectionTimeOut" property in applica...
damian jimenez damian jimenez
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Transaction is timeout - Power server error
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hello, Team When I convert my fully running desktop app to PowerServer I get an unclear error. I am running in the local dev environment with SAP SQL Anywhere DB's, located locally and available. At some point, for an unexplained reason (not happe...
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Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. PowerServer
Accessing serial port via Powerserver
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hi, Looking to deploy a program to Powerserver but have two questions 1. Our program currently uses an OCX to access the serial port, will this still work onces it is deployed to the powerserver? 2. Can you access standard windows TCP sockets thro...
Marc James Marc James
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INFOMAKER Grouping same articles (with Diff. Serial Numbers) on a single line
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hi there, I would like to group the same articles on a single line on our invoices... As a matter of fact, these articles are managed with serial numbers (there is consequently a line per Serial Number in the datasource) Of course, each Item has t...
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Patrice Ranson Patrice Ranson
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Powerserver Web API
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Sorry if this is a dumb question. I've been away from PB coding for a couple years now and trying to get back up to speed, especially on the new PowerServer functionality. When I deploy PS for an app does that also essentially give me a web api that...
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  2.  Web Service
Shawn Davis Shawn Davis
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OLE Word Open Error
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Shawn Davis replied 2 years ago
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Hello All,   I've had a strange error crop up in the last couple months on an app deployed and in use for many year without issue. My hunch is that it relates to a windows update security change or something else in the users security environment. ...
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Shawn Davis Shawn Davis
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Any opinions on Images being in the EXE vs. PBD?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Christopher Craft replied 2 years ago
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We have always compiled our resources into the EXE but as more images get added it just keeps expanding the size of it.  I started compiling them into a PBD but before I decide to change our deployment I wanted to know if anyone had any opinions on t...
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
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