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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
7 replies
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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 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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10 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
How to change the delimiter from comma to other special character using powerbuilder
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Hannu Pikkarainen replied 2 years ago
8 replies
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Hello Team, I am using PowerBuilder 2019 in my application. The application has an option to save the files as .csv(Comma Separated Value File Type). Our Client wants to change the delimiter from 'comma' to some other special character. Tried to cha...
  1.  CSV
  2.  Excel
  3.  Export
  4.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Dhanya K Dhanya K
  1. PowerBuilder
can I just print a PSR file?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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our company uses a piece of software that generates PSR files for client statements each month we get over 300 of these things. they require opening each one individually in the software, then manually print.I would prefer to just send each one dire...
Alex Platacis Alex Platacis
  1. InfoMaker
How to connect PB to GitHub?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
5 replies
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Hi, stupid question. We're running PB 2022 Build 1900, and we're looking to migrate from VSS to Git using GitHub. I am trying to set up a test repository, but I am not sure how to connect PB to GitHub. GitHub or Git isn't in my list of Source Contro...
John Raghanti John Raghanti
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder Fundamentals Course
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Unable to access content.  please find attached a snap-shot.
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
RamanaRao Nandigam RamanaRao Nandigam
  1. PowerBuilder
DataWindow导出Excel
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Brage Mogstad replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
DataWindows 导出 Excel功能能否实现，官方以前再吹到现在没有动静了
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
田 泽 田 泽
  1. PowerBuilder
Read a DBF file in 64 bits
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Andres Slachevsky replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello All We are migrating to 64 bits enviroment (PB2022 R2)  we have a external file in dbf format in 32 bits we are using the microsoft driver for dbf but it is only available in 32 bits does anyone have manage to connect to a DBF file in 64 bi...
  1.  ODBC
  2.  PowerScript (PS)
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerBuilder
NativePDF - Dots in place of text
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tracy Huang @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, Since migrating in PB2022, we've been generating our PDFs in NativePDF "Standard". In PB2019, we were using Ghostscript. Some customers who receive them cannot read them.   The font used is Malgun Gothic. It's distributed since Microsoft...
Bernard Ceulemans Bernard Ceulemans
  1. PowerBuilder
Oracle Java 8
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Can we replace Oracle Java with OpenJDK Java 8 - https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/?version=8? is there any issues if we do this? 
Chris Ziegler Chris Ziegler
  1. PowerBuilder
Survey: Where Does Your App Write Temporary Files?
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
6 replies
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As the Windows O/S and the exploits of virus/ransomware and anti-virus software has evolved, so too has the generally-accepted location(s) where an application can safely write a temporary file (such as a PDF to be included as an email attachment) to...
John Fauss John Fauss
  1. PowerBuilder
SMTPClient and STARTTLS
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi,   I found on PB22R2 docs: Supports using any of the following connection types: None (Plain text); STARTTLS, and Auto STARTTLS.   How can I set STARTTLS for sending an email message using the new SMTPClient of PB2022R2? I didn't fin...
Marcos Bolonha Marcos Bolonha
  1. PowerBuilder
Installation of PB 2022
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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First questionI have PB 2021 installed on my local PC. If I want to install PB 2022, can I install PB 2022 R2 or do I need to first install first release of PB 2022? Second questionIf I understand correctly then it is possible to have both PB 2021 a...
  1.  Installation
Sven Brenna Sven Brenna
  1. PowerBuilder
GetCurrentDirectory / Userprofile
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Veera Venkata replied 2 years ago
6 replies
2959 views
1 vote
Hello there. I have an idea, but i dont know how to solve... 1 - There´s one server computer, and 10 client computers (random number) connecting to the server computer 2 - One app that have getcurrentdirectory and getcontextservice methods 3 - L...
Samuel Sanchez Avila Samuel Sanchez Avila
  1. PowerBuilder
Appeon REST API Authentication Demo - Errors
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  David Xiong @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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I ran the REST API Authentication demo located at  https://community.appeon.com/index.php/codeexchange/powerserver/296-rest-api-authentication and selected demo.appeon.com/psrestauthentication/ I selected Azure AD button followed by Authorization...
Jim Nesbitt Jim Nesbitt
  1. PowerServer
Stop Theme being applied to a window and all objects on that window
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi Justa quick question, what is the best way to stop Themeing being applied to a specific window and it objects? We do not want to Theme the sign in window of the application (a graphic designer has spent hours designing it). I added a specific wi...
David Peace (Powersoft) David Peace (Powersoft)
  1. PowerBuilder
Application Communication through DSN
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Shijo Joseph replied 2 years ago
5 replies
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Dear Team, I am facing a critical issue with my power builder application. I am having a customized odbc driver which is communicating with my PB application.  I am having another Visual Studio 2022 application which is communicate with my PB appli...
  1.  64-bit
  2.  IIS
  3.  ODBC
  4.  Visual Studio
Shijo Joseph Shijo Joseph
  1. PowerBuilder
TFS MSSCCI 2013 error: Parameter is not valid
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi Team,        We use Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider 2013 for source code control.      recently we often met blow Parameter is not valid error during checkin code on PB.      Any one else know where is wrong or how to reso...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  TFS
Zhang Jiyong Zhang Jiyong
  1. PowerBuilder
looking for documentation and functional descriptions for the PowerBuilder "pdm_" events
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Rory Sawtelle replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi! Event IDs associated with PowerBuilder events PowerBuilder has its own events, each of which has an event ID. For example, the PowerBuilder event DragDrop has the event ID pbm_dragdrop. The event name and event ID of the predefined PowerBuild...
Rory Sawtelle Rory Sawtelle
  1. PowerBuilder
RichTextEdit Control support of tables
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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HI, we are looking at the new enhancements of the RTE control in PB2022R2 and the support of tables in particular. The question is how to insert rows to an existing table ? The fonction TableInsertrows() seems to only work when the focus is in a c...
Thierry Del Fiore Thierry Del Fiore
  1. PowerBuilder
Application.FontNames.Item slow in PB 2022 R2
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Angie Liu@Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I have a problem with the performance of Word Application OLE Object  Application.FontNames collection after migration to PB 2022 R2. Follow is sample code: OleObject iole_WORD int li_retcode, li_count, k = 1 string ls_font   iole_WORD = ...
Paweł Kasperek Paweł Kasperek
  1. PowerBuilder
Using GetFileSaveName and SaveAs with the option to include/exclude headers
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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I am currently using GetFileSaveName in combination with SaveAs so that I can filter the available SaveAsTypes. There doesn't seem to be any way to send something from the GetFileSaveName that will allow you to know whether  the user wants headers ...
Miller Rhodes Miller Rhodes
  1. PowerBuilder

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