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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
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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
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder 2019 : C# Model Generator
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Bernard Tchuente replied 5 years ago
7 replies
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I've installed and configured  PowerBuilder 2019 GA trial version properly and created a C# project. When doing migration with C# Model Generator for converting existing DataWindows to .Net DataStore, I had this issues : Error: ORA-00904:”C”.”IDENTIF...
Bernard Tchuente Bernard Tchuente
  1. PowerBuilder
Why is the ADO.NET not connecting?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Alex Riofrio replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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We have recently upgraded from PowerBuilder 12.5 to PowerBuilder 2017. We have also updated the way we connect to the database from ODBC to ADO.NET. We have created the Resource Package files and installed them on the server that is hosting the appli...
James Pendarvis James Pendarvis
  1. PowerBuilder
How To Determine New Height Of A Column With Autosize Height=true
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Joe Hess replied 5 years ago
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I have a column in the detail section of the datawindow. Autosize Height is checked. The design height of the column is 276. The column height resizes properly. I would like to adjust the positioning of other objects based on the height of the colum...
Joe Hess Joe Hess
  1. PowerBuilder
Need to zip/unzip data files in PB 2017
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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The file zip/unzip ole object we used in the past no longer works in PB 2017. I am looking for any newer object or alternative method  that can do this within PB 2017.
Timme Buffington Timme Buffington
  1. PowerBuilder
Which Rich Text is which?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find it. For PB 2019, which of the Rich Text options in the application object is the one that is the same as the one in PB 12.x?  
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Remote Desktop with 4K monitor
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
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Hi.   One of our customers have almost only 4K monitors in their organization. They run our PB 2017 R3 application via RDP and/or Remote Apps (Work Resources) in Windows 10. They report that they're experiencing very sluggish performance in almos...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Performance
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Bjarne Anker Bjarne Anker
  1. PowerBuilder
Reading 64-bit registry as a 32-bit PB 2019 application
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  François Molinas replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hello community,   My 32-bit PB app needs to check the registry settings for a third party 64-bit application. This community and the bug tracker both state that PB2017 won't allow me to do it. Come PB2019... As far as I understand it, the New Fe...
François Molinas François Molinas
  1. PowerBuilder
UTC functionality
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roy Bungert replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, ok, it's not a big issue to develop it my ourself, but is there any build-in functionality to change timestamps to UTC and vice versa? Or any plans to implement that? Regards Roy  
Roy Bungert Roy Bungert
  1. PowerBuilder
Can anyone clarify the difference between object.data and rowscopy method.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
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Hi,   I'm using Power Builder Version 2017 R3 Build 1858. Can anyone clarify the difference between object.data and rowscopy method. In our project, there is a complicated data window object. Select query has few oracle function and has many tabl...
Saravanakumar Thangapandian Saravanakumar Thangapandian
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PB 2019 license options
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi,   I have PB 2019 installed on my desktop at home and my laptop when I'm in the road. I only have 1 PB universal license. Which options should I be setting on my user account (auto login at startup, sign out on exit), so I can use my desktop whe...
Ian Wells Ian Wells
  1. PowerBuilder
open whatsapp from Appeon powerbuilder mobile
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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I Developed Mobile app in Appeon Powerbuilder2019 , i want to send diamondInventory to my customer on whatsapp. but didn't find way to share my data on whatsapp via powerbuilder in android platforms there is way in which we can do it   Like most s...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerServer Mobile
  3.  PowerScript IDE
SUNIL Prajapati SUNIL Prajapati
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PowerServer calling an event with "post" rather than "trigger"
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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We're attempting to migrate a PowerBuilder app to PowerServer. The app runs great in PB 2019.   We’re trying to launch a user interactive process in a response window that must be available to the user AFTER the window is opened AND visible to the ...
  1.  POST
  2.  PowerServer
Phyllip Hall Phyllip Hall
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
C# Model Generator Error on Firebird
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Yida Zhang replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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I was trying to generate a C# Model using the C# model generator and I got the error below: System.Data.Odbc.OdbcException (0x80131937): ERROR [HY000] [ODBC Firebird Driver][Firebird]Dynamic SQL ErrorSQL error code = -104Token unknown - line 12, col...
Yida Zhang Yida Zhang
  1. PowerBuilder
How to install auto compiler using power shell script using start -process? can you share me the arguments needs for executing
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ranjith seri replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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How to install auto compiler using power shell script using start -process? can you share me the arguments needs for executing
Ranjith seri Ranjith seri
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue while creating datawindow in PB2017
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, In PowerBuilder 2017 R3 while we are trying to create a new data window by using stored procedure we are getting the error as SQL error state 22005 though we are giving the correct data type and if we try to create manually by adding each and ev...
Minogue Susan Minogue Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
Post-event/Functions become concurrent in the world of Web JavaScript?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi everyone, I have an ItemChanged event that triggers a function with POST, this function has 3 reference arrays as parameters. The OK button script triggers twice the ItemChanged event but in debug mode, I only can see one. Then one of the referen...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
creating dynamic map
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Martin Mueller replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hi, we are looking for a way to generate a campsite map on the fly. We have x and y coordinates of (about 500) objects, object ids and names. The user of our application should be able right click to an object and a menu should appear to do further ...
  1.  DataWindow
Martin Mueller Martin Mueller
  1. PowerBuilder
Registry setting to change printer
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Christopher Craft replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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  Hello    Hopefully you can help me? I am trying to print to two different printers without having the  user select each time.   I have been able to change the registry setting, but when I try and PRINT a datawindow PB does not seem to use th...
Tom McArdle Tom McArdle
  1. PowerBuilder
When deploying a .NET Assembly (PB2017R3), what determines whether a structure will be internal or public?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Related to: https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/pb2017r3-net-assembly-target-passing-structure-by-reference-in-public-function-causes-c-error-cs0051#reply-14144 When I try to deploy my .NET Assembly, I get the following error when trying ...
Drew Buchanan Drew Buchanan
  1. PowerBuilder
Need to SAVE 40 Datawindow reports into Word Document
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi All, We have a urgent requirement to SAVE 40 or more DataWindow Reports (some of them are Composite) into One or Multiple Word documents without losing the formatting. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Ganesh  
  1.  DataWindow
Ganaesu S Ganaesu S
  1. PowerBuilder

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