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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 8 months ago
6 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 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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12 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Default printer working differently between PB 12.5 and PB 2019?
  1. Resolved
  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
3 replies
2117 views
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Hi. As more of our clients are being migrated to the PB 2019 version of our software, we have been getting calls about Windows default printer differences. Some of our users change the Windows default printer while our software is open. In PB 12.5, ...
John Raghanti John Raghanti
  1. PowerBuilder
MultiLineEdit with scroll has residual text at bottom
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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We have a datawindow that has two MultiLineEdit fields, each with a vertical scrollbar.  When there is enough text in a field to require the scrollbar, there is a residual line at the bottom of the field that makes it look like there is more text to ...
  1.  Editor
  2.  Field
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Jonathan Meltzer Jonathan Meltzer
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2019 Send to Back and Bring to Front not working
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I am using Powerbuilder 2019, and I am not able to bring datawindows to front or back when coding a window that has layered datawindows.  In earlier versions of Powerbuilder (our previous version was 10.5), right-clicking on a datawindow and choosing...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  DataWindow
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Jonathan Meltzer Jonathan Meltzer
  1. PowerBuilder
SOAP webservice after migrate
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi.   We migrated from PB 2017 to PB 2019 a couple of months ago. New runtime was generated and all good. But one of the newer customers has problems calling an external SOAP WS we have for looking up some data in another ERP system. Using ProcM...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  SOAP
  3.  Web Service
Bjarne Anker Bjarne Anker
  1. PowerBuilder
connect Web app to LDAP window user
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hello Is there any way  to validate to powerserver LDAP without asking userpassword with the window but taking the userpassword from the operative systen (i.e Windows 10)?   I mean a kind of single sign on.   Thanks in advance.   Regards
  1.  LDAP
  2.  PowerServer Web
  3.  Single Sign-on
Juan Pedro Sanz Diez Juan Pedro Sanz Diez
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Disconnect the Transaction
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, How i disconnect all transaction in a Userobject? The command "destroy" disconnect the transaction?     Thanks
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Rodrigo Rosa Rodrigo Rosa
  1. PowerBuilder
Trace file Issue while app is crashing
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Our application is crashing randomly so I enabled tracing to see what is causing this Appcrash. I got an issue by enabling Trace but trace file is not opening and popping out with the below error message.   After this, I opened our application n...
Dinesh Babu Sivakumar Dinesh Babu Sivakumar
  1. PowerBuilder
of_logonfileserver doesn´t work
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi, I configured file server like the documents said, but when I want to make of_logonfileserver it doesn't work and don't do anything. What can I do
Romulo Del Castillo Romulo Del Castillo
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Not finding the RibbonBar and other enhancements with 2019 R2
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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I've installed the latest version of PB 2019 R2 Build 2170 using the installer.  However, I'm not able to see any of the new features like the RibbonBar or anything else.  The help file contains nothing on them.  I don't have the RibbonBar Builder in...
Shenn Sellers Shenn Sellers
  1. PowerBuilder
New Microsoft API for Office 365
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Has anyone worked with the new Microsoft Office 365 API?  Not sure why they chose to name it what they did, but they call it Microsoft Graph.  Do not be confused by the name.  It is an office 365 API.  Looks powerful if it does what they say. https:...
Steven Schallert Steven Schallert
  1. PowerBuilder
Exception Objects
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
I'm trying to figure out how setting an exception object in the 'throws' property of an object function works. Does it negate the need for a try/catch in the function? What happens when a runtime error occurs? Is there an event or function in the e...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow Object tag property containing ? character ends up with double quotes
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Jones replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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It appears that if the tag property of a datawindow object contains a ? or tab character then when you retrieve the value of the tag using dwo.tag or describe() it embeds the tag in doublequotes. e.g. The tag on a datawindow object is set to xxx?xx...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
Mark Jones Mark Jones
  1. PowerBuilder
Random "chinese" symbols in menu at runtime
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Shenn Sellers replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
PB 2017R3 Build 1858; Windows 10 Hi all, I have a runtime problem with my 32-bit PB applications. It often happens that some lines in the main menu of the application, during execution, suddenly "convert" to chinese-like and other unreadable symbol...
  1.  Menu
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Luca Arena Luca Arena
  1. PowerBuilder
month control powerbuilder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi I am using the month control in pb2019 I want it to display 3 months - with the final month being the current one. Currently it shows 3 months but the first is the current month and the next 2  I am sure i am missing something simple, any help ...
Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
  1. PowerBuilder
Conversion of PB 12.6 NET objects to PB 2019 R2 Classic
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I had this question in the comments of another thread, but it appears that it requires a new one. Our company has a lot of code written in PB 12.6 NET, which serves as effective code sharing through COM for our various desktop applications. Pb 12.6 ...
Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. Beta Testing
exportJson - UpperCase in column names
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Robert Purser replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello All, I have a DW with column names like :Column1, FirstName,LastName when i create the json file using exportJson the Json is generated with names in lowercase  column1,firstname,lastname and that cause a problem when i try to import it in...
  1.  JSON
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2017R3 Orca SCC Refresh Target not working
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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Hi Guys I've build a script to get the latest sources from Source Control via ORCA Script, this is not getting the latest versions and I cannot see why. My script is below: start sessionscc get connect properties PBWPathscc connectscc get latest v...
  1.  OrcaScript
  2.  PowerBuilder
David Peace (Powersoft) David Peace (Powersoft)
  1. PowerBuilder
datawindow 'highlight' on dataentry
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Raghanti replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, and a belated happy new year !   I expect i am being stupid here. I am using pb2019 - and i have noticed when i go to edit data in a datawindow the existing data is not highlighted, in older versions the existing data was selected and if I type...
Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
  1. PowerBuilder
Is it possible to change the picture of picturebutton from theme?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Raghanti replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
HiHi!   Hi! Is it possible to change the picture of picturebutton from theme? I would like to set default picture in theme. (pb 2019)   Regards, Géza
Géza Bartha Géza Bartha
  1. PowerBuilder
execute command in a string
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Challenge: Run PowerScript code stored in a string variable. Limitation: The only object that can be imported into a library is DataWindow. Who can do this?  
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerBuilder (SAP)
  4.  Script
Berka Frenfert Berka Frenfert
  1. PowerBuilder

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