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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
  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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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 connect from PowerBuilder 2017 R3 64 bit application to Sybase ASE 12.5 32 bit database
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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How to connect from PowerBuilder 2017 R3 64 bit application to  Sybase ASE 12.5 32 bit database (Adaptive Server Enterprise/12.5.3/EBF 12462 ESD#2/P/Linux Intel/Enterprise Linux/ase1253/1904/32-bit/OPT/)
Murugesan Mariappapillai Murugesan Mariappapillai
  1. PowerBuilder
XML Import woes
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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I have a process where data is exported from a datawindow and then another app with the same datawindow imports the data. There are two apps communicating with each other over the network. Using ExportJson & ImportJson methods in PB 2017 or 2019 thi...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Converting Real to String not correct
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 6 years ago
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It appears that when using the String() function to convert a Real to string, extra digits are added. I am seeing the same issue in the debugger. I set a Real to: 2.5E38 Then I convert to String: 2.500000072189495E+38 I passed the Real to a dll ...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
How to upgrade from PowerBuilder .Net 12.5
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Peter Thiem replied 6 years ago
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Hello, We've got a largish PowerBuilder .Net 12.5 application.  What and how are the upgrade options for the application? Is it possible to upgrade to Appeon Powerbuilder 2019?  Several years ago, we converted it from Classic to .Net, it took a p...
  1.  PB.NET
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerBuilder
Scroll wheel lagging
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 6 years ago
5 replies
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I deployed an application using PB 2019 build 2082.  When the user scrolls on a grid datawindow, the scrolling is very lagging but when I run the application on my PC (which has PB installed), there is now lag.  Both PC's are up to date with Windows,...
Michael Dunlap Michael Dunlap
  1. PowerBuilder
Create a PDF Portfolio with powerbuilder
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Rick Domogalik replied 6 years ago
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Looking for some help with creating a PDF Portfolio.  I have used ghostscript in the past to create single PDF's from powerbuilder.  I have been tasked with creating a program that will allow drag and drop PDF portfolio creation much like you can wit...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue with using ole control (Microsoft web control) with PB2017 R3
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Good morning. The agency I contract with has a PB2017 application that that displays a map (for GIS) using the OLE control (Microsoft web control). I have IE 11 on my laptop. The issue we are encountering is that very often, the windows that display ...
Steven Turner Steven Turner
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder 2019 : C# Model Generator
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Bernard Tchuente replied 6 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?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Alex Riofrio replied 6 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 6 years ago
  2.  Joe Hess replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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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
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
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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?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 6 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
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 6 years ago
11 replies
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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
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  François Molinas replied 6 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
Can anyone clarify the difference between object.data and rowscopy method.
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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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
  1. Resolved
  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 6 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
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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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 6 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 6 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 ...
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  2.  PowerServer
Phyllip Hall Phyllip Hall
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
C# Model Generator Error on Firebird
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Yida Zhang replied 6 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 6 years ago
  2.  Ranjith seri replied 6 years ago
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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

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