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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
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
  1. Resolved
  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
After Upgrading to PB17 R3 Build 1880 I can not connect to Powerserver AEM
  1. Resolved
  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
6 replies
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After I upgrade to PB17 R3 build 1880 I can not connect to PowerServer AEM. This is the error I am getting: 10.0.0.100 refused to connect. (10.0.0.100 is my local computer IP address) Do I have to do something else after the upgrade in IIS?  I wil...
  1.  PowerServer
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Accessing Menuitems
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Haven't worked with menus to often so I hope this is just something easy and I am just not seeing the forest through the trees.  I create a generic menu variable then assign a menu to it. Then I need to access the menu items.  Because I created the m...
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerBuilder
Losing focus running on RDP
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ivan Aase replied 5 years ago
2 replies
2383 views
0 votes
Hi, We run pb 2017 r2 in a distributed RDP solution so that pb runs as onewindow on local machine. The problem is that a user starts other processes on a local machine and then returns to the rdp process. In this case, sometimes PB does not give ...
Ivan Aase Ivan Aase
  1. PowerBuilder
Change the sender email address for MS Outlook
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hi Using a PBSession to send out emails via an application. How do I change the sender's email address? MS Office Outlook 2010  
rehees rafiq rehees rafiq
  1. PowerBuilder
SMtP 64 BITS
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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  Hi, subect  : smtp mail when i generate an application in 64 bits when i use the function  : FindMimeFromData the application close without message .   it's ok in 32 bits   i'm based on : http://www.topwizprogramming.com/freecode_emailsmtp...
  1.  64-bit
  2.  SMTP
Dave O'BILOG Dave O'BILOG
  1. PowerBuilder
'Exception' unsupported in Powerserver Web
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miller Rhodes replied 5 years ago
4 replies
2111 views
1 vote
We have an application that is loaded with NVOs of type 'exception' and I wondered what others had done to deal with the face that this object is unsupported.
Miller Rhodes Miller Rhodes
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Modify DW select in query mode
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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In query mode, when user enters null in a date field, I want to change the DW select from date = 'null' to date is null.  The former give a db errror.  I've tried modify('DataWindow.Table.Select=..., but before the actual retrieval, date = 'null' is ...
Pete Yankovich Pete Yankovich
  1. PowerBuilder
Select a printer tray using code
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
We have a group that handles licensing for construction tradespeople.  We print a wall certificate for each issued license based on trade 'level' (master, journey, etc).  Each certificate level is printed on specific base stock.  They're wondering if...
Kevin Bey Kevin Bey
  1. PowerBuilder
Switching to Data Source is very slow
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2728 views
0 votes
Hi, When I am editing a datawindow in the IDE and switch from design mode to the Data Source, it takes a very long time. It might take 3 minutes or more for the SQL query to be displayed, which is harmful to the speed of development. This may have ...
Dick Alstein Dick Alstein
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow Query Mode throws error
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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I use the DW Query mode in all of the master lists and search screens in my app... it works like a charm.  But, I have a new requirement in one of my master windows to show the number of linked documents, which is stored in a different table.  So my ...
  1.  DataWindow
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
BitBucket Git Server - Anyone Out There?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Anyone out there using Bitbucket as their Git server? Has your experience been positive or regretful?   Thank you.
  1.  Git
  2.  PowerBuilder
John Strano John Strano
  1. PowerBuilder
How to troubleshoot PB Datawindow import error
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  dale walker replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Looking for some troubleshooting suggestions.   I'm receiving a datawindow error trying to import a SRD source file.   The reported row and column do not match the actual SRD source file.   Not even an off by a couple rows close.   The reported appar...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Error
  3.  Import
  4.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
dale walker dale walker
  1. PowerBuilder
WSAStartup external function not working in Powerserver Web
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
I've tried declaring and calling this function in all sorts of ways and it continues to return an error.   here is the code that is failing  :   If WSAStartup(257, istr_wsadata) = 0   It should return 0   I wonder if anyone else has had this pr...
Miller Rhodes Miller Rhodes
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
error on install 1880
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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roberto davolio roberto davolio
  1. PowerBuilder
ShareData causing "specify retrieval arguments" window
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
I built a composite datawindow to allow a user to print two dw's on a single page. I am using sharedata on the dwc's to populate the dw's.  When I call sharedata on one of the dw's it pops the "specify retrieval arguments" window.  Any ideas what is ...
  1.  DataWindow
John Murphy John Murphy
  1. PowerBuilder
Git Sourcecontrol with Library view
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  John Strano replied 5 years ago
2 replies
2176 views
0 votes
hi, As of today we are using PushOk as our Git sourcecontroll client with appeon pb 2017 R3, and it work well. But we most strongly wont to use Appeon tools. Our developers like to use library view when working with the source, and as we see it, ap...
Ivan Aase Ivan Aase
  1. PowerBuilder
LineCount() is not working on Appeon WEB
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Viktor Genel replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi all,LineCount function is listed here as being supported:https://www.appeon.com/support/documents/appeon_online_help/pb2017r3/features_help_for_appeon_web/ch10s10s03.html In reality it always returns 0 (zero) in a WEB deployed application.Any sug...
Viktor Genel Viktor Genel
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
new PB 1880 - install quirks
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  JOHN THOMAS replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Gents - can I get some help with this 1880 update. I have tried installing it on a few different machines with the same results. See attached pic. Thanks.
JOHN THOMAS JOHN THOMAS
  1. PowerBuilder
First tab not opening automatically in PB2017.
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
I have installed PB2017 then migrated my old pbcode from pb12 to pb17. I found one strange error. In pb12 if we click any tabpage and if we have tabs inside that tab page by default it will open the first tab page but it is not happening in lastest p...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
MOHAN KRISHNA DEVARAPU MOHAN KRISHNA DEVARAPU
  1. PowerBuilder
Looking for Microsoft Script Debugger
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
1 - I have been searching for this tool (as recommended in instruction for debugging), but no luck/ Microsoft have removed from their site , any recommended /reliable site ? 2 -  Is Appeon planing to integrate Powerserver debugging in future?   Th...
  1.  Debugger
shoaib siddiqui shoaib siddiqui
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)

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