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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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  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
Picture object border doing weird things
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Pau Haro replied 4 years ago
7 replies
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Hello,   Im using a UserObject to make a window top menu, with some pictures that represents the buttons. When the user clicks one option I need to put a border on it and if he click's it again, I need to take this border off. That's easy, but when...
Pau Haro Pau Haro
  1. PowerBuilder
Interesting learning about PB's DW page width evaluation
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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We have some reports in an application that were designed for landscape mode. However, we realized that in some circumstances (program options) they can be changed to portrait mode, which we think most people prefer. So we added a bunch of DW expres...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
SELECTBLOB with ODBC SQL driver and application roles
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  LOIC DEFIEF replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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PB 2019 R2 Build 2279 We have a problem using application roles with ODBC driver for SQL Server and the SELECTBLOB function: First we connect to the sql database using "ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server" (or 13), then we activate application role by ex...
  1.  BLOB
  2.  ODBC
  3.  SQL Server
LOIC DEFIEF LOIC DEFIEF
  1. PowerBuilder
Set Limit size take Photo on Appeon Mobile Apss
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  tomms tomms replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Dear Appeon,   I want to ask you how to set limit size take photo in mobile apps Appeon from smartphone. Because when the camera have big megafixel is very slow , Take the picture set to object picture. I hope you can give me the solution. thank y...
tomms tomms tomms tomms
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Creating PB Executable with Terminal Server Aware flag not set
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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A couple developers have asked whether the executable can be created without the TSAWARE flag not set. When an application is not Terminal Server aware (also known as a legacy application), Terminal Server makes certain modifications to the legacy a...
Phil Wallingford Phil Wallingford
  1. PowerBuilder
Debugger cannot resolve datatype of object
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello, i have something weird with the debugger. The debugger cannot resolve the datatypeof the datawindow(Picture 1). If i leave out the full hierarchy and  only use dw the debugger is able to resolve it (Picture 2) I tested it in another Window...
Ferdinand Fischer Ferdinand Fischer
  1. PowerBuilder
run iexplore from PBL app
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Marcelo Gil replied 4 years ago
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Dear Appeon: i need to access a web site from my PBL app. i need to open this web site and forget about it, no return to my app. i thought (naively) that a simple call similar to  run(iexplore  https://www.google.com/) would do it. but nothing ...
Alexander Skorokhodov Alexander Skorokhodov
  1. PowerBuilder
WebControl
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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WEBCONTROL: is it possible to subscribe to events of this control? For example interact with google maps and receive notifications from the browser?
Marcelo Gil Marcelo Gil
  1. PowerBuilder
powerbuilder 2019 pro trial version
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi  I downloaded 2019 R2 cloud trial version for testing. I try to migrate Powerscript into C#.  According to APPEON tutorials, I found out that the trial version is missing "Generate C# Models". What caused this problem. Please refer to attached fi...
william yau william yau
  1. PowerScript Migrator
PB Running on AWS EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud)
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Jason Schultz replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Hi. Our current development environment is currently being migrated to AWS cloud. Instead of using PB installed on local workstations, developers will be working on Windows 10 instances within Amazon EC2. We're currently using PB2017R3, but will soon...
  1.  Amazon AWS
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  VM
Jason Schultz Jason Schultz
  1. PowerBuilder
RibbonMenu XML error
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Marcelo Gil replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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Good day! I'm trying to create a ribbonmenu out of the current menu I have in our application and I'm running into a couple of errors.  I'm using Bruce's ribbon bar menu generator in code exchange and the IDE is showing an error in the code. '"' is...
Daniel Mullings Daniel Mullings
  1. PowerBuilder
Client Server PB Database Connection Vrs Mobile PS database connection
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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I am looking at SQL Central (SQL AnyWhere 17). When a PB Client Server application connect there is only one connection and show different "Last Request Type" during the life of the connection, Fetching, Close.  Once the CS application close the data...
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Mobile app updateblob MySQL error code 10999
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I have an issue with a mobile app, the database is MySQL 5.7, when I try to upload a photo from the smartphone doing an updateblob I got this error:   Error code: 10999 Object reference not set to an instance of an object.   The database f...
  1.  AEM
  2.  BLOB
  3.  MySQL
  4.  PowerServer Mobile
Arturo Quiroga Arturo Quiroga
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Is PowerServer supported on Google Cloud Platform?
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Good Day! I see only one conversation in the community regarding Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Is PowerServer officially supported in GCP?  This is just an inquiry, not a request for support. I have a customer asking about it, that's all. Thanks, ...
  1.  PowerServer Web
Tom Peters Tom Peters
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
JSonParser
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi guys, I'm having a hard time parsing the json string below. Can you please help? This is a simplified version: {    "meta": {        "limit": 20,    },    "objects": [        {            "cat_pai": null,            "desc": "Cat Test Desc 1",   ...
  1.  JSONParser
Daniel Ferrreira Daniel Ferrreira
  1. PowerBuilder
Build a single PBD file using PBC190 compiler utility
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
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Hello: we have a big PB project with more than 300 pbl's, that is compiled every week. Each PBL is compiled into the corresponding PBD file. Sometimes we need to compile a single PBD file to correct some bug before the total weekly compilation.  ...
Javier García Javier García
  1. PowerBuilder
OLE Control and Excel
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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I am using an OLE Control to view an Excel Document in my application.   ole_excel.insertfile(as_filename) I have the DisplayType set to "Displayascontent!" This will load the excel file's first tab/page into the control, but I cannot see any othe...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
Browser Control - What Would You Do?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Our software includes a Log-a-Call item.  If clicked, this item opens a browser window and navigates to the page on our site where clients may enter support calls. For various reasons, management has tasked us to revise this functionality.  Instea...
  1.  Browser
  2.  Controls
John Hnat John Hnat
  1. PowerBuilder
aplication with several modules (.exe)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Milton Jiménez replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi ,Friends, I have an application in modules, each module is an executable that I invoke with run (ss.exe, user, password); as deploy grouped all  the  .exe in the taskbar best Regards,  
Milton Jiménez Milton Jiménez
  1. PowerBuilder
Why can I NOT save in the RESULT pane of the DB Painter?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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PB 2019R2Windows 10, 64 bit platformSelect * from rpt_argmnt;//  result set is displayed in pane// Manually change a value - the SAVE button is not enabled!WHY CAN I NOT SAVE?????????
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder

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