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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 4 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
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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
Runtime path does not exist after building the application trying to run on machine without powerbuilder.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Tillman replied 1 year ago
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I have deployed the application.xml with the path but still getting this error message what are we doing wrong?
Prasad Neelapala Prasad Neelapala
  1. PowerBuilder
Pdf printing dialog using the new PB2022 R2 Web control.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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I am using the new PB2022R2 Web browser control to let the user print reports generated from datastores and specify his preferences with a print dialog window. To do so, I use the PowerBuilder function saveas(pdf!), and the new Navigate() and print()...
Franck Fasolin Franck Fasolin
  1. PowerBuilder
WebBrowserSet/Get causing PowerClient app to crash
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Aimee Stephens replied 1 year ago
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I'm trying to add OAuth to our application for a new client. I ran the Google example through the PB IDE with no issues. However, after I created a PowerClient app the system crashes as soon as it attempts to call the WebBrowserSet or WebBrowserGet f...
  1.  64-bit
  2.  WebBrowser
  3.  PowerClient
Aimee Stephens Aimee Stephens
  1. PowerBuilder
Session timeout in powerserver
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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Hi Sir,    Error messages (see attached pic) prompted when session timeout has reached i believe. However, how to avoid those error messages box that is unnecessray to prompt? For example, if referred to my attached picture, there are two errors, 'S...
Sim Joo Pee Sim Joo Pee
  1. PowerServer
Get all SQL statements in an application
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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HI Experts,   Is any script is there to get all select, insert, update and delete (SQL statements) statements in an application ?   Thanks  Deva S
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
  1. PowerBuilder
WebBrowser Control - What event fires when a file or email is dropped
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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PB 2022 1900 Does anyone know if an event is fired on the WebBrowser control when a file or email is dropped?  When the file is dropped the control will display the contents of the file but when an email is dropped I don't see anything.  I am trying...
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
  1. PowerBuilder
OLE Activate PowerBuilder Error R0039
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
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Using PowerBuilder 2019 We are trying to access a Microsoft Excel file (OLE Object) in a datawidow li_rc = ldw.object.ole_1.activate(OffSite!) // activate OLE But are getting an error of Unknown Object
Sufyan Maghur Sufyan Maghur
  1. PowerBuilder
Is this Ghostscript security flaw something Appeon is aware of?
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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1 vote
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-rce-found-in-popular-ghostscript-open-source-pdf-library/ This was brought to our attention by one of customers who uses InfoMaker.
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
'' random_name computed columns in SQL translate differently depending on database
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  mike S replied 1 year ago
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Hi all, I'm a dev on a very large cross-DB-platform PB application. I'm trying to solve an issue that has plagued us as long as I can remember. The problem is with computed columns, specifically ones that are defined as two single ticks, with nothin...
Kurt Triebe Kurt Triebe
  1. PowerBuilder
file search
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  John Raghanti replied 1 year ago
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Hi    In PB 2021 i am looking for an easy way to search a directory for specefic files for example file with a .reg extension and get the one with the earliest create date. Any info on this topic will be helpful.   Thanks Malek
Malek Taha Malek Taha
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Themes - Long database query screen goes blank
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Benjamin Gaesslein replied 1 year ago
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Hi Guys Another oddity when themes have been applied. We have an MDI application with multiple windows open, when we do a DW retrieve on a long query from the DB, PB showns not responding (expected behaviour). But also blanks the windows within the ...
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  2.  Theme
David Peace (Powersoft) David Peace (Powersoft)
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Best options for true web applications from PB apps
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 1 year ago
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If we want to create true web application versions of our client/server PB applications, and maintain both versions, what do users recommend as the best technological options? Obviously it's not PowerServer, because it's not really a web application...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
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OLE connection to MS Outlook
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 1 year ago
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Hi, I have OLE code to connect to MS Outlook but since upgrading Outlook to the current version ( 1.2023.630.100) the code no longer works.  This is the code that worked before the upgrade: oleApplication = CREATE n_OLEObject// Connect to Outlook. ...
William Beale William Beale
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 and PB2019 or later
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Tom Mangano replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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we're trying to write a PB2019, or possibly PB2022, app that works with hand held barcode scanners the only Win OS i could find on scanners was Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 will a SMALL PB app run on OS Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5? Thanks for a...
Tom Mangano Tom Mangano
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SnapDevelop DataContext commit error
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Hello, Team It is unclear to me how to use DataContext.Commit in SnapDevelop. I had the following code in PB. //******************************************* ds1 = create datastore ds1.setTransobject(sqlca) ds1.retrieve() /// some code ds1.upda...
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  2.  SnapDevelop
Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. SnapDevelop
Re: To Transfer Image (PDF, JPEG/JPG, PNG) using HTTPClient along with JSON
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  mike S replied 1 year ago
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Hello Using PB 2022 B 1900, Postgresql 15 Need to update image in a database field (bytea datatype).   Need to send the image along with the key field(s).  How to send it?  Weng through https://community.appeon.com//index.php/qna/q-a/using-rest-cli...
  1.  HTTPClient
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot create DataWindow ... Requested result set number 1 not found.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
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I have a user who is trying to reference a stored procedure from InfoMaker.   Here are the steps she's taking.   Create a New Tabluar Object.     In Tabular Report Generator, click Stored Procedure, and then click Next.     Choose the s...
  1.  InfoMaker
  2.  Stored Procedure
Paul Weir Paul Weir
  1. InfoMaker
Error 500.30 IIS for the Web Api
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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i had a trouble with Powerbuilder 2022R2 when i tried to hosting the web api iin IIS.i set the the option stdoutLogEnabled in true in web.config  and get the rror attached When i try to get access to the web page i get the error 500.30  HTTP Error 5...
damian jimenez damian jimenez
  1. PowerServer
How to Make a Searchable PDF from PDFDocument
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Christopher Craft replied 1 year ago
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PB 2022 1900 Is there a way to make the saved PDF document searchable?  I am using the new PDFDocument feature but noticed if I bring up a PDF file I cannot search within it. Chris
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2022 deployment on Powerserver
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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Hi,   We have an app we are developing an app in Powerbuilder 2022 build 1900 where we set the app name in the database connection string when connecting to SQL Server 2019. We are using ODBC driver. The issue is when we run the app like a regular...
  1.  PowerServer
Ravi Nath Ravi Nath
  1. PowerServer

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