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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 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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  2. How-to
  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
Mixing Pro and CloudPro licenses
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Luc Railhac replied 1 year ago
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Hi, We are currently using PB12.6 and intend to migrate to PB2022, keeping our application in its client/server form at first, but we would like to try out PowerServer as well, so our intentions are to buy a number of Pro licenses and one CloudPro. ...
  1.  Installation
  2.  License
  3.  Upgrade
Luc Railhac Luc Railhac
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows Notification
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Steen Jakobsen replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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1 vote
Hi, Does anyone know how I can trigger a "Windows notification" from PowerBuilder (PB 2022 GA) and API call I guess but I don't know how :-)    Thanks  //Steen
  1.  API
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerScript (PS)
  4.  Windows OS
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
  1. PowerBuilder
TestComplete & Powerbuilder
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Jeff Martin replied 1 year ago
4 replies
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Hi, Just wondering anyone uses TestComplete to run automated tests for testing their Powerbuilder software? We have been using Smartbears product called TestComplete for almost 8 years. We recently migrated to PB 2022 not TestComplete won't recogniz...
Dave Russell Dave Russell
  1. PowerBuilder
Avoid 2 server calls when performing .NET datastore update (restclient's submit + retrieve)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hello, common use case when performing .NET datastore update in API Service is  1) send restclient.Submit( ... dw_1) or restclient.sendPostRequest( ... dw_1.exportJson(True) ) from PB client2) perform restclient.Retrieve(dw_1 ...) from PB client to...
Marco Meoni Marco Meoni
  1. .NET DataStore
Powerbuilder and SQL Server Multiple Plans
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Markus Eckert replied 1 year ago
4 replies
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Hi all, we were checking our databases using the various sp_Blitz procedures (First Responder Kit) and we discovered something we had hints before: SELECT statements produced by our PowerBuilder (2017 using SNC) application's datawindows create lot...
  1.  Performance
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  Query
  4.  SQL Server
Panos Platanas Panos Platanas
  1. PowerBuilder
Regarding PowerServer Session
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  SHAMEEM KAKKAD replied 1 year ago
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Hi Appeon team, We have more than 5000+ clients in the Health care sector and other industries. Now, we are working in Powerbuilder 2022 and implemented as local network system. Actually, in this case we are struggling more difficulties to update an...
SHAMEEM KAKKAD SHAMEEM KAKKAD
  1. PowerServer
Loadstring method on JSONpackage with multi-element JSON array
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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So I have a JSON string I'd like to load into a JSONpackage object for further processing.  Problem is (apparently) it is an array which I guess the JSONPackage object cannot handle.  I get this error: Failed to load the JSON data because its root no...
  1.  JSON
Matt Balent Matt Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Looking for best practices documentation
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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I used to develop project in Powebuilder several years ago. I am looking for a reference documentation on best practices in writing PB applications. Does it exist ? Thanks for your help
  1.  PowerBuilder
Didier CRUETTE Didier CRUETTE
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2022 - System Requirements & What's New
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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3 votes
I'm including below a link to the System Requirements for PB 2022 and you'll note (happily, I hope) that Windows 11 is officially supported:    https://docs.appeon.com/pb2022/installation_guide_for_pb/System_Requirements.html Invariably with every ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerServer
John Fauss John Fauss
  1. PowerBuilder
if there is the ability to use CyberArk with PowerBuilder for passwords
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Please let us know if there is a way to use CyberArk with  PowerBuilder for Passwords. If yes please let us know or advice how to use cyberark? Please let us know as soon as possible because this is urgent
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Prasad Neelapala Prasad Neelapala
  1. PowerBuilder
MSOLEDBSQL SQL Server Driver
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
5 replies
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Hi Guys,   I have an issue with MSOLEDBSQL SQL Server driver in PB2022 , our application is build in 32bit  since our application supports only 32bit due to some third party objects not compatible to 64 bit architecture.  In client machine, our ap...
Dexter Madrinan Dexter Madrinan
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder intergration with CyberArk EPV-AIM
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hi All, Does PowerBuilder support the integration of CyberArk Enterprise Password vault(EPV) AIM? If it does, can someone tell me what version of PowerBuilder that supports it? We are currently using PowerBuilder 2017 R2.   Thank you for your help...
Azaddin Haron Azaddin Haron
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2021 or 2022?
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Hello, As we have the possibility to deploy a new version of Powerbuilder with the new version of our KTP product, which is the better choice 2021 or 2022? At the moment we are using the 2017 and 2019 versions.   Thanks for the advice.   Best r...
Pierre DETE Pierre DETE
  1. PowerBuilder
Tutorial problem with Help
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
3 replies
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The PB 21 tutorial says to reference the pbtutor.chm file.  I did not have a copy of that file in the Tutorial folder, but there was a copy in Tutorial/Solutions. I copied the pbtutor.chm file into Tutorial, and now the help works for this location:...
Ruth Brown Ruth Brown
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2022 - XML Generation : first line of the XML file always ends with character LF instead of CR LF
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Hello, We are testing Powerbuilder 2022 before installing it on our working environment. When we generate XML files through the datastore's SAveAs feature using an xml template, the first line of the XML file always ends with character LF (Unix mod...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  XML
GILBERT VENTRE GILBERT VENTRE
  1. PowerBuilder
Store a menu in a cache: is there a possibility?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Hello all together, Our Situation: PowerBuilder MDI Application (MDI StandardFrame) Using PFC (older version) PowerBuilder 2021 (1506) We have several hundred windows (inherited from PFC w_sheet). Most of these windows have their own menus (...
Heiko Betzler Heiko Betzler
  1. PowerBuilder
Return Value (Return Code) of the Event in a TriggerEvent()
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  CJ Lai replied 1 year ago
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Hi all I have a back-to-back TriggerEvent call in a control. It looks like this: TriggerEvent('ue_event_1') TriggerEvent('ue_event_2') I need to get the ue_event_1's return value to determine whether or not to execute TriggerEvent('ue_event_2'). ...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
.NET dll importer generated nvo
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
1 reply
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Hi all, I have imported nvo from .NET dll. When I run application with imported nvo, after I close application and destroy of that nvo is called the dll is still locked and cannot be overloaded. Is there any propper way to destroy such a nvo to un...
Aleš Vojáček Aleš Vojáček
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: To call a powerbuilder event/function from javascript from webbrowser control
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 1 year ago
2 replies
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Hello, Using PB 2019 R3 build 2703, Webbrowser control Need to call a powerbuilder event from a html file with JS function(s).  How to call it? Tried by going through few videos and codes from Appeon website. Window consists of a webbrowser (wb_1...
  1.  JavaScript
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  WebBrowser
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
2019 R3 and Spell checking w/Sentry
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 1 year ago
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Demo application from WinterTree for Sentry Spelling Checker uses ActiveX 15.0, and this code works to find a handle that's passed to their 'as you type' spell checker. I'm trying to get it to work using the latest ActiveX 28.0 version in 2019 R3.  ...
Barry Ellison Barry Ellison
  1. PowerBuilder

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