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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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  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
Picure display
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Moshe Tangi replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hello   In my application the users upload pic's files , i save only the file path ( not using a BLOB) . The path is somthing like : \\ server ip \ gloabl directory for all users \ pic file    The problem is  when they open the window to see al...
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
3D graphs no longer work
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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PB 2022 1878 3D graphs don't work.  I uninstalled PB2021 and since then they don't seem to work in PB2022.  I'm 50% sure that they worked in PB2022 prior to the uninstall, but maybe not.   **NOTE this is from the EXE not the IDE.  It DOES work via...
mike S mike S
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GetCacheDir() replacement?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
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PS 2020 had a function to get the cache directory: AppeonExtFuncsstrRet = funs.of_GetCacheDir()   Does PS 2022 use a similar structure, and if so where/how to get it? Or can i simply use the window temp directory?
mike S mike S
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FileOpen/Close creating file in different folder
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
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PB2019R3Windows 10, 64 bit platformHere's how I declare the file to be opened; ls_path = "Q:\CABSv4\PDF_Notices"    // Change to the target folder    ls_current = GetCurrentDirectory ()         ll_rc = ChangeDirectory (ls_path)            // ========...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: PB IDE closes when click properties of graph datawindow
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hello, PB 2019 R3 R3 1.  Create a graph datawindow by selecting the required table [ Graph Type = Column ] 2.  Right Click and select properties of the created datawindow in the design mode PB Closes without any message. Happiness AlwaysBKR Si...
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Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
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Unit testing library for Powerbuilder 17 or 19
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Luca Arena replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, Is there a unit testing library for Powerbuilder 17 or 19 or a new version of PBUnit or Powerunit ?
Honore Mahugnon Honore Mahugnon
  1. PowerBuilder
Remote desktop - application crash on reconnect
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
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When we start our Powerbuilder app in a RDP/RDS session - and we close the session (closing with the "X" - so not doing a loggoff) and then reconnect to the same sesion afterwards in many cases the application crashes. It just disappears (got closed)...
Gino Verbeke Gino Verbeke
  1. PowerBuilder
Alternative Language to migrate from PB
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  PowerObject ! replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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I have been building an application since 2001.  This application runs the entire business from POS, HR, Acounts Payable, Punch Clock, Management Reports, C/S, Cash Control, Commissions, etc.  Additionally, it makes several calls to outside 3rd parti...
Louis Arena Louis Arena
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SQL Server connectivity and TLS 1.3
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi, our PB 2017 application cannot connect to SQL Server database via SNC when the machine's TLS is 1.3. We recompiled the application using PB 2021 and it still cannot connect. What changes are required in order for a PB application to work/conne...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  SQL Server
  3.  TLS/SSL
Panos Platanas Panos Platanas
  1. PowerBuilder
Problem Encountered while using LoadWithDotNetFramework function
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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I've installed a trial version of PowerBuilder 2019 R2. The project I'm working on loads a .Net dll. For some reason I keep getting a -2 return code when using LoadWithDotNetFramework, both when using relative and absolute paths. My colleagues are ...
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Guy Shavit Guy Shavit
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Web Api migration to SnapDevelop 2022
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hello everyone i've successfully migrated to PB 2022. Im trying to rebuild also my snapdevelop webapi project. The rebuild finished without errors after upgrading all the dependencies, but when i try to publish the app to my remote server (Windows...
Simone Olianti Simone Olianti
  1. SnapDevelop
Run App without Cloud App Laucher? Just to clarify
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Dear all, just to clarify and to be sure: there is no way how I could run/deploy a classic pb app (PFC) on PowerServer and then run/show it inside a browser without having to download/use the Cloud App Laucher? Can I say that without a Cloud App La...
Gzim Ramizi Gzim Ramizi
  1. PowerServer
PowerBuilder 2022 GA tentative date?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
5 replies
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Hello Team It is September, yay! Is there a tentative date by when PowerBuilder 2022 GA will be available?
PowerObject ! PowerObject !
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2022 Installation directory
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, PB 2022 What's the default installation folder of PB 2022?  Is it C:\Program Files (x86)\Sybase ?  Or C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon ? For me it's installation in C:\Program Files (x86)\Sybase.  Is that correct? Happiness AlwaysBKR Sivaprak...
  1.  Installation
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Upgrade PB09 to PB2021 Application crashes after start.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 years ago
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As far as I know PB runtime is free and necessary to execute desktop applications, is it necessary to run PB runtime msi to install it or just run it one time on any machine and copy the runtime files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBu...
Raheel Allauddin Raheel Allauddin
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Powerbuilder IDE 2022
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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Hello everybody.I just installed version 2022.As you can see from the image, the new version does not see the old runtimes.Did I do something wrong?   Thanks in advance for the reply  
Gimmy Susan Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
database connection losses (ASE 16.0)
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
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Good Morning, folks,we're losing constantly our database connections from our PB application to our Sybase ASE 16. This problem occurs since a couple of weeks. Our network admins cannot see any significant traffic problems.All SQL tools lose their c...
Thorsten Kummer Thorsten Kummer
  1. PowerBuilder
PDFtk Cmd Line Fails
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 2 years ago
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UPDATE:  Tuesday, 06-SEP-2022.  I have attached the two function I used to make this work. (merge_two_pdf_files.txt)Arg! Text format attachments are not allowed. (Why not?) Fine.The code is in the last entry of this thread. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
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Failed to generate DWSQL
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 2 years ago
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Hi, all Getting this error in deployment log of mobile app: "Failed to generate DWSQL". All DWs show blank when running app. Tested DB connection in PSToolkit DB profile: error when specifying SQL Native Client but OK with ODBC. I'm using PB2019 B...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
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Need clarifications on these unknown features
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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In "Elevate 2021 Keynote" on PowerBuilder 2021/2022 features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbHr9fgkLVI   At 8:20 mark, it says, "Reuse PowerServer REST APIs by other apps" As far as I know from Appeon's prior communication, REST APIs generated ...
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