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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
after insert row with update() show "Row Changed between retrieve and update"
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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Hey Guys. I try to insert a record in my table,  have a simple program.I describe the step by step 1.-The user completes the form(Datawindow freeform) 2.-I run update() for the first time    the program runs and fails, I call rollback in the prog...
Cesar Lirato Cesar Lirato
  1. PowerBuilder
How to settings git branch?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 2 years ago
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AutoBuild PowerClient Json Setting... ========================================== "BuildPlan": { "SourceControl": { "Git": [ {"SrcPath": "https://github.com/Appeon/PowerBuilder-AutoBuild-Sales-SourceCode", "User": "tester@appeon.com", "Password": "...
Sang Chul Song Sang Chul Song
  1. PowerBuilder
Hosting encrypted appsetting.json file for RESTAPI
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi all. I am new to REST API. I have developed and hosted the REST API successfully with SnapDevelop on AWS. I want to encrypt appsettings.json file as it contains some sensitive information like database connection string for connecting to database...
ritesh desai ritesh desai
  1. SnapDevelop
How can I find where a structure is defined?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Tracy Lamb replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi all, I've got a structure that I use all the time to pass variables from one window to another (usually a response window)... str_parms.  It's a bunch of empty arrays of different datatypes... string[], long[], date[], etc.  I am developing a new...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot run my PowerServer Project in PowerBuilder 2021
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  George Mikhailovsky replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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I installed PowerBuilder and PowerServer 2021 with only one problem. Although I already installed PostgreSQL (version 14), I still got message that there is neither ASA or PostgreSQL on my machine. I ignored it and complete the installation without a...
George Mikhailovsky George Mikhailovsky
  1. PowerServer
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Buenas tardes Quisiera puedan apoyarme en un problema para conectarme a Oracle 9.01, ya que no reconoce el tsname. Por ODBC tampoco lo reconoce. Oracle database error 12154: ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified He leid...
Daniel Cocio Daniel Cocio
  1. PowerBuilder
Power Builder 2021 deployment best practice
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi all, As upgrading from PB 2017 to PB 2021, as well take advantage of this upgrade and move from On-premises to to DEV AZURE, how should compilation and deploy should held on the pipeline? Eventually, need to pack it all (deliveries) on MSI So, ...
  1.  Deployment
Amit De Picciotto Amit De Picciotto
  1. PowerBuilder
How to display local html files
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Brad Mettee replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, I’m migrating from MS WebBrowser Control (IE) to the PowerBuilder internal WebCrowser Control (CEF). It works fine for web based files but fails for local files. I know this is correct, it is the documented behaviour. But it does not solve ...
  1.  Chrome
  2.  Internet Explorer
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  WebBrowser
Bernhard Stoeter Bernhard Stoeter
  1. PowerBuilder
Azure SQL server using ODBC connection
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
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I am still getting "row changed between retrieve and update" any time I try to update a table where a datetime is in the list of updateable columns.I tried setting datetimeformat in the ODBC database profile syntax tab but it still fails. Somehow the...
Paul Shue Paul Shue
  1. PowerBuilder
Installed DB Interface disappeared!
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Weird situation.  1 of my clients is moving to PB 2021.  They have a separate build machine with PB 2021 installed on it and they RDP into it using a service account.  Initially they installed PB and imported DB profiles and everything was fine.  Rec...
Kevin Ridley Kevin Ridley
  1. PowerBuilder
sending http request string with message part in local language
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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We need to send the SMS message in local language. The SMS service provide has given the parameters apikey, unicode=1,message, numbers sender. In this the message part has to be sent in selected local language. When we build the message in PB, using...
ts maniam ts maniam
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow, group by, computed field, pageabs(), pagecount() - total number of pages.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi All. APPEON PB2019R2 Have a tabular datawindow with two group by's. First one: ... newpage=yes resetpagecount=yes ... In the footer, i need to display "current page" - pageabs() works just fine and "total number of pages" - obviously pagecount...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerClient app running twice apps
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Sang Chul Song replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
if PowerClient App run in Browser then 2 app running. IE 1 app running, Other browser is 2 app running.    
Sang Chul Song Sang Chul Song
  1. PowerBuilder
MSOLEDBSQL Version 19 issue with PB 2019 R3
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Matt Balent replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Our application is currently on PowerBuilder 2019 R3.  It works great with MSOLEDBSQL version 18.6.  Last month, MSOLEDBSQL version 19 was released by Microsoft and version 18.6 is now hard to find to download.  New workstations with only version 19 ...
Larry Pettit Larry Pettit
  1. PowerBuilder
Increase column sizes on hundreds of datawindows
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Matt Balent replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Greetings community,   In the past few months, our company migrated multiple applications from Powerbuilder 9 to Powerbuilder 2019. We did encounter something interesting: for varchar(max) and text column types, on our MSSQL database, all datawind...
  1.  Bug
  2.  DataWindow
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  SQL
  5.  Text
  6.  VARCHAR
  7.  MSOLEDBSQL
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  1. PowerBuilder
Can't launch StaticHyperLink from Clicked event.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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I would like to launch the default browser with a specified URL. I tried using a StaticHyperLink and that works fine when I click on it, but if I try to launch it by triggering the Clicked() event, it doesn't work. The event gets executed but the br...
  1.  WebBrowser
Gene Kanten Gene Kanten
  1. PowerBuilder
Infomaker report file save
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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What is the best method to save a report to Excel ? I keep getting this error.    
Tony Pafumi Tony Pafumi
  1. InfoMaker
Appeon Xcelerator plug-in - firewall av block
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I have a customer who is trying to run the appeon xcelerator plug-in - active x - on powerserver 2019 If they turn their firewall / av off it works fine, anyone know what protocol / ports or what they might need to allow through to stop it bein...
  1.  Appeon Xcelerator Plug-in
Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Demo apps do not launch!
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello Team, NONE of the demo apps are launching after downloading and installing the Launcher from Appeon - Can you please resolve these?
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerServer
Shekar Reddy Shekar Reddy
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: Scheduled release date for PB 2022
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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1 vote
Hello, Is any date scheduled for the release of PB 2022?   Email client is the one I need it, if not need to go with some third party tools. Happiness AlwaysBKR Sivaprakash  
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder

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