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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
Arabic fonts not working after migration to PowerBuilder 2021
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Sohail Khan replied 2 years ago
7 replies
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0 votes
Migrated my system Witten in PowerBuilder 9.0 to PowerBuilder 2021 (latest). After migration everything seems working fine excepted for Arabic which is displaying as strange characters. Screens, reports and even data from database are displayed in no...
  1.  PowerBuilder Compiler
Masood Hussain Masood Hussain
  1. PowerBuilder
Regarding File Scan
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  SHAMEEM KAKKAD replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hai, Anybody have an example for scan image through scanner ?. Which need work in appeon.   eztwain3 is paid version. I used this dll till now... but now coming expire warning message.  
SHAMEEM KAKKAD SHAMEEM KAKKAD
  1. PowerBuilder
Why is the X/Y position of a Maximized Frame negative instead of Zero?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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2 votes
Just wondering why the X and Y Position of a maximized Frame would be a negative number (ie. -37 and -32) instead of it being zero?  Since I am saving the position of the frame in order to restore it I want to make sure that I am not missing anything...
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
  1. PowerBuilder
Soap PB.Net to .Net DataStore
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, When porting an SOAP pb.net to .Net Datastore and because the SOAP has WSDL, the calling /consuming will be different. Soap pb.net is xml based with http post and content-type can be text/xml or application/soap+xml.  How would I keep the c...
Kieu Parrish Kieu Parrish
  1. .NET DataStore
Crash kernelbase.dll, Exception code: 0xc0000005, Oracle Instant Client 19c, Windows Server 2016
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi Powerbuilder Community, I am working on upgrading a powerbuilder application, and it crashed during startup in the applications citrix server environment. Environment: PowerBuilder 2021 (either build 1288, or 1311). Windows Server 2016 Datac...
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerBuilder
Say Hello to my Little Tool
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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2 votes
Hi, I've decided to share a little tool that I made somewhere in the 90'ies in PB5, now migrated to 2021 latest build: I can make older versions if anyone would like. I've added a PB2019 R3 version (29th Jan. 22) It's useful for finding stuff in a ...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
How to get compute column CLR data type?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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How to get compute column CLR data type? Code as below: var compute = dataStore.DwMeta.Computes[i]; DataColumn colCompute = new DataColumn(compute.Name, System.Type.GetType("System.Int32"));//how to get compute CLR data type?
sanping peng sanping peng
  1. .NET DataStore
MSSCCI not work with DEV AZURE (TFS) - what is the alternative?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Amit De Picciotto replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, Beginning today, DEV azure stopped to support TLS 1.0 1.1 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/deprecating-weak-cryptographic-standards-tls-1-0-and-tls-1-1-in-azure-devops/#:~:text=Per%20Microsoft's%20position%20to%20protect,minimum%20from%20J...
  1.  TFS
Amit De Picciotto Amit De Picciotto
  1. PowerBuilder
Which Version of TFS MSSCCI Provider is suitable for PB2019?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Amit De Picciotto replied 2 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, My project is using PowerBuilder 2019 and which version of "Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider" is suitable to connect the TFS source control from PB2019.     
Balasubramaniam N Balasubramaniam N
  1. PowerBuilder
datawindow crosstab get column and value
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 2 years ago
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HI how can get the column name (text) in DW crosstab and how can get de value when I make a click in dw crosstab   thanks   Luis
Luis Pesaressi Luis Pesaressi
  1. PowerBuilder
Pfc_sort service triggers when users resize grid dwo column
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 2 years ago
6 replies
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Hello,I'm in dire need of help.A grid dwo has PFC sort service enabled.As the user expands a grid column, the pfc_sort service triggers and changes sort statement to the column clicked.The user is not happy. I've tried to catch the pointer (Cross!) ...
  1.  Crosstab
  2.  DataWindow
  3.  PowerScript (PS)
Brage Mogstad Brage Mogstad
  1. PowerBuilder
Native PDF file reader
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Good morning Appeon community, I am wondering, is there a native tool to visualize (end perhaps interact) with PDF files? In our current PB applications we are using a third party activeX but we would gladly move away from it. I tried also the axAc...
P Laceholder P Laceholder
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver 2021 download
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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I can't see powerserver2021 in offline installation of powerbuilder 2021 1506 ! How to download load powerserver2021 ?! I have CloudPro license.
  1.  PowerServer
iliyan iliev iliyan iliev
  1. PowerServer
What are all the formatting keywords?
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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I know about the following format keywords, are there any others? [date] [longdate] [time] [general]  
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Additional shortcuts using PowerClient install
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Is it possible to add more program shortcuts using the PowerClient Project? I would like to add a custom shortcut to both Desktop and Start Menu, in addition to the main application shortcut. Using these settings, it will add a default program shor...
  1.  PowerClient
Olaf Brungot Olaf Brungot
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PB exe breaks when assigning a dataobject
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, I have a powerbuilder executable that closes unexpectedly on the instruction: dw_1.dataObject = ls_dataobject where ls_dataObject is not null and de dw_1 is valid. This happens on some computers not all with the same executable.Any idea?Thank y...
Juan Jara Juan Jara
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue connecting to an IBM DB2 DB via ODBC
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Watts replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi everyone. Hope someone could help me with this issue: In AEM, I have configured a connection (Data Source) to an IBM DB2 database via ODBC and the connection test is successful. When I assign this Data Source to a transaction in my application, ...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
ODBC::Argument data type text is invalid for argument 1 of upper function.
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 2 years ago
4 replies
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Hi I have a desktop application developed in PB2017 R3. It is connecting to the MS SQL database thru ODBC with connection string as below: SQLCA.DBMS = "ODBC" SQLCA.AutoCommit = TrueSQLCA.DBParm = "ConnectString='DSN=dsn_name;UID=xyz;PWD=abc',Commi...
  1.  ODBC
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  SQL Server
Suhas Shravagi Suhas Shravagi
  1. PowerBuilder
Blank Pages between some composite reports - tried many things...nothing seems to fix it
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I am using Version 2019 R3 Build 2703. My issue is blank pages between composite report pages.  I already added dw_xxx.Object.DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec = 'Yes'.  This has fixed it for some reports but not all of them.  I r...
Emily Gibson Emily Gibson
  1. PowerBuilder
Import .net dll for PB 2017 RC3
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 2 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, Is there a workaround to import .net dll to the PowerBuilder application with PowerBuilder 2017 RC3 version? The 2017 RC3 version doesn't have the .net dll importer tool.   Thanks,
Nhan Le Nhan Le
  1. PowerBuilder

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