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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
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
Getting at display value of dropdownlist box column in freeform datawindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  jorge gonzalez replied 3 months ago
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I have a dropdownlist box column on a freeform DataWindow and want to get at the display value not the code value. using ldwo.primary[row number] or datawindowname.getitemstring(row,colum) only get me the code.   I need the display value.   Than...
jorge gonzalez jorge gonzalez
  1. PowerBuilder
Userobject is used as a tabpage
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  Desarollo 07 replied 3 months ago
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Hi, I have the following controls: What I want is to pass the information from the Documentos tab to the Registro tab
Desarollo 07 Desarollo 07
  1. PowerBuilder
Window with header datawindow and detail datawindow in STD Framerowk
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 months ago
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Hi, any example to work a window with header datawindow and detail datawindow in STD Framerowk?
Desarollo 07 Desarollo 07
  1. PowerBuilder
SELECTBLOB and UPDATEBLOB not working
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 3 months ago
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I am trying to save a datawindow definition to SQL Server Varchar(Max) column, using UPDATEBLOB and the command runs without error, but the data saved is severely truncated. Using ODBC, SQL Server 2022, and PB 2022 R3 Build 3356. lblb_DWSyntax = Blo...
  1.  BLOB
  2.  SQL Server
Richard Donagrandi Richard Donagrandi
  1. PowerBuilder
ShellExecute for 64 bit PB application
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 3 months ago
2 replies
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Hi Folks The following function ShellExecute  works well for the 32 bit application but not for the 64 bit application .it always return with error =2 which is file not found. I am using Pb build 2022 R3 3289 Is anything differnt I have to do for ...
  1.  64-bit
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
jalil Rehman jalil Rehman
  1. PowerBuilder
Why my datawindows cannot been open properly
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 3 months ago
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Hi, When i double click my project's datawindows obj, it shown blank windows as below. but when i run powerbuilder with Administration access, i can open datawindows properly. can i know how should i fixing this issue?  
HB Cheah HB Cheah
  1. PowerBuilder
close event fired BEFORE deactivate event?
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  Andreas Mykonios replied 3 months ago
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Does it make sense the window close event to be fired BEFORE the window deactivate event? I am facing a situation where I have null object references in the deactivate event, because the objects are destroyed.
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Yiannis Papadomichelakis Yiannis Papadomichelakis
  1. PowerBuilder
What is the highest version of MSOLEDBSQL supported by PB2022R3?
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  David Peace replied 3 months ago
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Hi Guys What is the highest version of MSOLEDBSQL that is supported by PB2022R3? I'm asking because it would appear that Version 2019 is not supported. Version 2018 is the latest version .... ... or am I wrong?   Thanks   David
David Peace David Peace
  1. PowerBuilder
PB "Run" function on WIndows2008R2 64bit
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 months ago
4 replies
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i have a pb app runing on windows server2008 R2 64bit when i use the PB "RUN" function it returns 1 but nothing is run when debugging and copying the run string parameter to cmd prompt of server it runs successfully i even made the app create a ba...
  1.  64-bit
yasser Ali yasser Ali
  1. PowerBuilder
The match function returns the wrong value
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  ma jack replied 3 months ago
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Hi all.I'm using the match function to match a string that doesn't contain lowercase letters, but I'm getting an error with the following code example if match("abc", "^.*[^a-z]+.*$") then messagebox("", "match") end if I checked the document...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerScript (PS)
ma jack ma jack
  1. PowerBuilder
Is it possible to catch an exception from webview2?
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  1. Last updated 3 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 months ago
1 reply
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Hello, I have an MDI Application where a user can openserveral sheets an do some browsing with webview2.Sometimes the browser crashes and tears down the whole application.Microsoft reccoments to use an ProcessFailed Event.I didn't know how to catch t...
Arndt Müller Arndt Müller
  1. PowerBuilder
DotNetAssembly file becomes locked after using it
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  1. Last updated 2 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 months ago
4 replies
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I am working on using EPPlus C# assembly for Excel from PowerBuilder. I am doing it with PB 2021 for now until we move to PB 2019-R3. Then I can move the code into the main application. I wrote a wrapper assembly in C# to make it easier to work with...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows Update Troubleshooting
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  David Peace replied 3 months ago
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Hello, One of my customers carried out a Windows update on his environment (KB5036896). Since then, he no longer has access to his login screen when he launches the application (PB2019R3).However, it does appear in the task manager. Have you ever ...
Laurent LE DORTZ Laurent LE DORTZ
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Payload data (Application Claim)
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Shenbagam Balakumar replied 3 months ago
1 reply
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Hi Team, I'm able to get access token using OAuthClient. Now, I need to get the claims (payload data ) from access token or id token. Please let me know how we can get the payload data in PowerBuilder.   //TokenRequestltr_Request.Method = "POST"lt...
Shenbagam Balakumar Shenbagam Balakumar
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Programmatically Add tableblob Object to a DataWindow?
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
4 replies
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Hi all, I'm working on a program that allows the user to build/customize a DataWindow, and I'd like the user to be able to add an image to their format. I'm storing images in the database, so I'd like to be able to use the tableblob object, since it...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
Zachary Curtis Zachary Curtis
  1. PowerBuilder
What causes a PBR to be necessary?
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
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I recently ran into an issue when moving from one build server to another - paths were different and it turns out there was a "hidden" hard coded path in the files that I wasn't aware of at first.  The .gen file specified a hard coded $PBRPath and t...
Troy Cowan Troy Cowan
  1. PowerBuilder
SeriesCount method (Graphs in DataWindows) Returns different values in PB 2022 R3 and 2019 R3
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
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dwcontrol.SeriesCount ( string graphcontrol ) in PB 2022 R3,this method return value is 1 more than PB 2019 R3 , for example , graph series are 'a','b','c' ,SeriesCount ('gr_1') return 4.
Bill Gates Bill Gates
  1. PowerBuilder
replace ole object control to web browser control
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  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 months ago
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Hi , i want to replace exist ole object control to webbrowser control .There is an existing code at newwindow2 event at the ole object .at webbrowser control , there is no newwindow2 event . Where should I write the code?    
malka tzarfati malka tzarfati
  1. Elevate Discussion
PB 2022 R3 Build 3356 Menu very very slow and even crashes...
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Bill Gates replied 4 months ago
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Hi We just moved from PB17 to PB22, tested everything and its working fine except when I wanted to add a menuitem to main menu, it was very very slow. To open menu painter itself was very slow. Each click on menu would have to wait atleast 30 secs. ...
ZARIR KAPADIA ZARIR KAPADIA
  1. PowerBuilder
PBNI Question
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 months ago
  2.  Micha Wehrli replied 4 months ago
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Has anyone accessed datastore objects from C++ using PBNI? The help has small snippets for each function but nothing that explains the entire process.
Roland Smith Roland Smith
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