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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
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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
HOW TO SERIALIZE SQL SELECT / DW TO JSON STRING IN PB CLASSIC 2019
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Daryl Foster replied 3 years ago
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HELLO FRIENDS  I NEED TO SERIALIZE  SQL SELECT / DW   TO JSON STRING  IN PB CLASSIC 2019 THANKS 
Michael Bestikov Michael Bestikov
  1. PowerBuilder
Android Device ID
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
1 reply
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Hi guys; I've noticed that the Appeon WorkSpace ID or the one provided by the of_getdeviceid() function is not really unique. There are Android devices, in a client application, where this ID is exactly the same. Is it an Appeon Workspace bug? or i...
Alex Riofrio Alex Riofrio
  1. PowerServer
PowerServer 2021 and proxy
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hello, I'm trying to deploy a PowerServer 2021 Beta project. our company uses a proxy to go out on the internet. How to define proxy at IIS level? web.config? in advance thank you for your help.
frederic roggemans frederic roggemans
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PB Project Painter - generate PBDs in separate folder
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 3 years ago
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Hi All, thanks again for providing this forum. Quick question: Using the regular client-server Project Painter, can you generate the PBDs in a different folder than the source PBLs? I know you can do this with the EXE. Would like to specify like a "...
  1.  .EXE
  2.  Build
  3.  PBD
  4.  PowerBuilder
Ian Wells Ian Wells
  1. PowerBuilder
Re: Theme - different background coloring for each window / datawindow
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hello, PB 2019 R3 - Theme I need to have different background colors for each window / datawindow.  Is it possible to set it through Theme feature ? Happiness AlwaysBKR Sivaprakash  
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  Theme
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
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Client-server to the Cloud and beyond
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hi All, Going to try to move this over 50 year old, exclusively client-server, PB Developer into the cloud/multi-tier/web-service world, basically because my customers are forcing me to ;-) OK, so my development environment consists of a Macbook Ai...
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  2.  Migration
  3.  PowerBuilder
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Ian Wells Ian Wells
  1. PowerBuilder
Retrieve DATAWINDOW
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 3 years ago
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POWERBUILDER IDE 2019 Hi, It's possible to do nothing in my application  while a datwindow retrieve is not finished ?   thanx
Dave O'BILOG Dave O'BILOG
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RTE can't deal with tables properly at all?
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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I'm thinking about replacing our mail-merge functionality in our application, currently built using a WebBrowser control put into DesignMode for editing, with a RichTextEdit (the built-in TX TextControl type). For this to work, it would have to be a...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  Rich Text
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Comport through FileRead and FileOpen
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Chris,   Trying to read com port 3 to capture streaming data from an indicator. Used a code sample you provided   where when you open the file it substitute "COM3:" for the file name and it always returns -1. Using PB 2019 R3.   Was hoping I co...
Lee Eichenberg Lee Eichenberg
  1. PowerBuilder
IDE Bitness
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
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Hey all, I have a quick question about the bitness of the Powerbuilder 2017 IDE. I am using Powerbuilder 2017 R3 Build 1858, and I know that it is a 32bit development environment.  My question is: does a 64bit version of the IDE exist? Does there e...
  1.  32-bit
  2.  64-bit
  3.  IDE
Ray Cockerham Ray Cockerham
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerClient Deployment 2021
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Hello All, I have a question about the new PowerClient Deployment for 2021. I believe I know the answer all already but just to confirm. This feature will require all database connections to be VIA the webserver, having a local LAN connection will ...
Michael Skinner Michael Skinner
  1. Beta Testing
Help with webdatawindow com object random COMException
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hi Guys, Hoping someone may be able to help point me in the right direction to overcome my issue. Using a modified version of the web datawindow com object "pbdwr110.dll" on a web server. Calling the object from cshtml to create forms/reports etc. ...
Michael Kench Michael Kench
  1. PowerBuilder
it always poped-up the dialog box of specify retrieval agrument when retrieving the composite datawindow
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hi guys   I was trying to retrieve a composite datawindow, the datawindow was combined by about 15 datawindows which has a retrieval agrument which was a string  ,I tried the code below it just DID NOT wrok as my expected ,it always poped up the the...
Albert John Albert John
  1. PowerBuilder
Word OLE how to Reset Update on a document
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  David Vasconcelos replied 3 years ago
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Anyone know how to reset a documents changed flag so that if a user closes word it does not prompt for save.  I have a word document that contains bookmarks for users to fill out.  At any time a user can click a button in PB that will check/validate ...
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerBuilder
Syntax to modify the detail band transparency by dw.Modify()
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Vlad V. replied 3 years ago
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Hi, I'm having some difficulty finding the correct syntax to change the transparency property of the entire datawindow's band (detail band). DW has no groups, just a standard grid datawindow listing excel-like rows. If I do dw_import.Modify("trade...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerScript (PS)
  4.  Transparency
Vlad V. Vlad V.
  1. PowerBuilder
Power client installation of batch file
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Winthor Caingles replied 3 years ago
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Good day, Need help for the powerclient... I read this article indicating the steps on the deployment. " Advanced usage of External Files and Preload Event The combination of External Files and Preload Event can streamline the process of deployin...
  1.  Database Driver
  2.  PowerClient
Winthor Caingles Winthor Caingles
  1. PowerBuilder
HTTPClient & Appeon Mobile (2019)
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hi, I started testing HTTPClient for the Appeon Mobile app this week. I'm using the json placeholder test API and the same code as in your tutorial:PowerBuilder 2017 R2 New Feature: REST - Appeon Community It works on desktop as expected but when ...
  1.  Mobile
  2.  PowerServer
  3.  PowerServer Mobile
Marcin Jurkowski Marcin Jurkowski
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Re: Windows Server 2008R2 and PB 2019R3 Theme
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 3 years ago
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Hello, PB 2019R3 in Windows Server 2008R2 and Theme Theme is not getting applied in the application deployed in Windows Server 2008R2.  Is there any compatibility issue in using theme in this windows server ? Application is working fine in our lim...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  Theme
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Migrating from Pocketbuilder 2.5.2 to Powerbuilder 19 r3
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, We are in the process of migrating a pocketbuilder application to powerbuilder. what did we do? 1. we migrated from Pocketbuilder 2.5.2 to Powerbuilder 10.5      After the migration we fixed the errors and warnings. The application ran oke...
Alwin Wolfgang Alwin Wolfgang
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer database connection error - MoveNext()
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, Do you know why below error return when connection to ODBC-ASE 64 bit  database ?  Fail: PowerServer[0] ErrorMessage: Database connection or transaction is not opened, commit is invalid .MoveNext() -- End of stack trace from previous location...
Chen Mey Lee Chen Mey Lee
  1. PowerServer

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