Featured Questions

Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Tjafzfa Gsjsf replied 4 months ago
6 replies
19387 views
14 votes
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
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
5025 views
12 votes
Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
ASTM Protocol data reading
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  shareef mon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1637 views
0 votes
Hai dears, Does anyone use the medical lab integration application with powerbuilder ?.  I used Winsock method to collect and send data (HL7, Normal...) between the systems through tcp/ip protocol and it is working successfully.  But, some machine...
shareef mon shareef mon
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot find some libraries in SnapDevelop
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Alex Hernandez replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1307 views
0 votes
Hello, I've just created a WebAPI project in SnapDevelop (2019 R3), and as it opens I get these errors. It seems that it does not find SnapObjects library and I have not found how to deal with this. I tried to add a DataContext file just to test ...
  1.  SnapDevelop
Alex Hernandez Alex Hernandez
  1. SnapDevelop
how to deal with datawindow which is composite style?
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Albert John replied 3 years ago
1 reply
1049 views
0 votes
Hi guys , I was trying to deal with a datawindow which is composite style,due to the report was complex I tried to use this style though,it was combined by 11 datawindows and each datawindow has a retrieve agruement which is a string, due to the PB i...
Albert John Albert John
  1. PowerBuilder
Error "No application engineering file found" when packaging mobile app
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
4 replies
1531 views
0 votes
Hi, I previously had a mobile app that I'd packaged up and run successfully.  In between then and now, we've upgraded from PB 2017 to PB 2019 R2, and upgraded our production environment to Azure.  I've also upgraded to the developer version of Power...
  1.  Package
  2.  PowerServer Mobile
Monica Petersen Monica Petersen
  1. PowerServer
How to handle .ini variants with PowerClient deployment
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 3 years ago
3 replies
1386 views
1 vote
Hello community, we are testing PowerClient feature and we have not find a way to handle the following case - an app is using .ini file which needs to be accommodated for each client individually. So we tried to modify the .ini file after a deployme...
  1.  Deployment
  2.  PowerClient
Marian Jurecka Marian Jurecka
  1. PowerBuilder
Does PS2021 license downward compatible to PS2020 Web deployment?
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Zhang JX replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1153 views
0 votes
Hi Appeon Team, I am looking into the possibility to subscribe PS2021 License, deploy PS2020 + testing/finetuning PS2021, for the reason: 1. With Microsoft announcement on IE retirement coming year, we need move RDS application to PS2020 Web deploy...
Zhang JX Zhang JX
  1. PowerServer
Options / Tutorials to create webforms in Power Builder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1246 views
0 votes
Hi,  We wish to create some application forms which will be called by html page.  These application forms are preferably webpages. Is there any option in PowerBuilder to create them?    Kind regards, Falguni
Falguni Patel Falguni Patel
  1. .NET DataStore
Get coordinates and size of an individual tab?
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 3 years ago
4 replies
1558 views
0 votes
Does anyone know a way to get the coordinates and size of the tab part of a tabpage (i.e. the part that the user clicks to select that particular tabpage in a tab control)?  
Ronnie Po Ronnie Po
  1. PowerBuilder
Web application for Tablet/smart phone
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Zhang JX replied 3 years ago
4 replies
1129 views
0 votes
Hi I am evaluating the possibility to develop an application in PowerBuilder with connection to an SQL Server database to be able to run it on web browser on a tablet/smart phone.  We are using PowerBuilder 2019R2 with Microsoft SQL Server database...
Vinay Batra Vinay Batra
  1. PowerServer
RichTextEdit not word wrapping despite that being set
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
4 replies
1517 views
0 votes
We have a small RTE in one of our applications, used only by our staff. It is using the Built-In TX Text Control. It is set to WordWrap, and if I right-click in it when I'm running the compiled program and pick Properties from the popup menu, it sho...
Daniel Vivier Daniel Vivier
  1. PowerBuilder
Compile and deploy PowerClient projects without IDE?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
3 replies
1685 views
0 votes
Hi!I'm having a look at the PowerClient feature and I wonder if it's possible to do a build/deploy of a PowerClient project from pbc/orcascript or similar? We would like some way to avoid the manual process of building and deploying.   Regards,Nicl...
  1.  Automation
  2.  Build
  3.  Deployment
  4.  PowerClient
Niclas Graufelds Niclas Graufelds
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerClient not launching application
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1533 views
0 votes
We have a government client that has strict security protocols in place.  We deployed their application to a remote web server using PowerClient and I can download and run it from my machine just fine as can others who are not on the client network. ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerClient
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. PowerBuilder
Grid Control and Scatter Chart
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
0 replies
1188 views
0 votes
Could you let me know about grind control and scatter charts in 11.5 version.  I want to create by scripts from where I can get source code to understand how we can add controls on window at runtime.  I just want to add single line edit controls on...
Waqas Ali Waqas Ali
  1. PowerBuilder
Updating to 2019R3
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Luke Monson replied 3 years ago
5 replies
1724 views
0 votes
When we update to PB2019 R3, then we compile. In order to deploy our applications the new runtime files that need to be renamed so that the version number indicator (such as "170", "190") is gone, will need to be deployed as well. Is this correct? I'...
  1.  Testing
  2.  Update
  3.  Upgrade
  4.  PowerBuilder Runtime
Luke Monson Luke Monson
  1. PowerBuilder
Deploy Powerserver2021 using Visual Studio IDE - License Error
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 3 years ago
1 reply
970 views
0 votes
Here there, I am facing issue to update large amount of data back to database vs datastore, IIS deployment, and still waiting for advising from Appeon support team.   As part of testing, I have tried to deploy PS by using Visual Studio IDE, when r...
Zhang JX Zhang JX
  1. PowerServer
Web application for tablets/smart phones
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
0 replies
1183 views
0 votes
Hi I am evaluating the possibility to develop an application in PowerBuilder with connection to an SQL Server database to be able to run it on web browser on a tablet/smart phone.  We are using PowerBuilder 2019R2 with Microsoft SQL Server database...
Vinay Batra Vinay Batra
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2019R3 - GetByteArray
  1. Resolved
  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1013 views
0 votes
Good Morning! We are preparing to update our system to PB2019R3 from PB2019R2. Is it true that the function "GetByteArray()" will be obsolete from PB2019R3 and in future ? If yes, What function would we use as replacement ?  Thank you!!  
Kieu Parrish Kieu Parrish
  1. PowerBuilder
Activating a tab page from outside the tab control
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 3 years ago
1 reply
1086 views
0 votes
Hi, I have code in a window function to add data in a new row in a datawindow  on a tab page on the window. Once the new entry is populated via the function (which works fine), I want to open that tab page from the calling function in the window. ...
William Beale William Beale
  1. PowerBuilder
Elevate 2021 - any news
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Sally Li @Appeon replied 3 years ago
1 reply
1297 views
0 votes
Any news on submitting sessions?
Matt Balent Matt Balent
  1. PowerBuilder
Computed Invoice Column Field
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
2 replies
1986 views
0 votes
Hello all,   I am very new to Infomaker and Sql information to begin with, but I am having a hard time wrapping around computed columns. I am working on the below.   I have contracts for items and I want to calculate the amount of the item that w...
  1.  Computed Field
  2.  InfoMaker
Michael Welch Michael Welch
  1. InfoMaker

Find Questions by Tag

.EXE .NET 6.0 .NET Assembly .NET Core 3.1 .NET Core Framework .NET DataStore .NET Std Framework 32-bit 64-bit ADO.NET AEM AI Algorithm Amazon AWS Android Apache API APK App Store App Store (Apple) Appeon Workspace Appeon Xcelerator Plug-in Architecture Array ASE Asynchronous Methods Authentication AutoBuild AutoCompiler Automated Testing Automation AutoScript Azure Barcode Base64 Batch BigData BLOB Branch & Merge Browser Bug Build Button C# C# Class Importer C# Editor C# Model generator Calendar Camera Certificate Chrome Citrix Class Client Client/Server Cloud Cluster Collection COM Command Line Compiler Compression Computed Field Configuration Controls Cookies Cordova Crash Cross-Platform Crosstab CSharpAssembly CSharpObject CSS CSV Cursor Data Database Database Driver Database Painter Database Profile Database Provider DataObject DataSource DataStore DataStore (C#) DataStore (PS) DataType DataWindow DATE DATETIME DB2 Debug Debugger Debugging Deployment Design DLL DO-WHILE Dockable Docker Documentation DOUBLE Download DragDrop Edge Edit Style Editor Elevate Conference Email Embedded SQL Emulator Encoding Encryption Enhancement Request Entity Entity Framework ERP Error Event Event Handler Event Handling Excel Exception Export Expression External Functions F# Field File File Access Filter Firefox Firewall Font FOR-NEXT Foreground Format Function Garbage Collection GeoLocation Git Graph HANA Hash Header HTML/5 HTTP/S HTTPClient Icon IDE Identity IIS IMAPI Import InfoMaker Inheritance Installation Integer IntelliSense Interface Internet Internet Explorer iOS IPA iPad iPhone IWA J# Java JavaScript JBoss JDBC JOIN JSON JSONGenerator JSONParser Kestrel Label Lambda Large File LDAP Library License LINQ Linux OS Load Balancing Localization Localized PBVM Log In Log Out Logging LONG LONGLONG macOS MAPI Maps MDI Memory Memory Leak Menu Merge MessageBox Messagging Method Migration MIME TYPE Mobile Model ModelStore ModelStore (C#) MSOLEDBSQL Multi Threading MVC MySQL n-Tier Namespace NativePDF NVO OAuth ODATA ODBC Office Offline OLE OLEDB Online Open Source OpenAPI OpenSSL Oracle OrcaScript Other Outlook Output Package Parameter Patch PayPal PB Classic PB Native PB.NET PBC PBD PBDOM PBG PBJVM PBL PBNI PBORCA PBVM PBX PDF Performance Permission PFC Picture Pipeline Play Store (Google) Plugin Popup Port POST PostgreSQL PowerBuilder PowerBuilder (Appeon) PowerBuilder (SAP) PowerBuilder Compiler PowerBuilder Runtime PowerClient PowerScript (PS) PowerScript IDE PowerScript Migrator PowerServer PowerServer Mobile PowerServer Toolkit PowerServer Web PowerServerLabel Print Properties Proxy Publish PULL PUSH Query Regression Release Renew Resize Response REST Retrieve RibbonBar RibbonBar Builder Rich Text Roadmap RPC Runtime Packager SaaS Scaffolding Script SDI SDK Security Server Service Session Single Sign-on Size SMTP SMTPClient SnapDevelop SOAP Sort Source Code Speech Recognition SQL SQL Anywhere SQL Server SqlBuilder SqlExecutor SQLite SqlModelMapper Storage Stored Procedure Subscription SVN Swagger Syntax TabbedBar TabbedView Tablet TabPage Target TE Control Testing Text TFS Theme TIME Timer TLS/SSL Tomcat TortoiseGit TortoiseSVN Transaction Transparency Trial Trigger TRY-CATCH TX Control Type UI ULONG UltraLite Uninstall Unit Test Unit Testing UNIX OS Update Upgrade Upload URL User Center User Object UWP Validation VARCHAR Variable Versioning Visual Studio Visual Studio Code VM Voice Warning WCF Web API Web Extensions Web Service WebBrowser WebForms WebLogic WebSphere WildFly WinAPI Window Windows OS WinForms Wizard Workgroup Workspace WPF XCODE XHTML XML Zoom