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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
MDI App - auto generating sheet menu is missing in Ribbonbar
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Brad Wery replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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  Hello, we have migrated your mdi application to use the Ribbonbar. All works fine but we are missing one thing. In the old menu there was automaticly under Window/Fenster a list of all opened sheets/windows. Is there something similar in the ribb...
Stefan Malkwitz Stefan Malkwitz
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder App Crashed - GetFileOpenName(...)
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Dennis Huynh replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, I am currently using PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1915.  The company had upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10.  Since the upgraded there came up a strange behavior.  Every time when user tried to upload file, the app would crash between 2 - 5 minutes....
Dennis Huynh Dennis Huynh
  1. PowerBuilder
COUNT en MySQL
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Buen día tengo el siguiente problema con mi gestor de base de datos(MYSQL): 1)INTEGER LI_ROWS SELECT COUNT(id_obra) INTO :LI_ROWS FROM obras_trabajador USING SQLCA;   ERROR:FUNCTION BD.COUNT does not exist. Check the Function Name Parsing an...
  1.  Build
Elvis Cardenas Elvis Cardenas
  1. PowerBuilder
Converting from MS SQL to MySQL select into variable error
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
I am running PB 2019 R2 build 2353.  I currently use MS SQL Server.  I am in the process of converting to MySQL version 8.0.21.  I am able to connect to the database no problem using ODBC drivers.  I converted one of the simpler applications and it c...
  1.  MySQL
  2.  PowerBuilder
Louis Arena Louis Arena
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling a WS spanish Accent Characters lost
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello All, i need to call the WS located in :190.104.150.226:8033/MidaSoftware2/MidaSoftare when we call MidaNovedades in SoapUi we get all the accents. when we call it from PB we lost the characters we set the same encondigo (UTF-8) this is the c...
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
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HTTPClient sendrequest
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Bjarne Anker replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi.   Is there any known limitations in HttpClient.sendrequest() when it comes to the size of the "payload"? I have successfully managed to invoke a SOAP WS service using HTTPClient now. There are to methods available - GetVersion (no args) and C...
  1.  HTTPClient
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  SOAP
Bjarne Anker Bjarne Anker
  1. PowerBuilder
Error instantiating the encryption ActiveX
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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When entering the platform through the Google Chrome browser, the system generates the attached error, please validate the informationError instantiating the encryption ActiveX which would be the solution since it enabled the activeX and the message...
Diego Bustos Diego Bustos
  1. PowerBuilder
The Appeon Xcelerator plug-in cannot be loaded
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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I just upgraded to PowerServer 2020. We did all of our development using PowerServer 2019 with no problems. Since the update to 2020, no one can access our web app. Everyone receives the message, "The Appeon Xcelerator plug-in cannot be loaded." This...
Joe Hess Joe Hess
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
RegistryGet and RegistrySet problems
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, I am using PB 2019 32 bit application on Windows 10 64 bit. when I call RegistryGet function as in this example: RegistryGet("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intercad\Polis\comune","comune",RegString!,gCodiceComune) i got the registry value from...
Mario Parietti Mario Parietti
  1. PowerBuilder
Mobile App Deployment to Android 10
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Marc James replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi,   I have a question regarding the Mobile app deployment, I have deployed an app and used Android Studio to make the APK.   The app installs on my Samsung s8 on Andorid 8 but I can't install on an Samsung Android 10 Tablet. When I try to insta...
Marc James Marc James
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PB2019 Git
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Where does Powerbuilder 2019 store the information about whether a workspace is under source control.  I've found that if a put a workspace under Git Source control and then copy the folder containing the workspace and Git repository to another locat...
Larry Brewster Larry Brewster
  1. PowerBuilder
Oracle 19c Compatible
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Narayanamoorthy Thangavel replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi All,   Could you please help me the below two questions. 1. Actually we are using two applications and both are windows based application and developed by PowerBuilder.    One application we are using  powerbuilder version 6.5 and connected to...
  1.  Oracle
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerBuilder (SAP)
Narayanamoorthy Thangavel Narayanamoorthy Thangavel
  1. PowerBuilder
Installing a 3rd party program in powerscript
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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I would like to have a function run that checks to see if users have all the needed 3rd party addons installed before I let them start using that feature.   So far I have created a simple routine that checks to see if registry entries are there.  If...
Rick Domogalik Rick Domogalik
  1. PowerBuilder
ShowHelp file not losing focus
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Version: PB 2017 R3 Build 1880 Desktop Windows 10 Built help file using robohelp. Using command showhelp (location, Keyword!, topic) option. Issue: the help file comes up correctly at the desired location but it won't lose focus when I either cli...
Sheldon Shulman Sheldon Shulman
  1. PowerBuilder
Do PowerServer & Ultimate Suite Get Along?
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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Good Day - My team is currently evaluating (well, about to start if I get the right answer, here) Ultimate Suite for PB in PB2019.  I am not expecting Appeon to provide support for Ultimate Suite, but I need to know if Ultimate Suite will work in P...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerServer
Tom Peters Tom Peters
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder Match function
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
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What is the format of the Match string for the Match function when the character can be a Number, an Uppercase letter, or a space.  The letters and numbers are easy, but how do I include the space?   Thanks
  1.  PowerBuilder
Mark Lundell Mark Lundell
  1. PowerBuilder
Using Web Control in PB2019 R3
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Rex Chivers replied 4 years ago
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We are attempting to implement the PB Web Control in an application for displaying documents with some issues.  One developer can get it to run correctly by running as admin, one gets a memory error issue, and the third one just has the app close out...
  1.  Controls
  2.  WebBrowser
Rex Chivers Rex Chivers
  1. PowerBuilder
Easy way to apply theme to descendants?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, In our appliication we have an ancestor window (which itself has two ancestors above) with 45 descendants. To apply a theme to a control (in this particular case a datawindow) on the ancestor we have to add all 45 descendants to our custom theme...
Aart Onkenhout Aart Onkenhout
  1. PowerBuilder
SDI based web Application
  1. Resolved
  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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Hello everyone. I would like to understand if it is possible to create a WEB application, based on SDI form, and make sure that by opening the FORMS, these do not "go out" from the browser going around the whole desktop! it seems quite abnormal behav...
alessandro feltrin alessandro feltrin
  1. PowerBuilder
How to get Power Server host server name
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Is there a way for a Power Server App to determine the name of the host server?  I have an app running on two servers through an F5.  When the App retrieves the URL using AppeonExtFuncs.of_GetIeUrl() it shows up as the address of the F5 and not the s...
Mark Lundell Mark Lundell
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)

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