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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
dw.saveAsFormattedText delivers additional empty rightmost column
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Peter Klopfer replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, we are saving the contents of a multi-column grid datawindow using saveAsFormattedText: dw.saveAsFormattedText (    ls_file    , EncodingANSI!    , "~t" /*sep*/    , ''" /*quote*/    , "~r~n" /*lineending*/    , false /*retainnewlinechar*...
Peter Klopfer Peter Klopfer
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder and JAWS Screen Reader
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Hi all,   Does anyone have experience getting a PowerBuilder application working with the JAWS screen reader software? I can't even get it to read the menu items of the frame menu in an MDI application when the application initially starts up.  It...
Cory Johnson Cory Johnson
  1. PowerBuilder
get image QR Code different between exe in window and web appeon
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Dear Appeon,    i have a problem with this script , the QR Code result value and the image QR Code is different, between exe and web appeon, the code like this below ; linet_main = CREATE inetluo_data = CREATE n_cst_internet SetPointer(HourGlass!...
tomms tomms tomms tomms
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Appeon Mobile WiFi or 4G
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi All, Apologies if this has been asked before, but is there a way to determine within am Appeon Mobile App if the user is connected via WiFi or 4G? I have checked the objects in the Appeon Workarounds library, but cannot seem to find anything. E...
  1.  Appeon Workspace
  2.  Mobile
  3.  PowerServer Mobile
Michael Hartnett Michael Hartnett
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
snapdevelop syntax error
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Logan Liu @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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I try to follow up your document at https://docs.appeon.com/powerscriptmigrator2019r2/PB_to_CSharp_Migrating_Re-factored_Business_Logics(NVOs)/index.html   try to migrate Powerbuilder sample to API core.net. but a face attached syntax. Would you a...
william yau william yau
  1. SnapDevelop
PowerBuilder 2019 R2 Themes path
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, I am using PowerBuilder 2019 R2, on Windows 7. I am not able to apply the themes. This feature is not working. After reinstall PB 2019 R2, I noticed that PB is not taking the theme path by default. My question is: Where is PB 2019 storing...
Jhonns Salas Jhonns Salas
  1. PowerBuilder
Set Context_info in PowerServer
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lundell replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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My application currently uses the following to set a variable for use by a MS SQL Sever 2014 database trigger.  This does not work in PowerServer.  Is there a workaround of some variety?   ls_SQL = "Declare @TheUser VARCHAR(128)  SET @TheUser='" + ...
  1.  SQL Server
Mark Lundell Mark Lundell
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Executing event inside (tab > tabpage > datawindow)
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, Im trying to execute an event on a window, but the problem comes when I try to do it on a itemchanged event of a datawindow that is located into a tabpage that it's on a tab. I can't reference the window by his name, becouse I open the window...
Pau Haro Pau Haro
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2019R2 Adding custom menu item to Power Bar not working.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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Customize the Power Bar Menu. When attempting to add a custom menu item, the drag-drop is not working at all. Icon does not appear on the toolbar. No property window pops up.
Stan Zihlman Stan Zihlman
  1. PowerBuilder
Buttons in the title bar of a main window
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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Hi, How can I place a button in the title bar of a main window ? (Just like MS Office)   I'm using PB2019 R2 /Windows 10   Thanks  Steen :-)
  1.  Controls
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  Window
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
  1. PowerBuilder
how generate sequences for invoices in c#
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
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Hi,Friends,  I use the function f_Secuencial(caja,tabla);for generate sequentials for my documents the question is, using _context in c#; how replacement the following expressions 1. DO WHILE SQLCA.SqlDBCODE = 12052. IF SQLCA.SqlnRows = 0 then3. I...
Milton Jiménez Milton Jiménez
  1. SnapDevelop
Most stable version of PowerBuilder
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Steen Jakobsen replied 4 years ago
7 replies
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Hello, we are moving from SAP PowerBuilder to Appeon PowerBuilder and would like some advice. In your opinion which version of Appeon PowerBuilder is most stable and reliable?   Your input is greatly appreciated, thank you.
  1.  Migration
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  PowerBuilder (SAP)
  4.  Release
leif Lang leif Lang
  1. PowerBuilder
Infomaker 2019r2 Report Preview Window is now small and unsizable.
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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After upgrading Infomaker to 2019r2, after I've created a .exe for users to deploy reports, the preview window of the report is now small and size locked in the upper left hand corner.  There are vertical and horizontal scroll bars but you can't maxi...
  1.  InfoMaker
  2.  Resize
  3.  Window
Mary Benoit Mary Benoit
  1. InfoMaker
Appeon FileService - File upload way too slow
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  David Hepburn replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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I've just got my PowerServer working on our internet server. I'm trying out the fileservice functions so I wrote a test program that:- does a of_logonfileserver to login to the server (this works fine) then does a of_appeonupload to upload a file...
David Hepburn David Hepburn
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Error "Oracle 11g or higher client is not installed or not set to primary oracle home'
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Hua Xu replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I am new to Powerbuilder, and Installed trial version online (2019), when I try to connect to database (oracle 19c), it gives me an error "oracle 11g or higher client is not installed or not set to primary oracle home', can someone help me out? ...
Hua Xu Hua Xu
  1. PowerBuilder
Unit Testing Issue: DataObjectFactory.LoadDataWindow
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Thomas Rolseth replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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We were using DataObjectFactory.LoadDataWindow(null) in the startup class of our xUnit project for our API.  I've discovered that our unit tests referencing datawindows are no longer working with an error message stating that the metadata for the dat...
  1.  Unit Testing
  2.  SnapDevelop
  3.  Web API
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. SnapDevelop
How to ImportJSON in a nested datawindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, Using PB 2017 R3, Postgresql 11 Table A:  Columns   Field1 varchar(20),   Field2 jsonb Field2 value is updated through a tabular datawindow using exportjson to a string and setitem to Field2.  Works fine. Need to print this Field2 value in...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows authentication in oledb SQL connection with using functional account
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
0 replies
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Hi Team, I would like to request to share the solution of the below request for connecting the Functional id account though SQL windows authentication. I am using OLEDB connection for windows authentication , i am trying to assign the user id as fu...
JIJO THOMAS JIJO THOMAS
  1. PowerBuilder
Using Data Sources of PowerServer Via Client Server
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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We have a mobile app connecting with QuickBooks database thru datasource created in PowerServer 2019. It is working perfect. I will like to use the same QuickBooks Datasource in PowerServer via our Client Server application. If there is an article o...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
  1. PowerBuilder
database blob Object CRASH PB
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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... I have a table in SQL SERVER with one field image , when try of put de field for show the image in header of freeform Datawindow the PB go down (close), I use control (create large binary/text database blob object) I need put the picture in he...
Luis Pesaressi Luis Pesaressi
  1. PowerBuilder

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