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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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  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
Grid dw column overlap
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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My customer wants me to change a grid dw to show a field on a line by itself and be wider then col_1 - ala Excel. so the data would look like     customer, order_no row 1 "Slimy Sales Company with a very long name", "" row 2 "", "123456" so I co...
  1.  DataWindow
John Murphy John Murphy
  1. PowerBuilder
RichTextEdit printing
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Pieter Coene replied 4 years ago
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I'm having problems getting documents created in a RichTextEdit object to print all pages - only prints the first page.  I'm working with Version 2017 R3 Build 1880, and have selected 'Built-in TX Text Control' from the dropdown list.  The Print() ca...
Kevin Bey Kevin Bey
  1. PowerBuilder
Very strange behaviour buttons and picture buttons
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, I'm experimenting very unusual behaviours when working with buttons and picturebuttons.  a) Sometimes (pretty often) shortcuts aren't shown b) Initial window state. Edit mask + 2 cb_ + 2 pb_ (In this example, shortcuts a...
Julián Tagarro Julián Tagarro
  1. PowerBuilder
Themes and fonts
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Philippe PILAT replied 4 years ago
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Hi all, is it possible to change the font (example : Arial -> Tahoma) using themes ? Regards, Philippe.
Philippe PILAT Philippe PILAT
  1. PowerBuilder
longptr param in dw other() event
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hi, I have this code in a dw's other() event. I've stripped out most of the code, just to illustrate. // v1 and v2, mjl, 13/04/20: Since win8 and w10 totally ignore the mouse settings when working remotely, I've re-introduced the code to scroll: ...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Resolve invalid (in time) child datawindow in a data from the past.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  John Raghanti replied 4 years ago
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Hi!   I have a "how-to" question. I have a datawindow, one field has a child datawindow. The child datawindow dataobject has an validate flag. When i use the list in the day before yesterday, and I choose one option, that is Ok. But, I invalidate t...
Géza Bartha Géza Bartha
  1. PowerBuilder
highest version of MS SQL Server officially supported by PB 2019
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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Which highest version of MS SQL Server is officially supported by PB 2019 / PB 2019 R2?   Anyone use PB 2019 with SQL 2019 ? (which driver do you use ~ OLE DB / Native driver ?)   Thanks  
  1.  OLEDB
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  3.  SQL Server
Marcus Leung Marcus Leung
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue connecting to IBM DB2 database
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hello, AEM is displaying this error message when testing the connection to an IBM DB2 database: Testing Data Source AS400 failed: No se puede cargar el archivo DLL 'db2app64.dll': No se puede encontrar el módulo especificado. (Excepción de HRESULT:...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Package Manager Console?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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   Buenas Tardes a Todos En SnapDevelop donde se encuentra la opción similar a Visual estudio  Package Manager Console, el cual Permite Migraciones y actualizaciones de base de Datos?, parece ser que esta opcion no la tiene SnapDevelop    Muchas ...
carlos efrain carlos efrain
  1. SnapDevelop
Error de Conexion Sqlserver 2018 express Con snapdevelop
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ricardo Jasso replied 4 years ago
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Buenas tardes a todos voy a desarrollar un web api con conexión base de datos SqlServer 2018 Express, pero no me permite conectar, me sale el siguiente error como se observa en el archivo adjunto, lo conecte hice el mismo ejemplo con  visual estudio ...
carlos efrain carlos efrain
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RTE content display/Alignment issue after Migration from 10.2 to 2019 R2
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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We have migrated our current application which is still running in PB 10.2.1 to PB 2019 R2. We have started testing the application with new version after the migration,we are facing an issue in RTE control. We are storing the RTE content value in BL...
  1.  TE Control
Danish Ahamed LiakathAli Danish Ahamed LiakathAli
  1. PowerBuilder
Setting Source With The Web Browser Control
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hello, In the new web browser control, is there a way to set the source like there is in the MS browser? I have an OLE control that uses the MS browser for viewing HTML code and PDF files. I want to replace this with the new web control, but I don't...
Christopher Altvater Christopher Altvater
  1. PowerBuilder
2.5E3 = 2?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Ricardo Jasso replied 4 years ago
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Hi all,why leads the assignment "ldc_X = 25E2" to 2500 and "ldc_X = 2.5E3" to 2? This happens with decimal, double, long and real variables in all(?) PowerBuilder versions inclusive PB1900R2?Kind regards,Bernhard
Bernhard Stoeter Bernhard Stoeter
  1. PowerBuilder
does powerbuilder support grpc?
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Does Powerbuilder support grpc?  grpc is a rpc framework from google.   https://grpc.io  We are considering between grpc or rest. 
vinod jain vinod jain
  1. PowerBuilder
Troubleshoot compatibility App Power Builder 2019 - Win10.
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Tenemos una aplicación desarrollada en Power Builder 12.5 y corre en Win7, esta misma NO corren en Win10, es por eso que se compró la licencia de Power Builder 2019. Lap con Windows10 Versión 1709 y PB 2019 Build 2082. Se migró de PB 12.5 a PB 2019...
Miguel Angel Alvarado Ramirez Miguel Angel Alvarado Ramirez
  1. PowerBuilder
Import an exported datawindow fails
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, Please follow me through this steps: * Inside a pbl I have a datawindow. In runtime, using LibraryExport, I export it to a string variable. * Set a name for the object and add the header.  ls_dw_name = 'd_test' ls_syntax = '$PBExportHea...
Julián Tagarro Julián Tagarro
  1. PowerBuilder
ProDiff / PBDR
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Donna Ugol replied 4 years ago
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Does anyone have a direct email for Ken Howe?  We've reached out via PBDR.com regarding licensing for ProDiff but have not heard back. Not sure if he's still supporting the product (I hope so); the site's still active & I haven't heard anything to t...
John Niespodzianski John Niespodzianski
  1. PowerBuilder
dwo-groupbox in "theme.json"
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, I have modified some behaviour in a custom "theme.json".  When it comes to groupboxes, this custom behaviour is working fine on windows but it doesn't seem to be working in datawindows.  Attached is my "theme.json". PB2019 R2 Build 2323 ...
Julián Tagarro Julián Tagarro
  1. PowerBuilder
SVN - adding existing ws_objects and PBT to new workspace??
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  yakov werde replied 4 years ago
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Hi All, This IDE question has major ramifications in our shop. The outcome informs whether we can migrate using 2019 R2 from TFS to SVNHere's an outline of our current process 1) On our build server via TFS, we branch our trunk line into a new bran...
  1.  IDE
  2.  Source Code
  3.  SVN
yakov werde yakov werde
  1. PowerBuilder
Looking for Syntax to convert PowerBuilder Array to Simple Json and Back
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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We are on PB 2017 LTR and looking for simple syntax to convert a simple powerbuilder array to and from Json so we can save the array values in simple Json , then reload the array directly from JSON. We never used json before and a little inexperienc...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  JSON
Glenn Barber Glenn Barber
  1. PowerBuilder

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