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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
Git Hooks with Native Git Integration?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
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Version: PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1858 When using the native Git integration of PowerBuilder, it seems to ignore the pre-commit git hook I've created. pre-commit: #!/bin/sh branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"if [ "$branch" = "master" ];...
Drew Buchanan Drew Buchanan
  1. PowerBuilder
Build desktop executable from orca script
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Arcady Abramov replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, all I am confused with the documentation of Orca script. It does not state which part of project deploy each command does. What exactly do the following functions do? 1. Build application - a lot of processing but no PBDs are created 2. B...
  1.  .EXE
  2.  OrcaScript
Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. PowerBuilder
Getting error like Appeon power builder 2019 has stopped working.
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Sreerama Harikrishna replied 4 years ago
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I am getting error like Appeon power builder 2019 has stopped working message with close program button.   Scenario: I have defined event with pbm_lbuttonup event id in user oject and that user object placed in window. while running the applicatio...
Sreerama Harikrishna Sreerama Harikrishna
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2017 R3 couple problem with github
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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HI,   since yesterday we're trying to use github for versionning control with our PB 2017 R3 application.   github account are not entreprise accounts but we're planning on going there once things go smouthly We enever used git before, knowledge...
François Rossignol François Rossignol
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2017 connect to SQL as a service
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 4 years ago
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Dear Appeon Community, I need information, restrictions, limitations that we should consider regarding an application developed in Powerbuilder 2017 can connect to databases in the cloud (SQL as a Service). This application will be hosted on Windows...
  1.  Cloud
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  SQL
Javier Garat Javier Garat
  1. PowerBuilder
InfoMaker Version Migration
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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We are moving from 12.5 to 2019 in the next couple months and we are doing some testing. One of the testers is reporting that InfoMaker prompting for migration is inconsistent. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. My understanding of PowerBu...
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. InfoMaker
Web Service using httpclient object
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
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hello all   I am using the httpclient object to consume a soap ws . the vendor told me I need to apply a user name before I calling the ws. How do I do that ? using the SetRequestHeader function ? something like SetReqesutHeader( "user name", "m...
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
HOW SEND MAIL USING API
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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Hi , Friends Now that PowerBuilder can consume api rest; Some example of consumption of an API for sending mass emails; ow that PowerBuilder can consume api rest; Some example of consumption of an API for sending mass emails;  
Milton Jiménez Milton Jiménez
  1. SnapDevelop
Datawindow printing size change
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
1 reply
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We need a small function to make the data window printing size dynamic 
Adik Gaikwad Adik Gaikwad
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot run orca script from TFS agent
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Arcady Abramov replied 4 years ago
5 replies
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Hello, all I create a batch make file, which works correctly from regular windows shell. It launches ORCA script commands, which get latest version from SC and then build the executable. The ORCA script does not work, when launching from TFS agent ...
Arcady Abramov Arcady Abramov
  1. PowerBuilder
RTE window - disable buttons in the pop menu
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I am currently using an old PowerBuilder version from 2011. In that version it seems to be impossible to disable certain elements in the pop menu from the rich text edit window. For example, I would like the user to be able to format text as bold, b...
Thomas Ritter Thomas Ritter
  1. PowerBuilder
Datastore setchanges: Column specifications do not match
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
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Hello,I've created a datawindow (dw_data) with select consisting on 2 tables like: Select           tab1.symbol,          tab1.desc,          tab2.id,          tab2.fk1,          tab2.fk2,          tab2.status,          etc...From tab1,          ta...
Michał Misijuk Michał Misijuk
  1. PowerBuilder
External Function call ends in Invalid Stack Pointer
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  André Monz replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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Hello all, i'm have some trouble with the implementation of a third party DLL.According to the Author of the DLL,it is a 'C shared library'.I'm not familiar with c/c#.Every call to a function witch have parameters ends with the runtime error'Specifi...
André Monz André Monz
  1. PowerBuilder
How Do we Get Around Positioning Problems
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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We have a powerbuilder application where we use forms which display text fields which have autosize height. These fields are stacked on the form vertically one above the other. An average sized height is provided in the form, but if more text or da...
  1.  DataWindow
Glenn Barber Glenn Barber
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 12.6 and PB2017 WebService in the same server
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello All, can i install the runtime of PB2017 for a WebService in a server where PB12.6 Runtime (WebService) is installed?or it can cause a problem cause they have the same DLLs Name?I need to create a new web service and put in produccion in the s...
  1.  Web Service
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerBuilder
Bug 1785 - Differences between Native & GS PDF
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 4 years ago
3 replies
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I wasn't able to comment on the bug, so I figured I'd ask here. Are there any updates to this Native PDF issue?  In the ticket it says it may be targeted for 2019 R2 or R3, but that's the last info posted there.It's causing us a lot of grief as we m...
John Niespodzianski John Niespodzianski
  1. PowerBuilder
Application failed to start - PB2019
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Gordon Weil replied 4 years ago
4 replies
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because i have PB 2019 installed on my PC, the executable runs as expected. build is 64 bit platform. i'm doing this for testing only. i created PBCLTRT190.msi using the runtime packager. got this warning file was created here's the file ...
Tom Mangano Tom Mangano
  1. Beta Testing
Powerbuilder 2017/R3 SQL-Server NVARCHAR(max) cut after 32766 characters
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  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Andreas Steinhauser replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, currently we are using Powerbuilder 2017/R3 Build 1858 in connection with SQL-Server (2005 - 2017)! We defined a field with NVARCHAR(MAX) in a table. We try to select this field. SQLNCLI9/10/11: Regarding parameter PBMaxTextSize: field NVARCHA...
  1.  ADO.NET
  2.  OLEDB
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  SQL Server
Andreas Steinhauser Andreas Steinhauser
  1. PowerBuilder
How to fire "debug project" in PB 12 and 2019?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
6 replies
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We are familiar with the debug tool in PB to use debug stops in code. But what if we did a build in PB and wanted to use "debug project"? My counterpart is using an eval copy of  PB 2019 and when he builds our app, the "debug project" button is disa...
Scott Gorke Scott Gorke
  1. PowerBuilder
WorkAround for Column Alignment = Justify!
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 4 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 4 years ago
2 replies
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Hello All, We need to print a legar contract using our PB 2017 / PowerServer application in order to have the formar required in client server we use the Justify Aligment in columns and text and it is not supported in PowerServer Any workaround?
  1.  PowerServer
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)

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