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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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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
Pending Enhacements / Bug fixes
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, With the major release of PB 2019 is over, shall we know what Appeon thinks about some of the pending enhancement requests ? 1.  PDF enhancement - Page size, merging, etc. 2.  Modern Graph  Still more there... Such pending enhancements ma...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Underscore as first character of a DDDW
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Jeff Casbeer replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Has anyone else noticed a problem with using an underscore as the first character of a drop-down datawindow object name?  When I try to apply the DDDW to a column and save it, I get one of those syntax errors a row/column.
Jeff Casbeer Jeff Casbeer
  1. PowerBuilder
How to Modify C# Code Templates?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Michael Kramer replied 5 years ago
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How can I change the code template SnapDevelop uses when I create new "API Controller Class"? Initially I want to decouple action names in route from method names in the controller - and - rename HttpPost method Update => Insert - and - rename ...
  1.  SnapDevelop
Michael Kramer Michael Kramer
  1. SnapObjects
C# Model Generation Error - SQL Server
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Thomas Rolseth replied 5 years ago
10 replies
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I am getting an error when exporting a datawindow using the C# Model Generator to a snapdevelop web api.  When I open the C# Model Generation window I am asked to select/setup a database connection profile which I am able to do.  The test connection ...
  1.  SQL Server
  2.  C# Model generator
  3.  SnapDevelop
Thomas Rolseth Thomas Rolseth
  1. SnapObjects
Powerbuilder - Asymmetric Encryption using RSA
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Phil Roth replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, Is there an option to use RSA Asymmetric encryption with a 2048 key using OAEP padding, as we want to generate an encrypted value of 256 chars, and using PB2017 R3 it is only generating 128 chars?   e.g lblb_data = Blob(a_sPassword, EncodingA...
  1.  Encryption
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Phil Roth Phil Roth
  1. PowerBuilder
Error Calling Store Procedure in appeon Server - MS Sql Server
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  leoxmar adrian gomez replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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We have a Store procedure declare as a Local External Function in the Transaction object  function long pr_generar_codigo(decimal cod_parametro,ref decimal next_serial_no) RPCFUNC ALIAS FOR "sbp.pr_generar_codigo" in the update strart of the da...
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Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Objects on a Window In/Visible
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all   I have a quick question to which I have not found an answer online. In the design mode, I put a command button on a window and need to set its Visible property in the IDE to unchecked (false). It disappears from the window. I thought th...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
Counting records for each code without grouping
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi all,   i have a datawindow which can contain thousands of records , each record has a status code.   Lets say status can be 0, 1, 2, 3 , 4   What is the fastest way of showing the user how many records with status 0 there are , status 1 and ...
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerserver Security
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Peter Thiem replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Hello, I'm trying to understand security for a PowerServer deployment when used to deploy a traditional Powerbuilder (classic) application. Is there good documentation that I could read, and could be shown to security architects? In particular, I'...
  1.  PowerServer
  2.  Security
Peter Thiem Peter Thiem
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PFC Dropdown Datawindow Search
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hello all,   I have currently implemented PFC Dropdown search onto my program and it is working fine when my DataObject is selected in the IDE or set by script (only if the DataObject is empty on the IDE). However, whenever I change the DataObject ...
  1.  PFC
Raj Kumar Raj Kumar
  1. PowerBuilder
Does client side need to install .net frame work for installing application developed in PowerBuilder 12.5
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hello Sir, Small application developed in PB12.5 version having one screen just to import excel data into data window  and display user after validating data. This application doesn't contain any webservice or database calls. I am using controls... ...
Ashok Kumar Pattanaik Ashok Kumar Pattanaik
  1. PowerBuilder
How to convert .pbl report created by PB 2019 to .pbl report PB 11.5
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  David Peace (Powersoft) replied 5 years ago
6 replies
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Hello guys,I'm having trouble and would like some help.There is a software that uses PowerBuilder 11.5 for reporting (.PBL), and PowerBuilder 11.5 is no longer sold, so I downloaded the newer version (PowerBuilder 19) to generate reports (.PBL), but ...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PBD
  3.  PBL
  4.  PowerBuilder
Thiago Azevedo Thiago Azevedo
  1. PowerBuilder
2017 R3 with Oracle 11g Client
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Dale Fuller replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all Here is what I did (in order) - installed Oracle 11g 64bit client on a Windows 10 64bit machine (successful). I was able to run the SQLPLUS and query our dev Oracle 11g database - installed Powerbuilder 2017 R3 on the same machine (successf...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
Icons Blur in PB2019
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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We have recently migrated one of our PowerBuilder applications from PB2017 to PB2019(Version 2019 Build 2082) after that the Icons are blur. We can clearly see the difference between PB2017 Exe's Icons and PB2019 Exe's Icons. 
  1.  Icon
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Venkatesh Guptha Venkatesh Guptha
  1. PowerBuilder
Exporting Datawindow to PDF with images
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, I know this has been resolved over the years of powerbuilder and exporting datawindow to pdf. But somehow, it gives me a hard time doing it. I can manage to export the datawindow contents to pdf using this script: dw_printer.retrieve(s_cpno) dw...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Lemuel Bacli Lemuel Bacli
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder License Server Question
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Narius Patel replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, My PB developers are using PB 2019 on their laptops with Online licenses that I assigned to them. (I'm the license administrator for our company.) Due to a company policy, external internet connectivity is about to be restricted on their laptops...
Narius Patel Narius Patel
  1. PowerBuilder
Issue signing a .NET assembly
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Alzate replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi everyone!   When trying to sign a .NET assembly in then Sign tab of the project painter (by specifying a new strong name key file) the following message displays after entering the new key file name and clicking OK: "Cannot create a strong name...
Miguel Alzate Miguel Alzate
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2017 R3 *trial*
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  CJ Lai replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all,   My client is interested in migrating their Powerbuilder 5 application to 2017 R3. They want to be able to do a trial first and see how the application works before committing to paying for a license version. As of this post, Appeon's de...
CJ Lai CJ Lai
  1. PowerBuilder
Get Latest Version removes connection to OLE container
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hi, I have an OLECustomControl object on a window that is connected to the MicroSoft Browser Control. The window is under source control (SVN using SCC interface). I have changed something to the window and checked it in to repository. Now if som...
René Ullrich René Ullrich
  1. PowerBuilder
PFC Dropdown Datawindow Search
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hello all,   I am trying to implement the PFC dropdown datawindow search but I can only make it to work in datawindows that have one column only (the dddw). I am not sure why this is not working for datawindows which have multiple columns from whic...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PFC
Raj Kumar Raj Kumar
  1. PowerBuilder

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