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Q&A Forum Tip: Including Source Code in Your Question
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  1. Last updated 2 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
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
DLL Vs PBD
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Guru Pbd are interpreted code DLL are c-compiled code A simple question: What are the reasons why I should choose a compile in "machine code" and not in "PCode", or vice versa. (in addition to DLL will execute script code faster ) thank you...
  1.  DLL
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
When PowerServer new version will be release?
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  2. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Clarence Chamorro replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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We have about 4 App deployed to Appeon PowerServer 2017 Build 1756.00 working with iOS and Android. Everything was working perfect, until Appeon WorkSpace released a new version of Workspace into Apple Store(I do not want to be disrespectful. I do n...
  1.  PowerServer Mobile
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Problem parsing a JSON null value
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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(PB 2017 R3 build 1858 / Windows 10 ) From an httpclient object I receive JSON strings  that I need to parse.  They may be quite complicated with deeply nested structures. My first problem is to parse NULL values. My preliminary code looks like th...
  1.  HTTPClient
  2.  JSONParser
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sverre Tvedt Sverre Tvedt
  1. PowerBuilder
StripRTF function not working in deployed app
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Randy Mathews replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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As per someone's advice here I'm using the StripRTF() datawindow function to display plain text values from a RichText source. This works fine in my development environment, but in a deployed application this column is blank. I immediately thought th...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Randy Mathews Randy Mathews
  1. PowerBuilder
Problem using hyperlinks on recently updated documentation items
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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PB 2017 R3 1858 Windows 10/64b I refer to the local help browser triggered by F1 from Powerbuilder classic IDE. When clicking on hyperlinks on topics new to this version of PB, I get the error message: "Cannot connect to this page check if the we...
  1.  Documentation
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sverre Tvedt Sverre Tvedt
  1. PowerBuilder
Links to online help book "Objects and Controls" are broken
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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This is true on multiple developer machines here where PB 2017 R3 Universal has been installed, yet I've not been able to find anyone else mentioning it here on the forums. (Admittedly, the search terms aren't very selective.) All incoming links int...
Jeff Kandt Jeff Kandt
  1. PowerBuilder
Limit for editmask edit style?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, I have a char(2000) column in a datawindow that uses the EditMask edit style with an edit mask of 2000 'X's. However, I cannot enter more than 255 characters in it. I tried this in PB12.5 and PB17r3. I could not find any information about a l...
  1.  DataWindow
Konstantin Goldobin Konstantin Goldobin
  1. PowerBuilder
Amazon Aurora Mysql JDBC connection?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  PRASHANT NIRGUN replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Greeting all. appeon pb 2017r2 Amazon>Aurora>MySql database. Trying to make a connection to it using JDBC ( i think i got right driver ) Having trouble creating pb db profile to build stored procedure based datawindow and also look up correct con...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
  1. PowerBuilder
No green bullets on Git synched Objects
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Luca Arena replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hi all, I am making some tests with Git and PB2017R3. I created a repo on a Server with Bonobo Git. On my machine I built a new workspace & target with just one PBL and pushed it on Git, all OK. Each object shows a green bullet which means the obje...
  1.  Git
Luca Arena Luca Arena
  1. PowerBuilder
Windows 10 PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Database Interface issue
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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I have a PowerBuilder 12.6 application that connects to DB2 through odbc.   This all worked on Windows 7 .   My environment has now changed to Window10 and I am using a trial version of PowerBuilder 2017 R3.  I modified the pbodb170 ini for DB2 the P...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  Windows OS
Becky Christensen Becky Christensen
  1. PowerBuilder
Crystal Report 2016 sans RDC
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Bonjour. actuellement, j'utilise Crystal XI en RDC (OLE Control) pour produire des éditions (Crystal ActiveX Report Viewer Control 11.5). Crystal 2016 n'utilise plus le RDC mais uniquement .NET. Est-ce que quelqu'un a une solution technique pour c...
  1.  OLE
  2.  PB Classic
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Vincent Martinet Vincent Martinet
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 17 COM Port Communication Failure (Same Code Works in Powerbuilder 8)
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi all I just wanted to find out if anyone else has run into a similar issue as mine, and if so, how to get around this. I am doing development on an app which was originally written in Powerbuilder 8, and which interacts with a serial device via C...
Hansi Strydom Hansi Strydom
  1. PowerBuilder
A button is disabled but in appearance is enabled
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hello everyone,  We have an Appeon web case when we enable and disable a button in several windows. The button is disabled when opening the window, then when we select or fill a field the button does not enable, but its appearance changes as if it w...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
SQL native client support
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Dear PB Community, We migrated our application to PB 2017 (from PB12) recently and for DB connectivity(SQL Server 2016), we rely on SQL native client. As a prerequisite, customers have to install SQL Server 2008 R2 client in their machine to success...
Ganesan Rajan Ganesan Rajan
  1. PowerBuilder
Silent Install for AutoCompile.exe
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I'm creating a Chocolatey package for the standalone PowerBuilder Compiler (PBC). The goal is to silently install PBC on hosted agents for our automated build process in Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS). I generated an InstallShield response file...
  1.  AutoCompiler
  2.  PBC
Aaron Christian Aaron Christian
  1. PowerBuilder
Error "Failed to get local NLS_LANG charset ID."
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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I get the "Failed to get NLS_LANG charset ID " when I try to connect to Oracle. I tried adding a Local NLS_LANG in my Registry but still no go. I installed the oracle Client in 32 bits, and dont work, for PB 2017. What can i do? Thank you for the he...
  1.  Appeon Workspace
  2.  PowerBuilder
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Franklin Aguirre Franklin Aguirre
  1. PowerBuilder
Deploying powerbuilder applications on the web
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 5 years ago
21 replies
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1 vote
I want to deploy an ERP system developed in Powerbuilder 2017 on the web. Appeon's solution is to use PowerServer which has the severe limitation of working only with Windows clients (IE, Firefox on Windows pc) only. How do I make the application ava...
kamal kapur kamal kapur
  1. PowerBuilder
Can I change the FirstDayOfWeek in an EditMask DropDownCalendar?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi everyone, I noticed that if I use a MountCalendar Object I have the option to set the first day of the week, but if I use an EditMask DropDownCalendar I have no option to change this property. There is a way to change that? Best Regards, Oscar ...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
  1. PowerBuilder
Performance running Power Builder 2017 R3 on windows 2008 os
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Manoj Gupta replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi Everyone,   Does anyone faced any performance issue with Power Builder 2017 R3 on Windows 2008 OS?   Thanks
Manoj Gupta Manoj Gupta
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer Enterprise Edition & Workgroup Edition to 2017 R3 1880
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Oscar Naranjo replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello everyone,   Can we upgrade our PowerServer Enterprise Edition & Workgroup Edition to 2017 R3 1880? We are working with PowerServer Enterprise Edition & Workgroup Edition to 2017 R3 1858 and we don't find the new update.   Best Regards, Osc...
Oscar Naranjo Oscar Naranjo
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)

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