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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
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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
There is a mismatch in the background color in the dropdown boxes in application on PB code after upgrade to newest version 2017 R3
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
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Hi all,   We are upgrading the Powerbuilder from 10.5 to 2017 R3 version. During SIT, QA team has identified a defect in the look and feel of One of our PB application (MPS) screen dropdown tabs, there is a mismatch in the background color in the d...
Manoj Gupta Manoj Gupta
  1. PowerBuilder
RTE control PB2017.3 vs PB12.5
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Bey replied 5 years ago
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We have an application coded using PowerBuilder 12.0 / 12.5 that we are migrating to PowerBuilder 2017.3 . We have RTE datawindows created using PowerBuilder 12.x RTE control.  After migrating the PB12.x RTE's to PB2017.3, the formatting and printin...
Kevin Bey Kevin Bey
  1. PowerBuilder
How to format XML data in one column of a datawindow
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
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I extract xml from an Oracle Clob in a view using the following type syntax select col1, col2, dbms_lob.substr( t.col_clob, 4000, 1 )) col_3 from table1 t I display the columns from the view in a DataWindow. I want to display the col_3 results ...
Sheldon Shulman Sheldon Shulman
  1. PowerBuilder
Web Browser as OLE object.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
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Hello, We are using Web Browser in a OLE. My question is how will we know which version of IE is running in PowerBuilder OLE? Is there a way to register which version of IE we would like to use within our OLE object? Let say later version of IE or i...
Pacito Nefulda Pacito Nefulda
  1. PowerBuilder
2017 R3 1880 - Object compile / import failures
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Brian Barton replied 5 years ago
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I'm running the latest version of PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880 Cloud Edition. I'm running into an issue where you remove a function call dependency that another object relied on.  So of course, doing an incremental build reveals this problem.  Ca...
Brian Barton Brian Barton
  1. PowerBuilder
SetSQLSelect update issues
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  David Haas replied 5 years ago
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I have a datastore dataobject with SQL select that that has datalibrary that precedes the table name like       SELECT PRODDTA.F554700.NAME                   PRODDTA.F554700.ID Now the above points to production library 'PRODDTA'.  For testing pur...
David Haas David Haas
  1. PowerBuilder
rich text input field change data throw gpf error and quits application
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  RAJESH POOJARI replied 5 years ago
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Hi Gurus,   POWER BUILDER 2017R3 using older version rich text editor I need Help to resolve GPF Error when perform below action. On Rich Text - Input field Tab Page after modifying DATA Cliicking button[ OK or Apply ] throws GPF error and exits...
RAJESH POOJARI RAJESH POOJARI
  1. PowerBuilder
How can I extract a gzip datastream returned by API in PB 2017-R3
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Gayathri Narayanan replied 5 years ago
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How can I extract a gzip formatted datastream in PowerBuilder 2017 R3.   I know PowerBuilder 2018 has the ExtractorObject.  Are there examples from anyone who has done this in PowerBuilder 2017 R3 version please.    Thank you Gayathri Narayanan ...
Gayathri Narayanan Gayathri Narayanan
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Set optional property in struct
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
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I publish soap service and entire param is struct. When i tested with SAOPUI i see some properties of struct is optional. Is possible to set which property be optional and which to obligatory.    
iliyan iliev iliyan iliev
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Custom proxy for Httpclient requests
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
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Hello,  how can I use an application-specific proxy (I mean, I will not use the system-defined proxy or that hasn't been set) to use for httpclient requests?
  1.  HTTPClient
  2.  Proxy
Andrea Rimicci Andrea Rimicci
  1. PowerBuilder
Has anyone written code for Oauth2
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
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Getting Oauth 1,0 to work for was no small task. We no sooner got it working and along comes Oauth2. Therefore we are hoping that someone can shed some light on this with working code.
  1.  OAuth
Mike Trainor Mike Trainor
  1. PowerBuilder
Cannot invoke Web-service exception
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
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Hi ,   I am trying to call a web service from the Appeon PB. I have followed all the instructions mentioned in the article for the web-service call to work. When I try to make the call I get the exception "Cannot Invoke Web service"  My web-serv...
Shaila Panwar Shaila Panwar
  1. PowerBuilder
Unable to login PowerBuilder
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Pandian Rengachari replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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  Hi Team, I have recently reset my password, after resetting password, it is say that ID is already connected use different ID to connect. Please refere attached screenshot.    
Pandian Rengachari Pandian Rengachari
  1. PowerBuilder
Printing in PowerServer using an icon instead of rmb click
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
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I'm printing datawindow reports from within PowerServer (PM V2017 R3 Build 1858) in Chrome. I have no problem with the right mouse button menu displaying and providing printing. The but to this statement is, I have an existing print icon, and was wo...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  2.  PowerServer Web
  3.  Print
Bryant Burnard Bryant Burnard
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
keeping pibbles in sync with source control
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Need some ideas from the group: At my work, we are having a discussion about whether to put the pibbles in source control. They main concern is keeping the pbl's in sync with changes made and pushed up to source control. My theory is that if we ex...
Floyd Edwards Floyd Edwards
  1. PowerBuilder
Error connecting to Oracle 10 DB but can with SQL+
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
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Hi I can connect to a database via SQL plus but not via PB ( get TNS could not resolve the connect identifier) I think I must be not entering the right things in the connection tab, but it only has an entry for server name. So I have server name as ...
gary bloor gary bloor
  1. PowerBuilder
How does one contact an Appeon MVP?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Armeen, What is the best way to contact an Appeon MVP?  For consulting purposes? ThanksDennis
Dennis Little Dennis Little
  1. PowerBuilder
Failed to instantiate the editor., Built-in Rich Edit Control
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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On one of our production servers (and so far only one), we are experiencing the same OLE Error as what was reported by Boris Krylov in https://www.appeon.com/standardsupport/search/view?id=1355#. Unfortunately, in that Post, Boris did not mention wh...
Gregory Rusak Gregory Rusak
  1. PowerBuilder
PB to SalesForce APIs - File Uploads
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Dennis Little replied 5 years ago
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Hi all, We're doing some integration to SalesForce.  We're on PB 2017 R3.  So we have an application that needs to upload several xls/pdf files to SalesForce. I know there are some API calls to be made.  We have a meeting next week in regards to th...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Dennis Little Dennis Little
  1. PowerBuilder
Bug Comments
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
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It would be nice if public bugs were open to comment by others. Bug 2501 The title and text of the bug mention pbvm170.dll but if you look real close at the attached image, it is actually pbjvm170.dll. That might help in figuring out the issue. 
Roland Smith Roland Smith
  1. PowerBuilder

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