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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
6 replies
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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
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
5004 views
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
PowerServer Web deployment - datawindow retrieval
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  logiciel egis replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
I am using PB 17 R2 and have the PowerServer installed. Im running into issues with retrieving data when using a datawindow.  I can connect to the database, issue embedded sql and get data back, and can use a dynamically created datawindow and retrie...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerServer Web
Anna Uden Anna Uden
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Statictext mouse pointer is not working
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  logiciel egis replied 5 years ago
8 replies
1937 views
0 votes
Greetings.., Statictext mouse pointer is not working ( try to set during runtime no hope ) , any solution Regards Antony    
NMC Heathcare NMC HeathCare NMC Heathcare NMC HeathCare
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
SQL Syntax Error With OleDatabaseBlob Control
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Shenn Sellers replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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PB 2017 R3 is generating an SQL Syntax Error at run time when trying to retrieve a blob column in a data window. I'm using MySQL  5.7.24.  The message is a sqlstate = 37000, 1064.  The partial syntax is:  "You have an error in your SQL...near ': blob...
  1.  OLEDB
James Medick James Medick
  1. PowerBuilder
Git commit also tries to commit .pbd files (PB2017 R2)
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Tom Jiang @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
if i commit my target, powerbuilder also tres to commit the the .pbd files and creates folder for them.That takes a long time and is unecunecessary . Even if the file is not in any repository. Is there a way to prevent powerbuilder from doing that?...
Ferdinand Fischer Ferdinand Fischer
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2019 compatible with TFS?
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi, My project is using PowerBuilder 12.5 version and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team explorer TFS as a version control for PowerBuilder source code.   We are migrating from PowerBuilder 12.5 to PowerBuilder 2019 and will purchase 4 licenses for...
suchandra tapadar suchandra tapadar
  1. Beta Testing
Unable to set runtime tab order in datawindow.
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
  Hello , I have one datawindow with 10th columns (field1, field2,……… , field10). Tab order is already set in datawindow from 10 to 100. Requirement:  If focus is on field10 and user pressed on tab then tab should be set as below condition. If ...
Shweta Jain Shweta Jain
  1. PowerBuilder
How to connect SAP S/4 HANA?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi, experts, I want to connect to SAP S/4 HANA using Powerbuilder, How to implement this without SAP GUI client installation?  
Charly Ke Charly Ke
  1. PowerBuilder
Software being used to interact with Sybase ASE database
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Brad Wery replied 5 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Just trying to find out what software people are using to interact with a Sybase Database (ASE 16). We are using Infomaker (12.5, 2017) and DBeaver, unfortunately they do not list user functions.  Not sure what others are using but if you have a few...
David Vasconcelos David Vasconcelos
  1. PowerBuilder
Datatype Any used in assembly
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kevin Ridley replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2054 views
0 votes
Hi all,   When i try to use the PB web service assembly to replace EA server, i find there is an issue when using the Any type in PB. When depoly the PB code as dll, the PBNumber coulnd not convert to PBAny type in the dll. How to solve that? Or th...
Sally D Sally D
  1. PowerBuilder
Warning C0190 Instance variables...will be implicitly private...
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
6 replies
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0 votes
Hey folks, I'm getting a bunch of warnings during migration - all are the same, referencing various objects in different PBLs. Example (Just 1 of 14 generated):PFCAPSRV.PBL(pfc_n_cst_dwcache).23: Warning     C0190: Instance variables of local struc...
  1.  Error
  2.  Migration
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  Warning
Jim Means Jim Means
  1. PowerBuilder
Problems working and printing richtext in a DW
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Gustavo Pepe replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Good afternoon I am using the PowerBuilder 2017 R3, and in one of the datawindos, I have a column that is richtext, therefore, I use the richtext edit style The problem originates when I want to print the information of the Dw The column with the ...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Format
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  Print
Gustavo Pepe Gustavo Pepe
  1. PowerBuilder
Encrypt BCrypt
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
8 replies
3300 views
1 vote
Hello,I have to encrypt password in BCrypt, in the form "$2a$11$...".Do you know the method?I used the Topwiz app (http://www.topwizprogramming.com/freecode_bcrypt.html), but I can not do it.Best regards,
Frederic Sosson Frederic Sosson
  1. PowerBuilder
blob encoding in powerserver?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
is blob with encoding supported in powerserver? It sounds like it is NOT from the help in powerserver?  Is the encoding that is used by powerserver the same as the default that powerbuilder uses? These are the encoding values as per powerbuilder:  ...
mike S mike S
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Git Push Failure
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
1 reply
2530 views
0 votes
I'm using Powerbuilder 2017 R2. I have set up Git and was able to successfully Connect To Workspace. Everything looks good in the GUI, I'm able to see the objects that I have changed. I was then able to successfully do a Git Commit. The final thing ...
  1.  Git
Steve Sargent Steve Sargent
  1. PowerBuilder
Unable to delete file through FileDelete function.
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
3575 views
0 votes
Hello, I am using PB 2017 R3 Build 1880. The FileDelete function is working fine in my machine whenever my application run on other machine then it is not getting deleted. I assume this function is returning (FALSE or NULL). That might the file ac...
  1.  File
  2.  File Access
Sudeep Pandey Sudeep Pandey
  1. PowerBuilder
Trim PowerScript function removes Char(26) ('')
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
3 replies
2266 views
0 votes
I would like the experts, to confirm if below case is a PB2017 bug. Preceding and succeeding character Char(26) ('') got removed when using Trim function. We have migrated from PB12.5 to PB2017R3(Build 1880). When we use Trim function to an encrypt...
Aniesh Nanu Aniesh Nanu
  1. PowerBuilder
PBEJBCLIENT170.pbd in PB 2017 R3
  1. Resolved
  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Joao Ribeiro replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi folks, (Migrating from PB 12.5.2) I couldn't find PBEJBCLIENT170.pbd in PB 2017 R3 (even in \Shared\PowerBuilder), neither any PBEJBCLIENT*.*. I read some issues resolved in R2, but there's no way to do the same in R3. Am I losing something? TI...
  1.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Joao Ribeiro Joao Ribeiro
  1. PowerBuilder
Release license in powerbuilder 2019
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi I started to use Powerbuilder 2019 but unfortunately I did not select release licencen when closing. How can I enable this setting ? I cannot find it in system settings and Powerbuilder 2017 cannot be started because of licence locking. Gunnar G...
  1.  License
Gunnar Gisleberg Gunnar Gisleberg
  1. Beta Testing
Crash when logging in after new installation of IDE 2017 R3
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Pierre Mertens replied 5 years ago
3 replies
1926 views
0 votes
Hello, I just intalled the PowerBuilder 2017 R3 IDE 1858 on my computer (W7). I have a valid online license. When I launch the IDE, I have to log in: I type de mail address and password, then Log In. PowerBuilder crashes. Do you have any idea ? T...
Pierre Mertens Pierre Mertens
  1. PowerBuilder
Phone call directly from my Mobile App
  1. Resolved
  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
2 replies
1899 views
0 votes
I am steal new at using the mobile functionality. What I am trying to accomplish is to make a phone call. From a datawindow showing the names and Phone numbers I am trying to make a phone call by selecting one of the Vendors in the list & pressing ...
  1.  PowerServer Mobile
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)

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