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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
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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
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get Selected location from PowerServer map option
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
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Hello All, i am using the eon_mobile_mapex object Following the tutorial from Marco Meoni (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nalRw9U7UQ) i manage to use the Anotations and locations. my question is if i can get the location of a site selected by h...
  1.  Maps
  2.  PowerServer Mobile
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Printing in Datamax barcode printer
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, PB 2017 R3, Postgresql 11.1 Need to print a label report in a Datamax barcode printer.   Different label sizes are possible.   Tried with For 3 labels in a row, single label size 3 x 2 cm 1.  Created one label dw, retrieved required data. ...
  1.  Barcode
  2.  Label
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
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Auto scroll DDDW item with the letter typed
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  mike S replied 5 years ago
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I'm looking for code that automatically scrolls drop-down DataWindows to items that begin with the typed letter.  Similar to PFC n_cst_dwsrv_dropdownsearch.
Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson
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Powerbuilder invalidates OCX Control when editing
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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This has been an issue since PB 11.5 when we included an OCX into our application.  It was there in version 12.6 and still an issue in 2017. We have added a custom calendar OCX to our application.  To add this, I did an INSERT-> CONTROL -> OLE From...
Chris Baldone Chris Baldone
  1. PowerBuilder
Error Code: 15056
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Good morning. We have a couple of app running without any issues. The Only issue I am having is the following: One of my user recently change his I-phone (8) with IOs 12.1.4 and he had to reinstall Appeon WorkSpace. We installed the app and now he ...
  1.  PowerServer Mobile
Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
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Font Application Properties
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  John Fauss replied 5 years ago
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In selecting Fonts, the "Text" Font can have a specified color; indexed to the Windows settings.  But it looks like the Column, Header and Label Fonts can only be black on a white background. Is that correct and, if so, is there an explanation? Tha...
Phil Wallingford Phil Wallingford
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Sqlca.sqlcode returns two values on successive calls
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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, PB 2017 R3, build 1880, Posgresql 11.1 Calling a function from itemchanged event, which retrieves value from db through a query,  Select a.nameInto   :ls_nameFrom  table_aWhere field1 = :ls_where; Messagebox('return1', sqlca.sqlcode)Messag...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Sivaprakash BKR Sivaprakash BKR
  1. PowerBuilder
Error code 15056
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mariano Collado @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hello, I´ve got another problem. It´s with Appeon Workspace. I´m doing a mobile app. I´m using PB 2017 R3 1880.  When I try run the app in the appeon Workspace I´ve got  this error: Error code 15056 The Appeon client library(build 1988.00) is inco...
Cecilia Jiménez Bedoya Cecilia Jiménez Bedoya
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PB2017 R3 crashes on SVN commit
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Giuseppe moglia replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Powerbuilder 2017 R3 Build 1880 TortoiseSVN 1.11.1, Build 28492 - 64 Bit Visual SVN Server 3.9.2   I added a workspace with more than one target (targets shares some pbls) to a SVN single project repository When I modify a datawindow for the fir...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  SVN
Giuseppe moglia Giuseppe moglia
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ADO.Net connection
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 5 years ago
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Greetings all. Working with BETA, I make a build as usual, and install it on standalone machine, got all run-times files out of the package right in the installed directory. Getting ADO.Net connection error please see attached. Did check .net looks...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
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TX Control - how to access native methods and properties
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Steen Jakobsen replied 5 years ago
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Hi, I'm new to the TX Text Control. How can I use the control functions and properties as described by the vendor? (https://www.textcontrol.com/documentation/?param=o_txtextcontrol.htm&product=ocx)     Specifically, I want to add a hyperlink an...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  TX Control
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
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Ole automation with office 'Click to Run' install
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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We have a customer who has office 365 'click to run' installed version (vs full msi install).  They are not able to connect to excel using the ConnectToNewObject method call.  Excel is loaded, just it's the 'click to run' version.  Is it possible to ...
BRIAN PROM BRIAN PROM
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DataWindow not retrieving date column
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  James Firestone replied 5 years ago
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I am new to PowerBuilder.  We are adding two columns to a table.  One is a date, the other char(2).  I am able to insert something to the columns initially, but when I try to modify or delete the row, it does not work, because it did not properly ret...
James Firestone James Firestone
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CMD Button does nothing
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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PBv12.1, build 7055PFC based appOracle 12CMy app has two command buttons -     If you click them with the mouse, they work.   If you tab over to them, the highlight outline is present, but when you hit the Enter key, nothing happens!What in the WORLD...
Olan Knight Olan Knight
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Auto-hide dockable window?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
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Hello, I am looking to auto-hide a dockable window in an mdidockhelp! frame. The window opens in the frame and docks nicely. When the user hovers over the tab on the left, it slides out. I would like to have it set so that when the user's mouse is no...
Steven Weingold Steven Weingold
  1. PowerBuilder
Webservice proxy wizard is not showing under Project in PB2017 Build 1681
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  RAGHAVA KALLAM replied 5 years ago
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Webservice proxy wizard is not showing under Project tab in PB2017 Build 1681  
RAGHAVA KALLAM RAGHAVA KALLAM
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getcolumn() or getcolumnname() as datawindow functions or perhaps other way to do it?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Vladimir K. replied 5 years ago
4 replies
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Greetings all. Multi rows, multi column (edit) datawindow. I would like to change border or color or font or background of the current column on current row. Any chance appeon development team can add getcolumn() and/or getcolumnname() to datawind...
Vladimir K. Vladimir K.
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Issue connecting a Powerbuilder workspace to GIT repository!
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kav khalsa replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Company has recently upgraded Bitbucket  to new version (Atlassian Bitbucket v5.12.0) . Since then we are not able to connect the repository from Powerbuilder workspace IDE.  Getting the error:  However, we have no problem connecting the reposit...
Lin Xu Lin Xu
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Bug with Describe('DataWindow.Table.Sort') or am I doing something wrong?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  philip anderson replied 5 years ago
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Hi everyone I'm having an issue with PB 2017 R3 (1858) where a datawindow with an expression in the sort order can't correctly restore that sort order later. I've attached an example DW Sort Order is as following: Running the following code on t...
Markus Eckert Markus Eckert
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Insert the default outlook digital signature using OLE components
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 5 years ago
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Hello, I use to build outlook Email with OLE components and I want to insert the default digital signature in the htmlbody. Someone can help me?   I give you part of my code with the variables declarations : OLEObject viole_applicationOLEObject ...
  1.  OLE
  2.  Outlook
  3.  PowerBuilder
Xavier BOURGOIN Xavier BOURGOIN
  1. PowerBuilder

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