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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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  2. How-to
  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
Access to plugin folder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Olivier THEVENIOT replied 5 years ago
8 replies
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In mobile app, after a download with File Service, how can i open easily the plugin folder or open a file downloaded. Currently i display a messagebox showing the plugin path. But it's not practical.
Olivier THEVENIOT Olivier THEVENIOT
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Native SVN workspace under source control and working directory
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Ryan Creps replied 5 years ago
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We are in a place in our project timeline where we can finally migrate to utilizing the new native SVN integration offered in PB2017 (specifically R3, LTS).  I've run into a few confusing setup requirements and trying to get clarification as to the i...
Ryan Creps Ryan Creps
  1. PowerBuilder
Uploading Blob to MS SQL Server
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
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Hi, I'm having an issue uploading a image Blobs to a MS SQL Server and can't figure out where I'm going wrong (Using Powerbuilder 2017 R3, both in Desktop App and Appeon Mobile). The Upload Blob is working and creating the database records but it l...
  1.  BLOB
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  3.  SQL Server
Alan Rice Alan Rice
  1. PowerBuilder
Appeon Mobile - Calling RESTful APIs
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, Is there any examples of using RESTFul APIs with Appeon Mobile. I had assumed that the samples provided for the desktop would work but they don't for me. e.g. the below works fine for me as a desktop app using PB 2017 R3 but fails silently whe...
  1.  PowerServer Mobile
  2.  REST
Alan Rice Alan Rice
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Tortoise SVN: Add To Source Control for Common PBLs...
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Erick Bergsma replied 5 years ago
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Our migration to PB 2017 is going nicely now, and the next step is to start using SVN for Source Control. Our PB9 code was all in VSS, and we're going to start all new in SVN with PB 2017 Here is the issue... All the PBL from the "main" applicatio...
Erick Bergsma Erick Bergsma
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Autosize works in Android but does not work in IOS.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 5 years ago
1 reply
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I have an mobile App that is being used by Android and IOS operating system (Samsung Galaxys 6,7,8+ and I-phone 7,8 plus). The Autosize Height is check with All Above property in the column.  It works perfect in the Android and windows but it does no...
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Clarence Chamorro Clarence Chamorro
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Datawindow computed fields - performance issues.
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Clarence Chamorro replied 5 years ago
6 replies
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My script below takes too much time. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// long ll_rowdec vl_amt[] for ll_row=1 to dw_1.rowcount() //3000 records     dw_vl_amt[ll_row]=100next dw_1.object.acc_amt.primary= vl_amt  ...
SHIJILESH CHERROT SHIJILESH CHERROT
  1. PowerBuilder
Dysplay BMP (signature) in a Datawindow
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Andres Slachevsky replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Hello All, i'm trying to follow the workaround documentation about the tablebloob object in a DW following the documentation  Large Binary/Text database OLE object Description The Large Binary/Text database OLE object for DataWindo...
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
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Silent Install available for AutoCompile?
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Christopher Craft replied 5 years ago
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Is there a way to silently install the PowerBuilder Compiler? I would just need it installed in the current directory. Chris Craft
Christopher Craft Christopher Craft
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ImportString with Ñ character
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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 All,, PB2017 R3 Windows 10 i have a file with a Ñ on it Using importFile it converts the Ñ to 2 strange characters using File functions it also create the same problem  the only solution i found is to replace the characters after the impor...
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
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ADO.NET - not able to set Application NAme
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Georgios Papageorgiou replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Powersphere    When i connect to SQL Server 2017 i'm not able to set the Application Name. Currently the "sp_who2" says ".Net SqlClient Data Provider"    I tried to set DBParm to  "Application Name=Client" / "App='Client'" / "ApplicationName...
  1.  ADO.NET
  2.  Database Driver
  3.  PowerBuilder
Georgios Papageorgiou Georgios Papageorgiou
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder & SLACK API
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  ATK Gimmy Susan replied 5 years ago
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Good morning GURU. I'm playing with the SLAK messaging program and I have a problem: How can I assign the following content to a string variable? curl -x proxy: 8081 -k -X POST -H "Content-type: application / json" --data "{'text': 'Hello I'm Gimmy...
  1.  API
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
Grid datawindow / get first header
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 5 years ago
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Hi all,   I have a grid datawindow with header sorting functions. Users can also reposition columns themselves.   I am looking for a dynamic solution to retrieve the name of the header of the first visible column in my grid datawindow. I can't u...
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder 2018 and .Net non-visual assemblies
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Gregory Rusak replied 5 years ago
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In PowerBuilder 2018 will we be able to make direct calls to 3rd party .Net non-visual assemblies that are not COM callable? For example, eBay .NET SDK APIs https://developer.ebay.com/tools/netsdk Thanks.  
Gregory Rusak Gregory Rusak
  1. PowerBuilder
Error running migrated application
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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Good Morning,  I've migrated "successfully" an application from PB6 to PB2017. I've done some new windows and everything works OK with this.  The problem comes when i Execute some old windows and it crashes all the app with an Unknown object type e...
Pepe Cuenca Pepe Cuenca
  1. PowerBuilder
PB 2018 delayed 6 months ?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 5 years ago
3 replies
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2 votes
Hi I can see on the roadmap this morning that PB 2018 is delayed 6 months.   Is that a typo :-) or what is going on ?   Thanks  //Steen
Steen Jakobsen Steen Jakobsen
  1. PowerBuilder
Automatic the printing process (PDF)
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Shenn Sellers replied 5 years ago
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Hi All,  I would like to automatic the printing process. I would like to program when user click print, it will automatic select native PDF printer and automatically save to a network folder as pdf file  is it possible to do in it PB 2017 ? if so h...
  1.  PowerBuilder
Herry Ng Herry Ng
  1. PowerBuilder
NTWDBLIB
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
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Helo guru  , Does the Powerbuilder 2018 work with ntwdblib.dll ?   Best regards ,   Jure
Jure Gornjak Jure Gornjak
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Folder : listbox list of files
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 5 years ago
2 replies
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Hi guys, We have implemented a solution where our app is checking for the existence of txt files in a certain folder. Another application is sending to us TXT files , which we need to process and delete when done.   We used the Dirlist method and ...
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Native PDF: Text Size not consistent
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  1. Last updated 5 years ago
  2.  Markus Kreuzer replied 5 years ago
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Hi everybody, I'm working with PB 2017 R2 (Build 1769) and I have the following Issue: I have a Datawindow that displays a weekly plan. The text is displayed with a normal column with "box" as border. All these columns have Arial 8 defined. When I...
Markus Kreuzer Markus Kreuzer
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