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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
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  1. Last updated 3 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 3 years ago
3 replies
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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
How to Scoll to a Column within a DataWindow That is Not Currently Visible
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Greg Duvall replied 6 years ago
8 replies
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I have a "form" datawindow that users will enter scores into. It contains a single row with multiple entry columns on the form. When a user tabs to the next field I want to automatically scroll to that point. I have been trying any number of differen...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerBuilder
Greg Duvall Greg Duvall
  1. PowerBuilder
Interfacing Pb.2017 with SAP BAPI
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Giuseppe moglia replied 6 years ago
5 replies
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0 votes
Hi, I am interested in interfacing a Powerbuilder 2017 application with SAP BAPI. Some example code that will help me to connect to and interface with an SAP BAPI will be of great help. Thanks in advance. Regards Murugeshan KN  
Murugeshan KN Murugeshan KN
  1. PowerBuilder
JSON Key Exists
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 years ago
5 replies
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I'm consuming a web service which returns values in JSON format. The models are predefined, but some values are optional. The optional values may not be sent at all. Is there an easy way to check if a key exists prior to calling a getItem method? Ri...
Joe Hess Joe Hess
  1. PowerBuilder
Call Webservice with BasicAuthentication
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  René Ullrich replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi,   I try to use a webservice using .NET engine in PB 2017 R2. The server requires a basic authentication. My code is: lsoap_connx = CREATE SoapConnection lsoap_connx.CreateInstance(lnv_zeitdaten, "ztab_zeitdaten")   // returns 0 lsoap_connx....
René Ullrich René Ullrich
  1. PowerBuilder
Mutable String Type Needed - PBNI C++ Possibility?
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hello, All! First, this is not critical. I am in the exploratory stage, only, and open to looking at other solutions to my problem. My PowerBuilder application needs to do (potentially) thousands of concatenations to a single string variable. True ...
  1.  PBNI
  2.  PowerBuilder
Tom Peters Tom Peters
  1. PowerBuilder
Comment in DW SQL prevent the Dw to retrieve in Powerserver
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Using MS SQL SERVERif in the SQL of the Datawindow there is a comment then when the retrieve() will not work and no error dysplay will be great if in the log after the deploy of the application is a warning  
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PowerServer
  3.  SQL Server
Andres Slachevsky Andres Slachevsky
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Powerbuilder SaveAsFormattedText not working properly
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
3 replies
2704 views
0 votes
We have datawindow designed to display a report. Objective: We want to export the data in the datawindow to an Excel Sheet. Code to achieve the above objective is: dw_1.SaveAsFormattedText(LocationToBeSavedAt) Problem: Data gets displayed in the ...
  1.  PowerBuilder
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Pratim Singha Pratim Singha
  1. PowerBuilder
STD Foundation Classes: open multiple documents in the same tab group
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi Guru. i need to open more windows as documents, but to group them in the same group. As you can see from the help below the last parameter indicates if i need to create a new tab group.   In the STD Foundation Classes framework, however, the f...
ATK Gimmy Susan ATK Gimmy Susan
  1. PowerBuilder
Migration tool for SQL Anywhere to ASE
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Narayana Bhat replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Team,   I know this is wrong platform to ask below question, but still if anybody has advise or has experience on below topic can throw the light.   Is there any tool to migrate database from SQL Anywhere 16 to Adaptive server Enterprise? I am...
  1.  SQL Anywhere
Narayana Bhat Narayana Bhat
  1. PowerBuilder
SoapConnection failed
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Gilbert Lee replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, -SoapConnection failed- I made deployment files via PB 2017 R3 temporally but It didn't work on Windows Server 2012 R2. It worked on my computer (Windows 7 Pro). The previous PB version was PB 11.2 and all worked well on all Windows version. I ...
  1.  Deployment
Gilbert Lee Gilbert Lee
  1. PowerBuilder
iwarunner.html - Download failed. Error Code 35
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Kai Zhao @Appeon replied 6 years ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Greetings All, Generally users can use iwarunner.html in the URL to load the Appeon application.  But I have one or two users where they occasionally report that it does not work. Can someone kindly offer a suggestion as to what might be wrong? Th...
Paul Murray Paul Murray
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
Datawindow evaluate function not working correct in VM
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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Hello, I created a support ticket for this, but maybe someone had a similar problem and found a solution. *Phenomenon:If I use the dw_1.describe("evaluate('"+ls_eval+"',1)") function to calculate some decimal valuesthis works fine on a real PC. If ...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Expression
Heiko Bergner Heiko Bergner
  1. PowerBuilder
Updating Oracle Table Column defined as Raw Column type with datawindow
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 6 years ago
6 replies
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0 votes
We have a Oracle 12c Database.  In a table in the database is a column with a RAW data type.  The column is designed to not allow nulls per requirements of the DBA. We are trying to retrieve/insert/update this column.   A regular datawindow does not...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  Oracle
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Anthony Mancuso Anthony Mancuso
  1. PowerBuilder
PowerServer run in hosting/ PowerServer se ejecuta en hosting
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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0 votes
Hi, it is possible to hire a hosting and from there run the PowerServer. If this is possible what features should have this hosting. Thanks for your answer     Hi, es posible contratar un hosting y desde alli ejecutar el PowerServer. Si esto es p...
  1.  PowerServer
Oscar Rios Ramirez Oscar Rios Ramirez
  1. PowerServer 2020 or older (Obsolete)
PFC Documentation
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Gzim Ramizi replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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I just DLed the 2017 PFC from GitHub. Do we have any documentation of the modifications made to that?  Is that on GitHub somehow?  It looks like the help file hasnt been updated. Im wondering specifically about the pfcmain objects; many of them...
  1.  Documentation
Jeff Casbeer Jeff Casbeer
  1. PowerBuilder
Unable to checkout objects from SVN Server Repository to Local Directory
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Madhu Krushnamraju replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi, 1. Im successfully connected to SVN Server Repository URL. When I select Local Root Directory and message box prompted and says, "specified directory does not exist", even folder exist in the system.  would you please advise?     ...
  1.  Server
Madhu Krushnamraju Madhu Krushnamraju
  1. PowerBuilder
Fours questions, looking for answers from the experts
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Bruce Armstrong replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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I'm have a oleobject that has an overloaded function. For the life of me I've not been able to get the overloaded function to work. Can anyone confirm overloaded ole object functions are supported by PowerBuilder 2017R2. My deployed applicat...
Kevan Smith Kevan Smith
  1. PowerBuilder
PDFs not getting created on User workstations
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
I am using NativePDF! to create PDFs in my application.  It works on my PC (it is Windows 10).However, it does not work on most of my user's PCs running the application.  It works on some, but not others where it does not create the PDF. An example ...
  1.  NativePDF
Jon Stoller Jon Stoller
  1. PowerBuilder
Menu / close - destroy event ?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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0 votes
Hi all,   Lets say i have an overview screen with hundreds of records, which is being refreshed autmatically. Every 5 seconds the retrieve function is done.   Now on the rightclick event of the datawindow , our users can pop a menu with some addi...
John Vanleeuwe John Vanleeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
How to Scan QR Code / Bar Code from PowerBuilder Application?
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Udaya Shankar Rao replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi, Need help & suggestion on bar code / qr code scanner.   I have PowerBuilder 10.5 application which is running in Windows 10 tablet. Now, I have a requirement to add the Bar code / QR Code scan functionality in built in this application. ...
Udaya Shankar Rao Udaya Shankar Rao
  1. PowerBuilder

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