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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
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
Stack size changed during a routine call in PBDebug Log
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Armeen Mazda @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hi when I run PBDebug on a large PFC application I "get stack size changed during a routine call" all over the log (This we dont have when runnig it with PB 12.5). I created a small test application with a single NVO inherited from transaction....
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Arthur Hefti Arthur Hefti
  1. PowerBuilder
Show difference doest work with TFS 2015
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hi, How Show difference... works with PB2017? Im connected with TFS 2015 and Show difference dont display nothing. I dont find any settings about difference tool. Someone can help me? ty  
  1.  TFS
Patrick Therrien Patrick Therrien
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling web service from mobile app
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Steve Mason replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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I am using Powerbuilder 2017 Universal version. Powerbuilder, Powerserver, the test web service and the mobile app (which calls the test web service) are all installed on the same system. When the mobile app specifies a url of http://localhost/...
  1.  Service
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
Modeling Tool
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Rodolfo Reyes replied 6 years ago
5 replies
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Good Morning. In my work as a modeling tool we are using PowerDesigner 15 (but it is getting old). We are undecided whether to buy the upgrade to SAP for PowerDesigner 16 or switch to another tool. What modeling tool are you currently using? ...
  1.  Design
Rodolfo Reyes Rodolfo Reyes
  1. PowerBuilder
Write file to plugin directory
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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I am using the universal version of Appeon Powerbuilder 2017. The Powerserver documentation ("FAQ s plugin directory on the server.  How can a mobile app write to a file in a directory on the server?   int li_fileid int li_rc string ls_file =...
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  2.  Plugin
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
DataWindow - Crosstab lost format after editing data source
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hi Community,   this is my first time working on datawindow crosstab. I encountered that the datawindow will lost all the formatting after editing on the data source. Is there anyway, i can prevent the format getting reset after inserting ad...
  1.  Crosstab
Chee Boon Ang Chee Boon Ang
  1. PowerBuilder
What does it mean C#DW in powerbuilder roadmap?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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What does it mean C#DW in powerbuilder roadmap? Will it be possible to use DW visual control in some .NET application e.g. like it was with Datawindow.NET? Thanks in adv.
  1.  C#
  2.  PowerBuilder
Sergei Kouznetsov Sergei Kouznetsov
  1. PowerBuilder
ODBC cannot connect to AppeonSample database
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Pierre Couvreur replied 6 years ago
4 replies
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Hello, I installed PB2017 trial edition on a Windows 10 Pro tablet. SQLAnywhere 12 and 17 are already installed on it. I try to setup a 32bits ODBC datasource to the AppeonSample.db database with no luck, neither with SA12 nor SA17. Error me...
  1.  ASE
Pierre Couvreur Pierre Couvreur
  1. PowerBuilder
Calling .net assembly from Mobile app
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  1. Last updated 7 years ago
  2.  Steve Mason replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Created test .net assembly with following values: library: assembly.pbl namespace: testassembly assembly file name: testassembly.dll setup file name: testassembly.msi custom class object: n_assembly custom class name: n_assembly method name:...
  1.  .NET Assembly
  2.  Mobile
Steve Mason Steve Mason
  1. PowerBuilder
What's the method to DEBUG a mobile application?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Marco Meoni replied 6 years ago
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For example opening up dialogue to get albumn item or path. i.e li_filetype = 2 // Simultaneously displays the photo or video in the album ln_camera = create eon_mobile_cameraex li_return = ln_camera.of_openalbums (ls_filepath) st_path.Tex...
  1.  Bug
Shoaib Siddiqui Shoaib Siddiqui
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
PB2017 Bug #288
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hi there, some 8 weeks ago I filed bug report #288. As we rely on the solution, Id like to monitor the progress. Bugzilla does not accept my Appeon account. Where can I go? Who can I ask? Thanks Martin
  1.  Bug
Martin Eberle Martin Eberle
  1. PowerBuilder
Appeon 2017 PB PowerServer - Error connecting to Oracle database (2)
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Gary Privette replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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This is follow-up to earlier an question. With the default installation of PowerServer from PB 2017 Universal, I get an error creating native Oracle datasource with 32-bit client (from full Oracle client install, not instant client): "Testing D...
  1.  Client
Gary Privette Gary Privette
  1. PowerServer Mobile (Obsolete)
64-bit Powerbuilder with oleobject
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Ken Guo @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hi, We are working on upgrade to Powerbuilder 2017. We tried to deploy 64-bit Powerbuilder application to Windows 10 System. We have some .Net Component communicate with PB using OLEobject call. All .Net component build as AnyCPU. But communicatio...
  1.  API
Haihong Yang Haihong Yang
  1. PowerBuilder
Making an object visible does now work outside of the IDE.
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Olan Knight replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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Hello, I am running PB 12.6. In the application, there is a window with a user object that is not visible.  During regular running of the application, the object is made visible and brought to the front.  This works in the IDE just fine, however, ...
James Nail James Nail
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder 2017 testing
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Matthew Balent replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hi All,   We have been testing our application manually for a very long time which is in Powerbuilder but just wanted to know if you can perform Automated testing on our powerbuilder aplplication, please let me know the name of the tools and th...
siddharth agashe siddharth agashe
  1. PowerBuilder
Email and pb
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Hello all I want to enable the user to take a file attached to an email and join it to a record in a data window ( the link to it ) or the whole message . Does any one did or have an idea how to have it done ? I saw once a vendor that adds a...
  1.  Email
Moshe Tangi Moshe Tangi
  1. PowerBuilder
Powerbuilder MR Build 1681 and PDF size
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 6 years ago
2 replies
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I have just installed the maintenance release build 1681, my main issue being the native PDF quality. The quality, I am happy to say, is now excellent, but.. At the moment, I create PDFs using the PDFCreator (version 1.7) API which works perfectly. T...
  1.  Build
Gerry Whitmarsh Gerry Whitmarsh
  1. PowerBuilder
License level required to switch back to old RTE control?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Julie Jiang @Appeon replied 6 years ago
3 replies
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A suggestion for our current problems with the new RTE control is that it is possible to utilize the old control by switching a setting in the Application Painter. However, I do not see the mentioned setting when I go to look for it. I feel like I...
  1.  License
  2.  TE Control
Randolph Berry Randolph Berry
  1. PowerBuilder
Spec for RTF in new RTE Control?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Is there a specification somewhere to the particular RTF format that is used by the new RTE Control internally? The control appears to be the TE (tecf) control from SubSystems. Is this correct? If so, does Appeon (or SubSystems via Appeon) have an...
  1.  TE Control
Randolph Berry Randolph Berry
  1. PowerBuilder
PB2017 RichText - Missing Fields?
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  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 6 years ago
1 reply
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Ive seen some of the other various questions and issues regarding the new Rich Text control, and were experiencing most of these issues even with build 1681 (the CPU/load spike is by far the worst, we cant migrate our clients up when were going from ...
  1.  TE Control
Richard Lynskey Richard Lynskey
  1. PowerBuilder

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