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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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Saw this and thought it was perfect. Note the angry mob in the background on panel 4.   :)
Olan Knight Olan Knight
  1. PowerBuilder
Saveas pdf of a graph changes all symbols color to black
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 10 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 10 months ago
3 replies
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Hi, this issue is since PB2017 and now we see the same behavior in PB2022 R2. The text under the X and Y coordinate appears in the opposite direction and I believe that it is the same in all right to left languages.
  1.  Graph
Yossi Dallal Yossi Dallal
  1. PowerBuilder
SMTPClient issue
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  2. Issue
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Simone Olianti replied 10 months ago
5 replies
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Hello, i'm using the new SMTPClient and it's working good but i've noticed a strange behaviour when i look at the sent email Even if I add only one recipient  and only one attachment to the message, the recipient always gets multiple sender referenc...
Simone Olianti Simone Olianti
  1. PowerBuilder
PBDOM issue with PowerServer 2022
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Mark Lee @Appeon replied 10 months ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Getting "Unresolvable external pbdom_document when linking reference at line..." error when executing the following line: ldom_doc = CREATE PBDOM_Document   ldom_doc was declared as: PBDOM_Document ldom_doc In the PowerServer debugger, ldom_doc ...
  1.  PBDOM
  2.  PowerServer
Jim Reese Jim Reese
  1. PowerServer
Three and above application running concurrently
  1. Advice
  1. Last updated 10 months ago
  2.  Sim Joo Pee replied 10 months ago
3 replies
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0 votes
Hi    I am using PB2022 Build1900. DB Mssql.  I have problem when 3 and above cloudpp/application running concurrently where it will update the same table for a value.  It always failed to update the table at the very last cloudapp/application. I dn...
Sim Joo Pee Sim Joo Pee
  1. PowerServer
DDEPoke from Excel client doesn't trigger remotesend event
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  2. How-to
  1. Last updated 10 months ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 10 months ago
2 replies
642 views
0 votes
Hi all, My application registers with Windows as a DDE Server, and communicates with several different 3rd party apps through DDE.  We're just now exploring how to communicate via Excel by the same means. In Excel, I put a button on the worksheet t...
  1.  Excel
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
Adjust font size according to field size in datawindow
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 10 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 10 months ago
1 reply
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Best regard. Is there a way to auto-adjust the font size in a datawindow field? This is in order not to enlarge the size of the field or column of the datawindow, but rather to adjust the font size. I require it, because I do not want the dimensio...
JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS JOSE WILLIAM ROMERO OLIVOS
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow SaveAS doesn't populate the Program Name of the excel file.
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  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Mark Goldsmith replied 10 months ago
7 replies
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Does anyone know how i can make the datawindow saveas functionality creates the excel file with the Program Name populated with Microsoft Excel?  I'm saving my dw data to excel file and wants to use Syncfusion to open and manipulate the file as ne...
Catherine Canete Catherine Canete
  1. PowerBuilder
What ever happened to the Community Edition of Appeon products
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 6 years ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 10 months ago
1 reply
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4 votes
Last year there was indication of a community version of Appeon Powerbuilder. This would be inline with most of the other development platforms where there are low cost or no cost developer versions.  These types of licenses are important in several ...
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· tom · tom
  1. PowerBuilder
Get handle from Parent Process (C#) to Execute Child Process(PB application)
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 10 months ago
4 replies
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0 votes
  Our C# application needs to use a specific business feature within a PowerBuilder application. As advised by our technical team, the C# application will send instructions to the PowerBuilder application using commands. The PowerBuilder application...
  1.  C#
  2.  Command Line
  3.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
  4.  PowerBuilder Runtime
Rajkumar Paramasivam Rajkumar Paramasivam
  1. PowerBuilder
Logging Embedded SQL in sqlpreview of a transaction object.
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  1. Last updated 1 year ago
  2.  Miguel Leeuwe replied 11 months ago
2 replies
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Hi all, I have a transaction (n_tr) object that uses its sqlpreview event to log all embedded SQL, to w_sqlspy (PFC classes). It works great, but I'd like to get information of where this embedded sql came from. It is really difficult to simply loo...
Miguel Leeuwe Miguel Leeuwe
  1. PowerBuilder
Is there a C# equivalent for PrintOpen()?
  1. Misc
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Francisco Martinez @Appeon replied 11 months ago
1 reply
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In PB, I have a print feature to print a string directly to a Zebra label printer.  The string includes Escape characters with formatting commands. It works great in my PB app. ll_job = PrintOpen("Label",TRUE) li_rc = Print(ll_job, ls_ZPL) li_rc =...
  1.  C#
  2.  PowerBuilder (Appeon)
Tracy Lamb Tracy Lamb
  1. PowerBuilder
Question about canceldialog when printing from a DataStore
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  2. Misc
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 11 months ago
3 replies
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The reference for the Print method when printing a single DataWindow or DataStore states that for DataStores, "the canceldialog argument must always be set to false." Why is that? Link to reference page: https://docs.appeon.com/pb2022/datawindow_re...
Troy Cowan Troy Cowan
  1. PowerBuilder
Datetime or Date input parameter gives error in Datawindow retrieval.
  1. Issue
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 11 months ago
2 replies
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0 votes
I have a datawindow for report which has an argument of datatype DATETIME, and datasource as SQL Server 2019. The argument is related to table column of datatype datetime2. When I try to retrieve the report, I get an error as : When I try to conve...
Santosh Natal Santosh Natal
  1. PowerBuilder
Impact of Missing Datawindow on Dropdown Column
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  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Chris Pollach @Appeon replied 11 months ago
2 replies
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Hi Experts,   In PowerBuilder, when I define a datawindow (for example: d_city) for a dropdown column in my application, and at the time of assigning the datawindow to the column, the datawindow exists in my source code. Unfortunately, if the defin...
Deva Shanmuga Deva Shanmuga
  1. PowerBuilder
pbm_custom01 isn't triggered
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Roland Smith replied 11 months ago
4 replies
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Hello, I run .NET application from powerbuilder application, and send window's hadle as parameter from window's function, so: via RUN("NETAPP.EXE "  + String(Hanlde(this))) in .netr application, I send message by SendMessageA function, the handle ...
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  1. PowerBuilder
Select column including dash character - in embedded sql powerscript
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  yaacov shamla replied 11 months ago
4 replies
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In order to select a db column which name including dash character -, the column need to be enclosed with brackets for example [COUNTRY-NAME].In embedded sql powerscript, selecting the column with brakets causes db error.Is there any way to select th...
yaacov shamla yaacov shamla
  1. PowerBuilder
[APPEON MOBILE] SHA256 encryption error question - Appeon PowerBuilder 2019 R3
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  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Shin Jungi replied 11 months ago
6 replies
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0 votes
Hi, how are you?This is the source code written in Appeon PowerBuilder 2019 R3 version.[ Source Code ] Blob lblb_dataBlob lblb_sha1String ls_data lblb_data = Blob("Test SHA1", EncodingANSI!) CrypterObject lnv_CrypterObjectlnv_CrypterObject = Creat...
  1.  Appeon Workspace
Shin Jungi Shin Jungi
  1. PowerBuilder
Datawindow save as pdf image not displaying
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Avory Rose Pastoral replied 11 months ago
4 replies
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0 votes
Hi,   I am exporting pdf using the following script:   dw_printer.Modify("DataWindow.Export.PDF.Method = NativePDF!") dw_printer.Modify("DataWindow.Export.PDF.NativePDF.ImageFormat = '2'") dw_printer.SaveAs(s_newfilename, PDF!, FALSE) dw_printer...
  1.  DataWindow
  2.  PB Classic
  3.  PDF
  4.  PowerBuilder
Avory Rose Pastoral Avory Rose Pastoral
  1. PowerBuilder
DataWindow .Update executes but record is not inserted
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Sivaprakash BKR replied 11 months ago
8 replies
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Power Builder 2019 R3 Windows 11 Enterprise SQL Server 2019   I have a datawindow where I should be able to add a new record.  The Update fires and I can see the insert statement in the Sql Server Profiler but the data never makes it to the table...
Tim Bruce Tim Bruce
  1. PowerBuilder
SendMessage text from C# to PowerBuilder
  1. How-to
  1. Last updated 11 months ago
  2.  Arnd Schmidt replied 11 months ago
4 replies
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Hello, I have to send a text(string) message from C# application to PowerBuilder application via SendMessage function. When i sent as a followinf code, Powerbulder's Message object doesnt got the stringparam' only long param C# code: SendMessageW(...
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