Powerbuilder 12.6 crash error
Hi, We recently upgraded PowerBuilder from 12.5 to 12.6 build 4081. One window in our application always crash when we save the data. It has unhandled win32 error on pb126.exe. But if I run in debug...
View ArticleViewing documents (tif/bmp/pdf) in powerbuilder 12.6 classic application
We had been using a product called global 360 in our powerbuilder applications.as an OLE control.Now... we have requests, to use something that can handle pdf fileswhich global 360 cannot do. Does...
View ArticlePover Builder V12 and Windows 10 Compatibility
Hi All, Currently we have application developed in Power Builder v.12.0 and runs smoothly on Windows 7 and higher. We are getting questions from clients who want to upgrade their computers to Windows...
View ArticleSaving images on sql server databases extremely slow
I have a powerbuilder 12.6 classic application, where I'm saving images to the databaseI'm doing an updateblob... but, even a select statement seems pretty slow the images aren't exactly very large.....
View ArticleApplication NOT IDE runnable or debuggable but does run as EXE??
Hi All, Wondering if you have ever seen anything like this. An Application run 100% fine when deployed as p-code EXE but cannot be run (Ctrl-R) or Debugged (Ctrl-D) in IDE. Symptoms (El Kabong!) If...
View ArticleHow to Get Computed Field Value in Javascript for PB Web
Hi All, May I know how can I read the DW computed field value in Javascript during itemchanged event in PB Webform? Many thanks. Regards,VS Chew
View ArticleChange working directory
We've installed our flagship app on a Windows Terminal Services farm for a couple of our remote users. The network guys are complaining that folks are saving reports and files to the folder where the...
View ArticleWeb service datawindow creation
I'm trying to create my first datawindow with a web service as the data source and no matter what wsdl file I use I can't get past the "Select WSDL File" window. I've tried using a URL to the file and...
View ArticleDynamically Call a Function
Does anyone know if it's possible to dynamically call a user defined function on powerbuilder. My guess is know but wanted to check. We are trying to store all the function calls in a table if possible...
View ArticleBest way to copy-paste data from "Mouse selection" grid DW?
Hi, I've got a grid datawindow looking like: Where apart from the default blue highlighted line of the current row, I have enabled "Mouse Selection" across the fields. I am trying to find the best way...
View ArticleAppeon SetSQLSelect - PB 12.5
Greetings All, I have been working on an application that worked fine as a PowerBuilder Web Application. I had to retool it for another line of business with the intent of publishing it using Appeon....
View ArticleWant I want PowerBuilder to be
When I open my PowerBuilder software package in the future, here is what I want to see: I want my new PB to be the "Swiss Army Knife of Business Application Development"! If I'm going to pay...
View ArticleDefensive Programming with PowerBuilder - EMEC - Part II
In the first part of this article we were focused on how to produce "Easy to Maintain" code, now it's time to focus on effectiveness.What is an "Effective code" ?An effective code is a script that...
View ArticleInfluencing PB SCC commands (not?)
Fellow PB veterans, Is it possible to add options to IDE generated SCC commands. Specifically I'd like to get rid of those pesky duplicate dialogsTFS batch commands have a /noprompt option to suppress...
View ArticleTop Ten
Top ten objections to PowerBuilderprogrammers are too expensiveprogrammers are too hard to findfat clientmust be installedon windows onlydoesn’t run in a browserunsupported beyond very soonwe are a...
View ArticleCheck box inside datawindow disappeared
Hello, I am running an application created in PB 10.5 on a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine. The application works fine except that the checkboxes inside my datawindows got disappeared completely. The...
View ArticlePutting PB Classic windows into a .NET assembly
Hello, allOur company is running into trouble with multiple PB Classic applications need to share the same code. The shared code, is, usually, a window, which can open other windows (also shared). I...
View ArticlePowerBuilder 12.6 App crashes randomly
Hey Guys, we have a big problem with our application on only a few clients of our customers, running our PB application. The application is crashing randomaly. The crash can't be reconstructed....
View ArticleWindows 10 & Appeon Development
I am having an issue with my Appeon Development on a brand new Windows 10 PC.Any time I try to do an Incremental Deployment for an application to the Appeon Web Server, Appeon will instead perform a...
View ArticleWorkaround for Datepicker calendar cut off problem
(PowerBuilder Classic 12.5) Workaround is related to the problem that the datepicker calendar part is being cut off (left right edge) when using themes other than Windows Classic. The problem becomes...
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