question to "Sybase DataWindow PS"-printer, if I deploy a...
Hello I have a question to the creating-process of a PDF-document from a datawindow-report with the command "myDataWindow.SaveAs(....., PDF!, false)".On the development-machine it works fine, after...
View ArticleDSN-less connection to Oracle from PB11.5
Hi All. I am playing with using DSN-less ODBC for Oracle out of PB11.5. I can successfully connect using the Microsoft ODBC for Oracle driver: sqlca.dbms = "ODBC"sqlca.dbparm =...
View Articlesyntaxfromsql fails if column is blob
I am creating a datawindow at run time where i don't know the column types or names. ls_sql = "select * from <tablename>' SyntaxFromSQL(ls_sql, 'Style(Type=Form)', ls_error) I don't suppose...
View ArticleClient Side Scripting
I am converting an app from created in PowerBuilder classic 12.1 to WebForms. I would like to learn more about client side scripting for datawindows and/or web datawindows. I can find the 12.0...
View ArticleAdding a new column to a grid datawindow 12.5.1
Hi Using build 12.5.1 Build 4595, there appears to be a behaviour change with adding of an additional column to an existing grid datawindow. When a new column is added and the associated static text...
View ArticleString function that changes question mark character to an apostrophe
I've just inherited a PB 12 app running against ASE 12.5.3. I'm looking at one particular window with a datawindow object whose data source is a very simple SELECT statement; nothing unusual about it....
View ArticleRegistryGet of TMP environment in Windows 7 returns -1
PB 11.5 on Win7 64bit PC. I am not able to get the TEMP environment variable on windows 7 in Powerbuilder 11.5.1 build 4675. int listring ls_temp_dirli =...
View ArticleAge Old Floating Point Problem
PB 12.5.1 I have run across the old floating piont decimal problem recently. Years ago we changed to start using Double instead of Decimal because of this and it seemed all of our problems went away...
View ArticleWeb and mobile application
Hi Friends. We have a commercial PB Classic application (about 600 windows) that works with an Oracle Database.We want to start to develop part of this application as a web application and/or a mobile...
View Articlestripping wordperfect ole blobs
I've had success stripping OLE wrappers from several different types of documents stored as blobs. In some cases I've removed members of compound files (e.g., doc), in some I've exported a member of a...
View Articleidea-place
Hi,SAP have a nice idea-place https://ideas.sap.comI think,this place is a very good idea. Why not for Powerbuilder?regards
View ArticleRich Text control losing data
I recently replaced an MLE control with an RTE control because we wanted some lines to show up in bold. The formatting and editing features work great, but one of our testers has a recurring problem...
View ArticleLDAP autentification
AAA i'm Looking for LDAP autentification Powerbuilder code.can someone help me ?
View ArticleDate function in DataWindow with decimal argument
I have some datawindows with year, month, day columns that are recognised from PowerBuilder as decimal(0) (Oracle NUMBER(4)). With PowerBuilder 10 I could add a computed field in the datawindow with...
View ArticleDSN-less connection to Oracle from PB11.5
Hi All. I am playing with using DSN-less ODBC for Oracle out of PB11.5. I can successfully connect using the Microsoft ODBC for Oracle driver: sqlca.dbms = "ODBC"sqlca.dbparm =...
View ArticleInstall EBF 21365 over top of 12.5.2?
When I try to install this EBF, I get the message: ---------------------------PowerBuilder - InstallShield Wizard---------------------------The setup has detected that version 12.05.002 of PowerBuilder...
View ArticlePowerBuilder and HANA today - with Appeon
Does anyone need to deploy their PB app to the cloud, or add support for Big Data and analytics? You can do that today with Appeon. Want to see for yourself?...
View ArticleBest Performing Connectivity Technology
Hi All, We currently uses an ODBC DSN connection to either Oracle 11g or SQL Server 2008 for our classic client/server application. We connect using:DBMS=ODBCDbParm=Connectstring='DSN=<MyDSN>;...
View ArticleBest and most Economical Localised Database
Hi All, I am looking for a suitable database to run on client PCs. Currently our application accesses all tables from a central server (may be in the same room, same building or another city). Either...
View ArticleHow to Use Pre-Compiled PowerBuilder.Net Assemblies
Another video I did for the SAP Database & Technology Academy. For now I've uploaded to my own YouTube account, I'll update the blog when it gets posted in the Academy. PB Assemblies are a new...
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