PFC Print Range selection is disabled
Symptom
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Application migrated from PowerBuilder 7 to PowerBuilder
2017. -
The application is using the PowerBuilder Foundation Class
(PFC) and Cornerstone. -
When trying to print, the print dialog window appears, but the
print range selection is disabled and you cannot specify a print
range anymore.
Environment
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PowerBuilder
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PowerBuilder Foundation Class (PFC)
Reproducing the Issue
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Migrate the PB 7 peat example and pfc libraries from the pb7
to pb2017. -
Run report and login.
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Select Report/Project Analyzer
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Click on the Print cb and the print current page or range of
pages is greyed out.
Cause
The print functionality in the PowerBuilder 7 pfc libraries calls
an external function pfc_printdlg(ulong hwnd, ref s_printdlgattrib
printstruct) from the pfccom32.dll.
Solution
When migrating an application from PowerBuilder 7 to PowerBuilder
2017, that includes the PFC libraries, it is recommended to use the
latest PFC libraries that are available for download at: www.appeon.com
instead of migrating the existing PFC libraries. The reason is the
latest PFC library contains the latest product features and
changes.
In this case, the customer decided to continue using the PFC
libraries from PowerBuilder 7.
The <dw_control>.pfc_print() command was calling the
pfc_printdlg(ulong hwnd, ref s_printdlgattrib printstruct) from the
pfccom32.dll.
The pfccom32.dll is no longer compatible with PowerBuilder.
Customer commented out the <dw_control>.pfc_print() line and used
the <dw_control>.print(true,true).