Powerbuilder Documentation 2018

PrintCancel – PB Docs 2018

PrintCancel PowerScript function Description Cancels printing and deletes the spool file, if any. Cancels printing of a print job that you opened with the PrintOpen function. The print job is identified by the number returned by PrintOpen. For syntax for DataWindows and DataStores, see the PrintCancel method for DataWindows in the section called “PrintCancel” in DataWindow Reference….

PrintGetPrinters – PB Docs 2018

PrintGetPrinters PowerScript function Description Gets the list of available printers. Syntax

Return value String. Each printer is listed in the string in the format printername ~t drivername ~t port ~n. Usage The return string can be loaded into a DataWindow using ImportString or separated using the ~n as shown in the example. Examples This example…

PageCreated – PB Docs 2018

PageCreated PowerScript function Description Reports whether a tab page has been created. Applies to User objects used as tab pages Syntax

Argument Description userobject The name of the tab page whose existence you want to test Return value Boolean. Returns true if the user object is a tab page and has been created and false…

PBMaxTextSize – PB Docs 2018

PBMaxTextSize database parameter Description Specifies the maximum length of text or large value datatypes returned when you include them in a DataWindow.  You can set the PBMaxTextSize parameter if you want to include a long text string in a DataWindow object without treating the text as a binary large object (blob) datatype. Applies to SNC SQL Native Client…

PictureMaskColor – PB Docs 2018

PictureMaskColor property for PowerScript controls Applies to PictureListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, TreeView controls, TabPage user objects Description The PictureMaskColor property specifies the color in the picture that is transparent when the picture is displayed. You can change the mask color before adding each picture. Each image uses the mask color that was in effect when it was…

Piping blob data – PB Docs 2018

Piping blob data Blob data is data that is a binary large-object such as a Microsoft Word document or an Excel spreadsheet. A data pipeline can pipe columns containing blob data. The name of the datatype that supports blob data varies by DBMS. The following table shows some examples. DBMS Datatypes that support blob data…

OAuthClient object – PB Docs 2018

OAuthClient object The OAuthClient object provides interfaces for obtaining the access token and protected resources. Properties OAuthClient property Datatype Description ClassDefinition PowerObject An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control. Events OAuthClient event Occurs Constructor Immediately before the Open event occurs in the window. Destructor Immediately after…

OLE support in PowerBuilder – PB Docs 2018

OLE support in PowerBuilder OLE, originally an acronym for Object Linking and Embedding, is a facility that allows Windows programs to share data and program functionality. PowerBuilder OLE controls are containers that can call upon OLE server applications to display and manipulate OLE objects. OLE control The OLE control in the Window painter allows you to…

OpenSheetWithParmInTabGroup – PB Docs 2018

OpenSheetWithParmInTabGroup PowerScript function Description Opens a sheet in a tab group within an MDI frame window for dockable windows. OpenSheetWithParmInTabGroup also stores a parameter in the system’s Message object so that it is accessible to the opened sheet. Applies to Window objects Syntax

Argument Description sheetrefvar The name of any window variable that is not…

Mask – PB Docs 2018

Mask property for PowerScript controls Applies to EditMask controls Description The Mask property controls the characters the user can enter in the control and also the formatting of the characters. You must use special characters to define the mask, depending on the mask type defined with the MaskDataType property. PowerBuilder supports six mask types: DateMask!…