Powerbuilder Documentation 2019

RevertToSelf – PB Docs 2019

RevertToSelf PowerScript function Description Restores the security attributes for a COM object that is running on COM+ and impersonating the client. Applies to TransactionServer objects Syntax

Argument Description transactionserver Reference to the TransactionServer service instance Return value Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. Usage COM objects running on…

RightToLeft – PB Docs 2019

RightToLeft property for PowerScript controls Applies to Application and Window objects, and CheckBox, DataWindow, DatePicker, DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, EditMask, GroupBox, InkEdit, ListBox, ListView, MonthCalendar, MultiLineEdit, PictureListBox, RadioButton, SingleLineEdit, StaticHyperLink, StaticText, and TreeView controls Description The RightToLeft property specifies that characters should be displayed in right-to-left order. The application must be running on an operating system that…

Reading values from an external file – PB Docs 2019

Reading values from an external file Using external files Often you want to set the Transaction object values from an external file. For example, you might want to retrieve values from your PowerBuilder initialization file when you are developing the application or from an application-specific initialization file when you distribute the application. ProfileString function You…

RegistrySet – PB Docs 2019

RegistrySet PowerScript function Description Sets the value for a key and value name in the system registry. If the key or value name does not exist, RegistrySet creates a new key or name and sets its value. Syntax

Argument Description key A string whose value names the key in the system registry whose value…

RemoveDirectory – PB Docs 2019

RemoveDirectory PowerScript function Description Removes a directory. Syntax

Argument Description directoryname String for the name of the directory you want to remove. If you do not specify an absolute path, this function deletes relative to the current working directory. Return value Integer. Returns 1 if the function succeeds and -1 if an error occurs….

Restart – PB Docs 2019

Restart PowerScript function Description Stops the execution of all scripts, closes all windows (without executing the scripts for the Close events), commits and disconnects from the database, restarts the application, and executes the application-level script for the Open event. Syntax

Return value Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if it fails. The…

ResetPicture – PB Docs 2019

ResetPicture PowerScript function Description Clears a picture from an InkPicture control. Applies to InkPicture controls Syntax

Argument Description inkpicname The name of the InkPicture control from which you want to clear a picture. Return value Integer. Returns 1 for success and -1 for failure. Usage Use the ResetInk function to clear the image from…

Randomize – PB Docs 2019

Randomize PowerScript function Description Initializes the random number generator so that the Rand function begins a new series of pseudorandom numbers. Syntax

Argument Description n The starting value (seed) for the random number generator. When n is 0, PowerBuilder takes the seed from the system clock and begins a nonrepeatable sequence. A nonzero number…

PrintY – PB Docs 2019

PrintY PowerScript function Description Reports the y coordinate of the print cursor. Syntax

Argument Description printjobnumber The number the PrintOpen function assigned to the print job Return value Integer. Returns the y coordinate of the cursor if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is null, PrintY returns null….

PrintLine – PB Docs 2019

PrintLine PowerScript function Description Draws a line of a specified thickness between the specified endpoints on the current print page. Syntax

Argument Description printjobnumber The number the PrintOpen function assigned to the print job x1 An integer specifying the x coordinate in thousandths of an inch of the start of the line y1 An…