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Correcting pipeline errors – PB Docs 110

Correcting pipeline errors If the pipeline cannot pipe certain rows to the destination table for some reason, PowerBuilder displays the following information for the error rows: Name of the table in the destination database Pipeline operation you chose in the Option box Error messages to identify the problem with each row Data values in the…

InkWidth – PB Docs 125

InkWidth property for PowerScript controls Controls InkEdit, InkPicture controls Description A drawing attribute that specifies the width of the pen in pixels. The default is 53 pixels. If the IgnorePressure property is not set, the actual width varies between .5 times the value of the Width property for minimum pressure and 1.5 times its value…

Understanding validation rules – PB Docs 126

Understanding validation rules Validation rules are criteria that a DataWindow object uses to validate data entered into a column by users. They are PowerBuilder-specific and therefore not enforced by the DBMS. Validation rules assigned in the Database painter are used by default when you place columns in a DataWindow object. You can override the default…

Space – PB Docs 150

Space PowerScript function Description Builds a string of the specified length whose value consists of spaces. Syntax

Argument Description n A long whose value is the length of the string to be filled with spaces. The maximum value is 2,147,483,647. Return Values String. Returns a string filled with n spaces if it succeeds and…

ProviderString – PB Docs 150

ProviderString database parameter Description A string containing provider-specific extended connection information. Use of this database parameter requires that you know how this string will be interpreted and used by the provider. You should use this parameter only for provider-specific connection information that cannot be explicitly described by other database parameters. When to specify ProviderString You…

Setting up JSP targets – PB Docs 110

Setting up JSP targets A JSP target provides the physical and management structure for the folders and files within it. When you work with a JSP target, you do so within the context of a workspace. You must set up the JSP target before you can begin developing content. After you set up a JSP…

Frame – PB Docs 125

Frame property for PowerScript controls Controls grAxis objects in Graph controls Description The Frame property specifies the line style used in the frame for an axis of a 3D Graph. The frame is the side of the 3D box associated with the selected axis. Usage In a painter To set the Frame line style of…

Syntax for calling PowerBuilder functions and events – PB Docs 150

Syntax for calling PowerBuilder functions and events Description This syntax is used to call all PowerBuilder functions and events. Depending on the keywords used, this syntax can be used to call system, global, object, user-defined, and external functions as well as system and user-defined events. Syntax

The following table describes the arguments used in…

About native database interfaces – PB Docs 150

About native database interfaces The native database interfaces provide native connections to many databases and DBMSs. This chapter describes how the native database interfaces access these databases. The native database interfaces are not provided with the Desktop and Professional editions of PowerBuilder. You can upgrade to PowerBuilder Enterprise to use the native database interfaces. For…