Powerbuilder Documentation 2019

AllowEdit – PB Docs 2019

AllowEdit property for PowerScript controls Applies to DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, DatePicker, and RibbonComboBoxItem controls Description When AllowEdit is enabled in a drop-down list, the user can edit the selection in the text box of the control. If AllowEdit is not enabled, the user can only make a selection from the list and cannot edit the selection….

AddItem – PB Docs 2019

AddItem PowerScript function Contents Syntax 1: For ListBox and DropDownListBox controls Syntax 2: For PictureListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, and RibbonComboBoxItem controls Syntax 3: For ListView controls Syntax 4: For ListView controls Adds an item to a list control. To add an item to Use A ListBox or DropDownListBox control Syntax 1 A PictureListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, and RibbonComboBoxItem control…

Advanced ways to manipulate OLE objects – PB Docs 2019

Advanced ways to manipulate OLE objects Contents Structure of an OLE storage Object types for storages and streams Opening and saving storages Opening streams Strategies for using storages In addition to OLE objects in controls and objects for automation, PowerBuilder provides an interface to the underpinnings of OLE data storage. OLE data is stored in…

AdditionalOpts – PB Docs 2019

AdditionalOpts property for PowerScript controls Applies to MLSynchronization and MLSync objects Description Specifies a command line option or a list of command line options for the dbmlsync synchronization command. For information about available command line options, you can click the Usage button next to the Additional Options text box on the MobiLink Client Additional Options…

AddLargePicture – PB Docs 2019

AddLargePicture PowerScript function Description Adds a bitmap, icon, or cursor to the large image list. Applies to ListView controls Syntax

Argument Description listviewname The name of the ListView control to which you are adding a bitmap, icon, or cursor picturename The name of the bitmap, icon, or cursor you are adding to the large…

ADO.NET database interface – PB Docs 2019

ADO.NET database interface The PowerBuilder ADO.NET interface supports the OLE DB, Microsoft SQL Server .NET, Oracle ODP.NET, and SAP ASE data providers. If you use ADO.NET, you must deploy pbado.dll, pbrth.dll, sybase.PowerBuilder.Db.dll, sybase.PowerBuilder.DbExt.dll, and, for OLE DB, the OLE DB data provider. The files pbado.dll and pbrth.dll are standard DLL files, and you can deploy…

AddColumn – PB Docs 2019

AddColumn PowerScript function Description Adds a column with a specified label, alignment, and width. Applies to ListView controls Syntax

Argument Description listviewname The name of the ListView control to which you want to add a column. label A string whose value is the name of the column you are adding. alignment A value of…

AddItemString – PB Docs 2019

AddItemString PowerScript function Description Adds a child item of JsonStringItem type in the JSON generator object. Applies to JSONGenerator objects Syntax

Argument Description objectname The name of the JSONGenerator object in which you want to add an item ParentItemHandle A long whose value is the handle of the parent item of JsonArrayItem or JsonObjectItem…

Advanced printing techniques – PB Docs 2019

Advanced printing techniques Creating complex reports in PowerBuilder requires the use of additional functions but is relatively easy. You can use PowerScript functions to define fonts for a job, specify fonts and line spacing, place objects on a page, and specify exactly where you want the text or object to be placed. Defining and setting…

AddItemTime – PB Docs 2019

AddItemTime PowerScript function Description Adds a child item of JsonStringItem type in the JSON generator object. Applies to JSONGenerator objects Syntax

Argument Description objectname The name of the JSONGenerator object in which you want to add an item ParentItemHandle A long whose value is the handle of the parent item of JsonArrayItem or JsonObjectItem…