Here is a list of some of the software I use at home. avast! Free Antivirus (www.avast.com) Fine antivirus program at no charge. XnView (www.xnview.com) Free image and graphic file viewer/converter. FileZilla Client (filezilla-project.org) Open Source FTP. Microsoft Visual Studio (www.microsoft.com/express) Great set of tools to use (I use Visual Basic/C# and SQL Server mostly). …
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PowerBuilder: Transparent MDI Frame
I’m working on an MDI application which uses an mdi frame (naturally) with a sheet (window type: Main!) which normally covers the entire working area of the frame. This window serves as a large ‘sitemap’ of the over all application. One of the windows of the application displays time sensitive data (could be orders, deliveries,…
PowerBuilder ‘Gotcha’ – Datawindow Find method
The find method on the datawindow is a very useful tool but you should always remember to set the upper limit of the rows to search in excess of the actual rowcount. In simple terms: dw_1.find('part_no = 123', 1, dw_1.rowcount()) Never do this!Instead use: dw_1.find('part_no = 123', 1, dw_1.rowcount() + 1) or simply dw_1.find('part_no =…
