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March 21, 1997

repaint() and Consecutive Lines

Question: My applet draws lines. I click at the place where I want my line to start and then I click at the end of it. It draws a line

Reading Text File From Server

Question: I know I can’t read files from a local machine through my browser, but I can’t seem to read a file off my originating server either. There’s a way

Connecting to a database

Question: I noticed that there are 3 different types of connect properties for a session. What’s the difference? Answer: Every session has three different connect properties that are used at

How can I add text to the graphs control

Question: I’m building some process control software and I need to addlabels, such as Upper Control Limit (UCL), into my chart. Answer: The graph control was added to PowerBuilder in

Windows95 printing error

Question: When I attempt to preview a report in OPO under Windows95, I get an error: WFW-03049: Internal buffer too small for printer port name Is this an OPO or

Inserting rows without retrieving data

Question: I have a very large table that contains thousands of rows. I want to let a user insert new rows into it on a particular form without having to

Eliminating toolbars

Question: How do I eliminate the toolbar for a form? Answer: To eliminate the toolbar from displaying for a particular form, add the code: Self.SetToolbar(NULL) to the InitializeWindow() method for

Cannot connect to Personal Oracle

Question: I have been trying to connect to Personal Oracle 7 on the Macintosh. I can connect from the DBA applications, but cannot connect from Power Objects. Can you give