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Question: Using Win 95 and 32-bit PB v5.0, I want to, off a timer event, monitor for an open window. When I detect it, searching once every five minutes, I

Question: I am trying to build a form that can be loaded as either MDI or SDI. If a use the SetParent API to force the window to be a

Question: I’m writing a program which needs to clean up the temp files which are in the Temp directory as define by the Temp Environment setting. I don’t want the

Question: I have a general class that has the following amongst other stuff.Public Property Get Status() As String Status = stattxtEnd PropertyPublic Property Let Status(vNewValue As String) stattxt = vNewValueEnd

Question: Is it possible to develop applications in PB using Microsoft SQL Server as the back-end? Answer: PowerBuilder has excellent support for MS SQL Server. Here at Powersoft, we have

Question: How can I structure a database created in Excel? Answer: If you want to use data in an Excel database with Oracle Power Objects,there is no need to create

Question: How can I catch a double click when the cursor is placed over an edit field? The normal double-click handler doesn’t respond. I need to open a dialog window

Question: Can I export or import a Dbase file from OPO 1.016 to another DBMS (Microsoft Access or Visual Basic, for example)? Answer: OPO Version 1 did not support ODBC.

Question: When dismissing a dialog, how can I set the focus on the calling form? Is clicking the calling form the only way? Answer: There is a weird bug in