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    Api To Progressdb

    Is there any way to setup API calls to a ProgressDB either directly or through a third-party application? I saw DreamFactory which is a third-party made for SQL/NoSQL databases but I didn't see anything for Progress. I want to deploy a web-app to call to our database rather than utilizing App...
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    For Each Statement Populated By Variable

    I'm trying to dump text files for use in our business intelligence software and, rather than modifying the program for each new table they want added, would like to import the list of tables to a temp table and run from there. I dumped all the tables in the database to a csv and had our Network...
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    Browse Drop Down Column

    Is there any way to add a drop down to each row in a column of a browse? I'm using AppBuilder on Progress 9.1E and want to have one field for selecting Unit of Measure to be done through a drop down to avoid user input differences. If this is possible, can you show me the syntax that I would use...
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    Api Calls In Progress

    Is there any way to call an API and read the return in Progress? I need to call the API for SmartyStreets.com to verify an address each time our sales representatives input a new address for a customer. I'm not totally familiar with API's beyond their function/basic use so if someone could...
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    AppBuilder Multiple Selection Touch Screen Browse

    Does anyone know an easy way to allow multiple selection in a browse on a touch screen? I know you can select multiple objects holding control on the keyboard but the users won't have keyboards as these are terminals in our mfg facility. Is there anyway to allow click to select and then click...
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    Closing Window and Passing Output Parameters

    What is the preferred way to close a dialog-box and pass the output parameters back to the original program? I have my main program which is a dialog-box as well that, on button-click, opens a subsequent dialog-box with inputs and waits for the user to fill out the dialog-box form to pass the...
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    Apply "entry" to button syntax

    What is the proper syntax for applying an entry via a procedure? I was able to run the following with a test application in app builder but for some reason when I try to run it in the program I want to use it in, the command doesn't do anything DO WITH FRAME {&FRAME-NAME}: APPLY "entry" to...
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    Windows mobile\CE

    has anyone had any experience with Windows mobile or Windows CE and running a progress application? Can you run programs like you can on Windows 7 with start up parameters? Specifically to connect to the database.
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    Input from Serial Device (Arduino)

    I need to input machine operating parameters from an arduino and dump them to our Syteline DB tables. The arduino will be connected to COM1. How should I go about doing this? I was reading that an INPUT STREAM FROM opsys-device command may work but I didn't know how to set it up. The arduino...
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    Progress on Linux Box

    Hi, Has anyone installed Progress on Linux? I want to run a simple app connected to our database on Raspberry Pi 2+'s on our assembly lines for data entry/component controls (motors, temperature sensors, etc). I know there is WINE for the various Linux distributions, however, I saw that there...
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    Unformatted OS Command Value

    Hi Everyone, I'm trying to run an OS-Command to open a file but when it copies the file name over it is cutting it off once it reaches any special characters. For example assume the below: def var filepath as char no-undo. filepath = "\\nas\company\drawings\product(x).pdf". os-command silent...
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    Multiline Variable Value

    Does anyone have a recommendation on how to create a multiline variable? I believe I've done this before I just can't seem to remember right now. I have multiple entries in a table that match up to a value that I need to create a variable from. For example, if I were to output this to a text...
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    Find Where "Entry" is Currently Applied

    Is there a way to find what field "entry" is currently applied to? I want a button to run two functions: one for each field depending on which field is being used at the time of clicking the button. I know the command 'Apply "Entry" to FIELD1' but I want something similar to the following: IF...
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    Publish AppBuilder App

    Does anyone know how to publish/package an app builder app for client use? I have the app built as an app builder file (.w) but I want it to be executable as a desktop app.
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    Calculated Fields AppBuilder

    Does anyone know how to enable user editing on a calculated field in a browse widget? I have the following calculated field in the expression editor: string(symix.coitem.qty-ordered / symix.item.boxqty) I want the user to be able to change the quantity outputted to this field so they can run...
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    Delimited Variable

    Is there a way to break a delimited variable into columns of a temp table similar to the procedure for importing a delimited file? For example I want to break the following string: PONum:123456, Item:test1, Quantity:3 Into a temp table to look like this: PONum:123456 |...
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    Running App out of Another App (Appbuilder)

    I'm trying to run an app out of another app - both built using AppBuilder. What I want to do is have the user click a button that would load another app similar to a pop up window where they would load job data through some barcode validation processes I setup, click a button, and the data would...
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    Removing Non-Alpha Characters from String

    Hi. Does anyone know an easy way to remove non-alpha characters from a string? The only way that I can think of is to run a string of replace commands, however, this doesn't look clean at all in my code. If there is an easier way I would rather run that. Here is what I am trying to do: Original...
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    Put Unformatted "{"

    I'm trying to generate a javascript file from our database to run in a separate program. When I'm using the following line I'm getting an error after the open bracket PUT UNFORMATTED "function myfunction() {" SKIP. Does anyone know how to put the open bracket without an error?
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    Go to Field after Input

    Does anyone know how to make an app in app builder go to a field? For example, after someone hits a submit button in my app, I want it to return their cursor to the first field rather than making them hit tab multiple times. Thank you in advance.
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