The following critical issue is identified in the GA release of PowerBuilder 2017 R2 (Build 1756).

Known Issue with DataWindow Computed Columns 

If you make a change to the SQL of a DataWindow that contains computed columns (even if the change is only to add a few spaces), you will get these unexpected results: (1) The DB Name of the computed column will be changed to compute_####; (2) All the properties of the computed column (font, color, position, visibilities) will be reset.

The emergency patch is available in our Download portal along with the download link of PowerBuilder 2017 R2.

Sorry for any inconvenience this issue has caused you.

We are excited to announce that Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R2 Japanese (Build 1758) and Appeon InfoMaker 2017 R2 Japanese (Build 1758) – the first GA release of Appeon PowerBuilder Japanese and Appeon InfoMaker Japanese – are now officially released and are available for downloading.

Please check here for more information about this release.

We are excited to announce that Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R2 (Build 1756) and Appeon InfoMaker 2017 R2 (Build 1756) are officially released and available for downloading! This latest release includes updates and bug fixes for PowerBuilder IDE, PowerServer Mobile (PB Edition), and InfoMaker.  

New Features

A quick look at the major new features included in this release:

• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE) Consume RESTful web services and exchange data in JSON;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE) Source control with Git & SVN;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE and InfoMaker) PostgreSQL database connection via ODBC;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE and InfoMaker) Better Native PDF printing quality;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE) MobiLink synchronization using ASA 16 & 17;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE) Enhanced PowerBuilder standalone compiler;
• (Applies to PowerBuilder IDE) PowerBuilder Help is provided in Web HTML format at the Appeon Online Help Center.

For details, please see here.

Bug Fixes

Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 R2 and Appeon InfoMaker 2017 R2 have integrated all the bug fixes added to SAP PowerBuilder 12.6 till EBF 4166 (released on Oct.17, 2017). It also contains bug fixes for PowerBuilder 2017 and InfoMaker 2017. You may see here for the bug fixes for PowerBuilder and here for the bug fixes for InfoMaker.

Downloads

Please note that installing PowerBuilder 2017 R2 requires you to uninstall PowerBuilder 2017 first. If you decide to try this version, please get the installers from our Download portal.  

We are excited to announce that PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 Localized Runtime Files are now available.

This distribution of localized runtime files works with PowerBuilder and InfoMaker 2017 build 1681. It is the same for all the product editions (Standard, Cloud, Universal).

The localized runtime files are provided for French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. With the localized runtime files, PowerBuilder/InfoMaker developers can deploy applications with standard runtime dialog boxes in the local language.

Please get the zip file of the localized runtime files from our Download portal.

We are excited to announce that Appeon PowerServer 2017 GA version for Windows/Unix/Linux are officially released and available for download! 

Product Name Changes:

Please be aware that starting from version 2017, we have made these product name changes:

The purpose of this change is to avoid confusions with our company's new product: Appeon PowerBuilder. 

Installation/Upgrade Process:

1. Before you upgrade to this Appeon PowerServer 2017 GA version, it is strongly recommended that you read the important instructions.

2. An SHA256 hash code is provided for each installer. Please use the SHA256 code to verify the integrity of the downloaded installer file: You can get a sha256sum program from Internet (for example, at http://www.labtestproject.com/files/win/sha256sum/sha256sum.exe), and follow the instructions of the program to compare the SHA256 value of the downloaded installer file and the SHA256 value that is provided for the installer.

3. Please close PowerBuilder and stop your application server (for example IIS, WebLogic, etc.) before installation.

4. Please get the proper installer from the links below and then perform Appeon PowerServer 2017 setup; please make sure all the components (Appeon PowerServer, and Appeon Workspace) have been upgraded together.

5. After the installation, please verify the product versions to make sure you have all pieces successfully upgraded: you need to start your application server and verify that AEM still works and displays the version Appeon PowerServer 2017 Build 1689.00, and you also need to open Appeon Workspace and verify it also displays Appeon Workspace Build 1689.00.

6. Redeploy apps in a “Full Deployment” mode: once you have all the pieces upgraded, you now would need to do a “Full Deployment” of your applications to the upgraded Appeon Server to refresh all the old application files in PowerBuilder 2017.

Important Notes:

1. Trial versions are not included in the below table, if you want a free trial, please get a trial for PowerServer Web here; and a trial for PowerServer Mobile here.

2. Starting from Appeon PowerServer 2017 GA version, PowerServer Toolkit is no longer included in the PowerServer installation package. PowerServer Toolkit is now available as a component of Appeon PowerBuilder Universal edition (version 2017 and later).

3. Please do not install PowerServer Mobile included in the PowerBuilder 2017 Universal edition on a machine that already has Appeon PowerServer 2017 for .NET installed. This is unsupported and will cause both servers to stop working. If you accidentally installed both servers on the same machine, please uninstall both from the Control Panel and then select only one to reinstall.

4. If you receive the error "Your license is not activated within the valid period" after upgrading to PowerServer 2017, please click here for resolutions.

We are excited to announce that a new maintenance release (build 1689) of Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 is officially released.

Important Notice: This Maintenance Release only has updates to the PowerServer Mobile (PB Edition) components that are provided in Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 GA version, Universal edition.  

If you are using Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 Universal edition and want to apply the latest updates, please first install Appeon PowerBuilder 2017 MR1681 (which updates PowerBuilder IDE), and then install this Maintenance Release (which updates PowerServer Mobile, PowerServer Toolkit, PowerServer Help, and PowerServer Web Component). Please get the MR installers from our Download portal.