Known Issues for the WPF DataWindow

Learn about known issues and apply workarounds for the WPF DataWindow® in PowerBuilder .NET.

WPF DataWindow issues
CR# Description
624520 To export to XML, DataWindow object names must begin with a letter.

DataWindow objects cannot be exported to XML file formats if the name begins with a number. Subsequent characters in the name can be digits. This is W3C standard.

618123 Font size changes when you save a DataWindow as a PDF.

When you save a DataWindow as a PDF, the font size changes. The font name may also change.

593727 DataWindow with a large amount of data may cause failure.

Previewing a DataWindow that uses more than 800MB of memory may cause the PowerBuilder .NET IDE to fail. The failure may also occur, or an OutOfMemory exception may be thrown, when you retrieve the same data at runtime.

WPF RichText DataWindow issues
CR# Description
621618 Large files in a RichText DataWindow object degrade performance.

When you save or open a RichText DataWindow object using a file of 400KB or greater, the performance is slow.

613487 RichText column text is truncated incorrectly at page breaks.

If a RichText column crosses two pages, the text is truncated incorrectly at the page break.