PowerBuilder Object Browser is not displaying

Symptom

When you try to open the Browser window by clicking the Browser button in PowerBar or from the menu -> Tools -> Browser, the Browser window doesn’t show up.

Cause

The window might be opened minimized or off-screen.

Solution

Please follow steps below to adjust the Browser window position in the pb.ini file to solve the issue:

1. Get the location of the pb.ini file by going to PowerBuilder IDE -> Menu -> Tools -> System Options dialog > Initialization Path setting.

2. Close PowerBuilder IDE.

3. Open the pb.ini file. Find the Window settings under the Browser section. The numbers are representing for the X axis, the Y axis, Width, and Height. You can either specify the settings or delete the line “Window=341 96 683 384” so it gets reset.

[Browser] Window=341 96 683 384

4. Save the changes and open PowerBuilder IDE to verify if it resolves the issue.