Painter summary – PB Docs 2018

Application painter

Specify application-level properties and
scripts.

Database painter

Maintain databases, control user access to
databases, manipulate data in databases, and create
tables.

DataWindow painter

Build intelligent objects called DataWindow
objects that present information from the
database.

Data Pipeline painter

Transfer data from one data source to another and
save a pipeline object for reuse.

Function painter

Build global functions to perform processing
specific to your application.

Library painter

Manage libraries, create a new library, and build
dynamic libraries.

Menu painter

Build menus to be used in windows.

Project painter

Create executable files, dynamic libraries,
components, and proxies.

Query painter

Graphically define and save SQL SELECT statements
for reuse with DataWindow objects and
pipelines.

SQLSelect painter

Graphically define SQL SELECT statements for
DataWindow objects and pipelines.

Structure painter

Define global structures (groups of variables)
for use in your application.

User Object painter (visual)

Build custom visual objects that you can save and
use repeatedly in your application. A visual user object is a
reusable control or set of controls that has a certain
behavior.

User Object painter (nonvisual)

Build custom nonvisual objects that you can save
and use repeatedly in your application. A nonvisual user
object lets you reuse a set of business rules or other
processing that acts as a unit but has no visual
component.

Window painter

Build the windows that will be used in the
application.