Chapter 7 Writing Scripts – PB Docs 105
Chapter 7 Writing Scripts About this chapter PowerBuilder applications are event driven. You specify the processing that takes place when an event occurs by writing a script. This chapter describes how to use the Script view to write scripts using the PowerScript language. Contents Topic About the Script view Opening Script views Modifying Script view…
Chapter 28 Working with TreeViews – PB Docs 105
Chapter 28 Working with TreeViews About this chapter This chapter describes how to build and use DataWindow objects in PowerBuilder using the TreeView presentation style. Contents Topic TreeView presentation style Creating a new TreeView DataWindow Adding and deleting TreeView levels Selecting a tree node and navigating the tree Sorting rows in a TreeView DataWindow TreeView…
About using OLE in DataWindow objects – PB Docs 105
About using OLE in DataWindow objects A DataWindow object can include a control that is a container for an OLE object. The container stores information about the application that created the object and it can launch the application to display or modify the OLE object. The container can fill the whole DataWindow object, when you…
Customizing keyboard shortcuts – PB Docs 105
Customizing keyboard shortcuts You can associate your own keyboard shortcuts with PowerBuilder menu items. For example, if you have used another debugger, you may be accustomed to using specific function keys or key combinations to step into and over functions. You can change the default keyboard shortcuts to associate actions in PowerBuilder’s Debugger with the…
Reorganizing controls in a DataWindow object – PB Docs 105
Reorganizing controls in a DataWindow object This section describes the activities that help you change the layout and appearance of the controls in a DataWindow object. Displaying boundaries for controls in a DataWindow object When reorganizing controls in the Design view, it is sometimes helpful to see how large all the controls are. That way…
Chapter 25 Using Nested Reports – PB Docs 105
Chapter 25 Using Nested Reports About this chapter This chapter provides information about creating reports that have other reports nested in them. Contents Topic About nested reports Creating a report using the Composite presentation style Placing a nested report in another report Working with nested reports About reports and DataWindow objects A report is the…
Defining the appearance and behavior of menu items – PB Docs 105
Defining the appearance and behavior of menu items By setting menu properties, you can customize the display of menus in applications that you create with PowerBuilder. You use the Menu painter to change the appearance and behavior of your menu and menu items by choosing different settings in the tab pages in the Properties view….
Modifying properties conditionally at runtime – PB Docs 105
Modifying properties conditionally at runtime “Modifying properties at runtime” described how you can use conditional expressions that are evaluated at runtime to highlight information in a DataWindow object. This section presents a procedure for modifying properties at runtime and some examples. To modify properties conditionally at runtime: Position the pointer on the control, band, or…
Building a new user object – PB Docs 105
Building a new user object This section describes how to build a user object from scratch. You use this technique to create user objects that are not based on existing user objects. Creating a new user object To create a new user object: Open the New dialog box. On PB Object tab page, select the…
Using an existing pipeline – PB Docs 105
Using an existing pipeline If you save a pipeline, you can modify and execute it any time. You can also pipe data that might have changed since the last pipeline execution or pipe data to other databases. To use an existing pipeline: Click the Open button in the PowerBar. In the Open dialog box, select…