Starting the pipeline – PB Docs 120
Starting the pipeline With the setup chores taken care of, you can now start the execution of your pipeline. To start pipeline execution: Code the Start function in an appropriate script. In this function, you specify: The Transaction object for the source database The Transaction object for the destination database The DataWindow control in which…
Naming the DataWindow controls in a form style – PB Docs 120
Naming the DataWindow controls in a form style Each form style you define contains one or more central DataWindow controls that are based on DataWindow controls in one of the built-in InfoMaker form styles. The best way to understand the behavior of these DataWindow controls is to build forms in InfoMaker using each of the…
User Interface Techniques – PB Docs 120
User Interface Techniques This part presents a collection of techniques you can use to implement user interface features in the applications you develop with PowerBuilder. It includes building an MDI application, using drag and drop in a window, and providing online Help for an application. Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for watching.
About presenting lists – PB Docs 120
About presenting lists You can choose a variety of ways to present lists in your application: ListBoxes and PictureListBoxes display available choices that can be used for invoking an action or viewing and displaying data. DropDownListBoxes and DropDownPictureListBoxes also display available choices to the user. However, you can make them editable to the user. DropDownListBoxes…
About window instances – PB Docs 120
About window instances When you build an application, you may want to display several windows that are identical in structure but have different data values. For example, you may have a w_employee window and want to display information for two or more employees at the same time by opening multiple copies (instances) of the w_employee…
PBDOM object hierarchy – PB Docs 120
PBDOM object hierarchy The following figure shows the PBDOM object hierarchy: Figure 14-1: The PBDOM object hierarchy PBDOM_OBJECT and its descendants The base class for PBDOM objects that represent XML nodes, PBDOM_OBJECT, inherits from the PowerBuilder NonVisualObject class. Each of the node types is represented by a PBDOM class whose methods you use to access…
Using the Code Examples application – PB Docs 120
Using the Code Examples application You run the Code Examples application from the development environment. To run the Code Examples application: Select File>New from the menu bar, select Workspace from the Workspace tab, and click OK. Navigate to the PowerBuilder 12.0Code ExamplesExample App folder, type a name for the workspace, and click Save. Select Add…
Testing product accessibility – PB Docs 120
Testing product accessibility The MSAA 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes several tools for verifying the MSAA compliance of your application. They include AccExplorer, Accessible Event Watcher, and Object Inspector. These tools are available on the Microsoft Web site To test the user experience of your application for those with disabilities directly, you can use…
Advanced printing techniques – PB Docs 120
Advanced printing techniques Creating complex reports in PowerBuilder requires the use of additional functions but is relatively easy. You can use PowerScript functions to define fonts for a job, specify fonts and line spacing, place objects on a page, and specify exactly where you want the text or object to be placed. Defining and setting…
Connecting to EAServer – PB Docs 120
Connecting to EAServer Using the Connection object The simplest way to connect to EAServer is to use the capabilities of the Connection object, a nonvisual object that handles communications with the server. You can write all the code to connect to the server by hand, or you can use the Connection Object wizard to get…