Powerbuilder Documentation 2018

DraggedObject (obsolete) – PB Docs 2018

DraggedObject (obsolete) Description Returns a reference to the control that triggered a drag event. Obsolete function You no longer need to call the DraggedObject function in a drag event. Use the event’s source argument instead. Syntax

Return value DragObject, a special datatype that includes all draggable controls (all the controls but no drawing objects). Returns…

DS_Principal – PB Docs 2018

DS_Principal database parameter Description When you access an SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise database in PowerBuilder through Open Client, DS_Principal is one of several parameters that you can set to enable network-based directory services in your application. (For other directory services parameters, see the See Also section.) Some directory service providers and drivers require an authenticated principal…

Clicked – PB Docs 2018

Clicked event (DataWindows) Description Occurs when the user clicks anywhere in a DataWindow control. PowerBuilder event information Event ID: pbm_dwnlbuttonclk Argument Description xpos Integer by value. The distance of the pointer from the left side of the DataWindow workspace. The distance is given in pixels. ypos Integer by value. The distance of the pointer from…

DBTextLimit – PB Docs 2018

DBTextLimit database parameter Description Specifies the maximum length of a text field that is returned when you include the text field in a SQL SELECT statement.  You can set the DBTextLimit parameter if you want to include a long text string in a DataWindow object without treating the text as a binary large object (blob) datatype. Applies…

DeleteSmallPictures – PB Docs 2018

DeleteSmallPictures PowerScript function Description Deletes all small pictures from a ListView control. Applies to ListView controls Syntax

Argument Description listviewname The name of the ListView control from which you want to delete all small pictures Return value Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. Examples This example deletes all…

Delivering your application to end users – PB Docs 2018

Delivering your application to end users Contents Installation checklist Starting the deployed application When you deliver the executable version of your application to users, you need to install all of the various files and programs in the right places, such as on their computers or on the network. Automating the deployment process If you want…

Deploying Applications and Components – PB Docs 2018

Deploying Applications and Components Contents Deploying applications, components, and supporting files PowerBuilder Runtime Packager Third-party components and deployment PowerBuilder runtime files Database connections Java support PowerBuilder extensions PDF and XSL-FO export About this chapter This chapter provides the information required to deploy applications and components to users’ computers and servers. It describes a tool you…

Developing Distributed Applications – PB Docs 2018

Developing Distributed Applications This part describes tools and techniques for building distributed applications with PowerBuilder. Contents Distributed Application Development with PowerBuilder Distributed application architecture Server support Building a COM or COM+ Client About building a COM or COM+ client Connecting to a COM server Interacting with the COM component Controlling transactions from a client Building…

CORBAObject object (obsolete) – PB Docs 2018

CORBAObject object (obsolete) Obsolete object CORBAObject object is obsolete, because EAServer is no longer supported since PowerBuilder 2017. The CORBAObject object gives PowerBuilder clients access to several standard CORBA methods. All proxy objects generated for EAServer components using the EAServer proxy generator are descendants of CORBAObject. Properties CORBAObject property Datatype Description ClassDefinition PowerObject An object of type PowerObject…

Creating runtime libraries – PB Docs 2018

Creating runtime libraries Contents Including additional resources If you want your deployed target to use dynamic runtime libraries, you can create them in the Library painter. For information about using runtime libraries, see Creating Executables and Components. That chapter also describes the Project painter, which you can use to create dynamic runtime libraries automatically. To…