Powerbuilder Documentation 2019

HProgressBar and VProgressBar – PB Docs 2019

HProgressBar and VProgressBar HProgressBars and VProgressBars are rectangles that indicate the progress of a lengthy operation, such as an installation program that copies a large number of files. The progress bar gradually fills with the system highlight color as the operation progresses. You can set the range and current position of the progress bar in…

Specifying basic properties – PB Docs 2019

Specifying basic properties Crosstabs are implemented as grid DataWindow objects, so you can specify the following grid properties for a crosstab: When grid lines are displayed How users can interact with the crosstab at runtime To specify the crosstab’s basic properties In the Properties view, select the General tab. Specify basic crosstab properties. The following…

How PowerBuilder searches for objects – PB Docs 2019

How PowerBuilder searches for objects Contents Which objects are copied to the executable file Which objects are not copied to the executable file Which objects are not copied to the dynamic libraries How to include the objects that were not found When searching through the target, PowerBuilder does not find all the objects that are…

Creating templates – PB Docs 2019

Creating templates To create a template, select the New menu item or the New Default menu item from the pop-up menu in the Export/Import Template view. Creating new base templates The New menu item creates a template that is empty except for the XML declaration, the root element, and the first element of the row…

Modifying the data pipeline definition – PB Docs 2019

Modifying the data pipeline definition Contents Choosing a pipeline operation Dependency of modifications on pipeline operation When execution stops Piping blob data Changing the destination and source databases After you create a pipeline definition, you can modify it in a variety of ways. The changes you make depend on what pipeline operation you select, the…

Throwable object – PB Docs 2019

Throwable object The Throwable datatype is the base class for all throwable objects. These include exceptions and error objects. Properties Throwable property Datatype Description ClassDefinition PowerObject An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control. Text String Contains the text of the error message. Events Throwable event Occurs…

TraceBegin – PB Docs 2019

TraceBegin PowerScript function Description Inserts an activity type value in the trace file indicating that logging has begun and then starts logging all the enabled application trace activities. Before calling TraceBegin, you must have opened the trace file using the TraceOpen function. Syntax

Argument Description identifier A read-only string, logged to the trace file,…

TraceError – PB Docs 2019

TraceError PowerScript function Description Logs your own error message and its severity level to the trace file if tracing of this activity type has been enabled. Syntax

Argument Description severity A long whose value is a number you want to indicate the severity of the error message A string whose value is the error…

TransactionServer object – PB Docs 2019

TransactionServer object The TransactionServer object provides information about the current transaction context and enables a component running in a transaction server to control the transaction and its own life cycle. Properties TransactionServer property Datatype Description ClassDefinition PowerObject An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control Events TransactionServer…

TraceOpen – PB Docs 2019

TraceOpen PowerScript function Description Opens a trace file with the specified name and enables logging of application trace activities. Syntax

Argument Description filename A read-only string used to identify the trace file timer A value of the enumerated datatype TimerKind that identifies the timer. Values are: Clock! — Use the clock timer Process! —…