Powerbuilder Documentation 2021

GetDocType – PB Docs 2021

GetDocType Description Allows you to retrieve the DOCTYPE declaration of the current XML DOM document. Syntax

Argument Description pbdom_document_name The name of a PBDOM_DOCUMENT object Return value PBDOM_DOCTYPE. Throws EXCEPTION_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILURE — Insufficient memory was encountered while executing this method. Usage The DOCTYPE declaration is housed in a PBDOM_OBJECT. Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank…

How data is represented – PB Docs 2021

How data is represented Graphs display data points. To define graphs, you need to know how the data is represented. PowerBuilder organizes data into three components. Component Meaning Series A set of data points Each set of related data points makes up one series. In the preceding graph, there is a series for Stellar sales,…

Syntax for a single data item in a DataWindow – PB Docs 2021

Syntax for a single data item in a DataWindow Description A DataWindow data expression accesses a single data item when you specify its row and column number. Syntax

Parameter Description dwcontrol The name of the DataWindow control or child DataWindow in which you want to get or set data. buffer (optional) The name of…

Using the RichTextEdit control – PB Docs 2021

Using the RichTextEdit control You can add a RichTextEdit control to a window to enhance your application with word processing capabilities. Users can enter text in a RichTextEdit control, format it, save it to a file, and print it. You can also enable a pop-up menu from which users can control the appearance of the…

Managing Database Connections – PB Docs 2021

Managing Database Connections Contents About database connections Connecting to a database Maintaining database profiles Sharing database profiles Importing and exporting database profiles About the PowerBuilder extended attribute system tables About this chapter After you install the necessary database software and define the database interface, you can connect to the database from PowerBuilder. Once you connect…

Running an application – PB Docs 2021

Running an application Contents Running the application Handling errors at runtime When the application seems to be working correctly, you are ready to run it in regular mode. In regular mode, the application responds to user interaction and continues to run until the user exits the application or a runtime error occurs. You can rely…

Syntax 3 For the fill pattern of a series – PB Docs 2021

Syntax 3 For the fill pattern of a series Description Obtains the fill pattern of a series in a graph. Applies to PowerBuilder DataWindow DataWindow control Syntax PowerBuilder

Argument Description dwcontrol A reference to the DataWindow control containing the graph. graphcontrol A string whose value is the name of the graph in the DataWindow…

Activating and editing the OLE object – PB Docs 2021

Activating and editing the OLE object In the Design view PowerBuilder stores an initial presentation of the OLE object that it displays before data is retrieved and in newly inserted rows. When you activate the OLE object in the Design view, you are editing the initial presentation of the OLE object. Any changes you make…

Syntax 1: For data points in graphs – PB Docs 2021

Syntax 1: For data points in graphs Description Gets the value of a data point in a series in a graph. Applies to Graph controls in windows and user objects, and in DataWindow controls Syntax

Argument Description controlname The name of the graph from which you want data, or the name of the DataWindow…

Profiling Routine View – PB Docs 2021

Profiling Routine View The Routine view displays statistics for a routine, its calling routines, and its called routines. It uses multiple DataWindow objects to display information for a routine: Called routines The top DataWindow lists functions and events called by the current routine. Current routine The middle DataWindow and the DataWindow on the right highlight…