About the DataWindow plug-in – PB Docs 90
About the DataWindow plug-in The DataWindow plug-in lets you display a Powersoft report (PSR) on a Web page viewed in a browser that supports Netscape plug-ins. A PSR file contains a report definition (source and object) as well as the data contained in the report when the PSR file was created. Because its data is…
GenerateRegFile function – PB Docs 90
GenerateRegFile function Description Creates a file with registry update instructions for deploying a PowerBuilder object as an automation server. Controls PowerBuilder.Application (automation server) Syntax
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{ <i>automationobject</i>.} GenerateRegFile ( <i>guid</i>, <i>classname</i>, <i>progid</i>, <br /> <i>majorversion</i>, <i>minorversion</i>, <i>description</i>, <i>outputfilename</i> ) |
Argument Description automationobject When PowerBuilder is the OLE client, the name of the OLEObject instantiated with the PowerBuilder.Application automation server. For other clients, use syntax appropriate for calling a function…
OLE custom controls – PB Docs 90
OLE custom controls The OLE control button in the Controls menu gives you the option of inserting an object or a custom control in an OLE container. When you select an OLE custom control (ActiveX control), you fix the container’s type and contents. You cannot choose later to insert an object and you cannot select…
Providing support for instance pooling – PB Docs 90
Providing support for instance pooling Benefits of instance pooling EAServer components can optionally support instance pooling. Instance pooling allows EAServer clients to reuse component instances. By eliminating the resource drain caused by repeated allocation of component instances, instance pooling improves the overall performance of EAServer. Specifying pooling options in the wizards When you create an…
Implementing an existing interface – PB Docs 90
Implementing an existing interface You can create PowerBuilder implementations of existing interfaces using the EAServer Component Wizard on the Target or PB Object tab in the New dialog box. A typical use of this feature is to create an implementation of a standard API, such as the protocols for online banking and securities trading that…
Using the Database Trace tool – PB Docs 90
Using the Database Trace tool The section describes how to use the Database Trace tool. About the Database Trace tool The Database Trace tool records the internal commands that PowerBuilder executes while accessing a database. You can trace a database connection in the development environment or in a PowerBuilder application that connects to a database….
Chapter 4 Using the OLE DB interface – PB Docs 90
Chapter 4 Using the OLE DB interface About this chapter This chapter describes the OLE DB interface and then explains how to prepare to use this interface and how to define the OLE DB database profile. Contents Topic About the OLE DB interface Preparing to use the OLE DB interface Defining the OLE DB interface…
About native database interfaces – PB Docs 90
About native database interfaces The native database interfaces provide native connections to many databases and DBMSs. This section describes how the native database interfaces access these databases. You can upgrade to PowerBuilder Enterprise to use the native database interfaces. For a complete list of the supported native database interfaces, see “Supported Database Interfaces” in online…
Accessing the database – PB Docs 90
Accessing the database Before you can display data in a DataWindow control, you must get the data stored in the data source into that control. The most common way to get the data is to access a database. An application goes through several steps in accessing a database: Set the appropriate values for the transaction…
Coding for the Web ActiveX – PB Docs 90
Coding for the Web ActiveX You can write scripts in the Web page to manipulate the DataWindow data and presentation. The methods and events are similar to those available in a standard DataWindow, but the events have been renamed to match JavaScript naming conventions. The properties, methods, and events–as well as the DataWindow object properties…