Unsupported Properties for Controls in Windows Forms – PB Docs 126
Unsupported Properties for Controls in Windows Forms If your application uses unsupported properties for Windows Forms targets, you must rework the application before you deploy it. This table is an alphabetical listing of unsupported properties. It also indicates the controls on which they are not supported, and any notes that apply to specific controls. Unsupported…
.NET Client Differences – PB Docs 126
.NET Client Differences There are some differences you should be aware of when you use a Connection object with a .NET client. This table lists some properties that have different behavior in .NET client applications. Properties and functions that are obsolete or for internal use only in standard PowerBuilder applications are also unsupported in .NET…
Limitations – PB Docs 126
Limitations There are some important limitations on the code you can enclose in conditional compilation blocks. Case sensitivity � PowerScript is case insensitive, but C# is case sensitive. If a resource has the same name as another resource with differences only in the case of one or more characters, PowerBuilder cannot process the resource names…
Take Advantage of Global Configuration Properties – PB Docs 126
Take Advantage of Global Configuration Properties Properties have been added to standard PowerBuilder Classic controls to enhance the application presentation in the .NET environment and to improve application performance. Global properties also allow you to share data across application sessions. These properties are listed in Global Web Configuration Properties. Parent topic: Best Practices for .NET…
Digital Certificates – PB Docs 126
Digital Certificates A digital certificate is a file that contains a cryptographic public/private key pair, along with metadata describing the publisher to whom the certificate was issued and the agency that issued the certificate. Digital certificates are a core component of the Microsoft Authenticode authentication and security system. Authenticode is a standard part of the…
Design-Level Considerations – PB Docs 126
Design-Level Considerations Although stricter compiler enforcement for the .NET environment can catch coding errors typically tolerated by the PowerScript compiler, the .NET environment might also require changes in application design that are not necessarily caught by the compiler. Use the DESTROY statement The .NET garbage collection service does not trigger the Destructor event for PowerBuilder…
Server Authentication – PB Docs 126
Server Authentication If only server authentication is required, the EAServer client must provide authentication to the server to prove that the client can be trusted before it can connect to the server. By default, EAServer 6.x uses 2001 as the port for this type of SSL connection. Connection Code In the PowerScript connection code, change…
CALL – PB Docs 126
CALL Description Calls an ancestor script from a script for a descendent object. You can call scripts for events in an ancestor of the user object, menu, or window. You can also call scripts for events for controls in an ancestor of the user object or window. When you use the CALL statement to call…
Conditional Compilation – PB Docs 126
Conditional Compilation Use the number sign (#) at the start of a line or block of code in PowerBuilder to mark the code for specialized processing prior to PowerScript compilation. Each line of code or block of conditional code set off by a leading number sign is automatically parsed by a PowerBuilder preprocessor before it…
Building a Windows Forms Application and Target from Scratch – PB Docs 126
Building a Windows Forms Application and Target from Scratch Use the .NET Windows Forms Application wizard to create a .NET Windows Forms application and target from scratch. Select Start from scratch on the Create the Application page in the wizard. Specify the name of the .NET Windows Forms application and the name and location of…