Powerbuilder Web Targets Guide

Security Settings – PB Docs 120

Security Settings PowerBuilder applications and components can run in partial trust environments when they are constrained by .NET code access security (CAS) configurations. PowerBuilder lets you configure CAS security zones (sandboxes) for .NET Web Forms, .NET Web Service, .NET Windows Forms and smart client projects to minimize the amount of trust required before application or…

How .NET Deployment Works – PB Docs 120

How .NET Deployment Works When you deploy a .NET project, PowerBuilder compiles existing or newly developed PowerScript� code into .NET assemblies. At runtime, the generated .NET assemblies execute using the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). PowerBuilder�s .NET compiler technology is as transparent as the P-code compiler in standard PowerBuilder client-server applications. Depending on their application…

Selecting the Default ASP.NET Version – PB Docs 120

Selecting the Default ASP.NET Version If you installed multiple versions of the .NET Framework on the target Web server, you should make sure that IIS uses a supported version for PowerBuilder .NET applications. You can make this change globally, for all ASP.NET Web site applications, or for individual applications that you deploy to IIS. The…

Viewing and Modifying Global Properties in the IIS Manager – PB Docs 120

Viewing and Modifying Global Properties in the IIS Manager Although you set global properties for a Web Forms application on the Configuration page of the Project painter before you deploy the project, you can also view and modify the global properties in the IIS Manager after the project is deployed. For information about global properties…

Directory Structure on the Server – PB Docs 120

Directory Structure on the Server When you deploy a .NET Web Forms application, PowerBuilder creates two top-level directories for the application under the IIS root. One of the directories takes the name of the application specified in the Web Forms project, and the other appends “_root” to the application name. The applicationName directory contains the…

Unsupported Events for Controls in Web Forms – PB Docs 120

Unsupported Events for Controls in Web Forms Some PowerBuilder control events cannot be used in applications deployed to ASP.NET. This table lists unsupported events, the controls on which they are not supported, and any notes that apply to specific controls. If your application uses these events, rework it to avoid their use: Event Controls for…

Unsupported Functions for Controls in Web Forms – PB Docs 120

Unsupported Functions for Controls in Web Forms Some PowerBuilder control functions cannot be used in applications deployed to ASP.NET. This table lists unsupported functions, the controls on which they are not supported, and any notes that apply to specific controls. If your application uses these functions, rework it to avoid their use: Function Controls not…

Modified Appearance and Behavior of Visual Controls – PB Docs 120

Modified Appearance and Behavior of Visual Controls All PowerBuilder visual controls are supported in .NET Web Forms application, but they may behave or be rendered in a slightly different manner. Windows themes By default, the rendering of visual controls in Web Forms applications uses themes consistent with the operating system of the client browser. However,…

Restrictions on Supported Controls – PB Docs 120

Restrictions on Supported Controls Almost all PowerBuilder controls are supported in .NET Web Forms applications. However some of the methods and properties on supported controls do not work in Web Forms applications. Unsupported functions, events, and properties This table lists functions, events, and properties that are not supported on any control: Category Unsupported feature Control…

UploadFiles – PB Docs 120

UploadFiles Use to open the Upload Files dialog box that enables an application user to upload files from the local computer to the Web server. Syntax

Parameters serverFolder � The folder on the server to which you want to copy one or more files from the client computer. PowerBuilder creates this folder under the…