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Delivering your application to end users – PB Docs 70 – PowerBuilder Library

Delivering your application to end users – PB Docs 70

Delivering your application to end users

When you deliver the executable version of your application
to users, you need to install all of the right pieces (various files
and programs) in the right places (such as on their computers or
on the network).

Deploying Enterpise Application Studio applications This section discusses the files you need to install when
you deploy a PowerBuilder executable application to users. For detailed
information about the files you need to install when you deploy
an application or component built using Enterpise Application Studio, see the Release
Notes.

Installation checklist

You can use the following checklist to make sure you install
everything that’s needed. For easy reading, the checklist
is divided into:

  • Installing environmental
    pieces
  • Installing application pieces

Installing environmental pieces

Checklist item Details
Install the PowerBuilder deployment DLLs You should install all of these DLL files
(which contain the PowerBuilder execution system) locally on each
user computer. They are needed to run PowerBuilder applications independently (outside
the development environment). This applies to applications generated
in machine code as well as those generated in PcodeFor details on installing the deployment DLLs, see
the deployment chapter for your platform later in this bookHandling maintenance releases
If
you’re using a maintenance release of PowerBuilder in your development
environment, make sure you provide users with the deployment DLLs
from that maintenance release
Install the database interface(s) You should install on each user computer
any database interfaces required by the application, such as the
ODBC interface and other native database interfacesFor details on installing any database interfaces you
need, see the deployment chapter for your platform later in this
book. For more information about database interfaces, see Connecting
to Your Database
Configure any ODBC drivers you install If you install the ODBC interface (and
one or more ODBC drivers) on user computers, you must also configure
those ODBC drivers. This involves defining the specific data sources
to be accessed through each driverFor details on configuring ODBC drivers, see Connecting
to Your Database
Set up network access if needed If the application needs to access any
server databases or any other network services, make sure each user
computer is properly connected
Configure the operating (windowing) system A particular application may require
some special adjustments to the operating or windowing system for
performance (or other) reasons. If that’s the case with
your application, be sure to make those adjustments to each user
computer

Installing application pieces

Checklist item Details
Copy the executable application Make copies of the files that make up
your executable application and install them on each user computer.
These files can include:

  • The executable (EXE)
    file
  • Any dynamic libraries (DLL or PBD files)
  • Any files for resources you’re delivering separately
    (such as ICO, BMP, GIF, JPEG, RLE, WMF, or CUR files)

Handling maintenance releases
If
you plan to revise these files on a regular basis, you may want to
automate the process of copying the latest versions of them from
a server on your network to each user computerYou might consider building this logic right into your application
(you might also make it copy updates of the PowerBuilder deployment
DLLs to a user’s computer)

Copy any additional files Make copies of any additional files that
the application uses and install them on each user computer. These
files often include:

  • Initialization (INI)
    files
  • Help (HLP) files

and possibly various others (such as text or sound files).
In some cases, you may want to install particular files on a server
instead of locally (depending on their use)

Copy any local databases to be accessed If the application needs to access a
local database, copy the files that comprise that database and install
them on each user computerMake sure that you also install the appropriate database interface
and configure it properly if you haven’t already done so
Install any other programs to be accessed If the application needs to access any
external programs, install each one in an appropriate location–either
on every user computer or on a serverAlso, perform any configuration required to make those programs
work properly. For example, you may need to register ActiveX controlsFor more information, see “Deploying ActiveX controls”
Ensure that the application can find
the files it needs
Make sure you install the various files
that your application uses on paths where it can find them:

  • If the application
    refers to a file by a specific path
    , then install
    the file on that path
  • If the application refers to a file by
    name only

    , then install the file on some path that the application
    will be able to search (typically the current one)
Update the system registry with values
for the application
If you are deploying on a Microsoft Windows platform,
you may rely on the Windows registry to manage certain information
needed by the application (such as the application path). Be sure to
update the registry with such values
Set up the application’s icon To enable users to start the application,
use the windowing system on each user computer to display the executable
file’s icon where you wantAlternative
Users can also start
the application in any other manner provided for native applications
under that windowing system

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