Developing and deploying a PowerBuilder window plug-in application
Basic steps
There are four main tasks involved in developing a plug-in
application.
To create and deploy a PowerBuilder window plug-in
application:
-
Create, test, and build the PowerBuilder
application. -
Create an HTML page that embeds your PowerBuilder
application window. -
Configure the Web server by registering the appropriate
content type (MIME type) and copying the HTML page and PBD files
for the application to appropriate directories. -
On all client workstations, install the standard
or secure PowerBuilder window plug-in DLL and the PowerBuilder deployment
DLLs.
Resulting components
When everything is set up, the various computers have the
components in Table 32-4.
| Computer | Component |
|---|---|
| Server | MIME type registered.
For instructions, see “Specifying the |
| HTML page with an Embed element for the PBD. |
|
| One or more PBDs containing your Application objects. |
|
| Client | PowerBuilder window plug-in DLL in the browser’s Plugins directory. |
| PowerBuilder deployment DLLs installed using the Deployment Kit for your platform. |
|
| Directory for the PowerBuilder deployment DLLs listed in the system path. |
|
| Any additional software required by the plug-in application, such as database connection software or OLE servers and custom controls. |
What’s next
The rest of this chapter describes the four steps for creating
and deploying a PowerBuilder window plug-in application:
- Creating the PowerBuilder
application - Creating an HTML page
- Setting up the server
- Setting up users’ workstations