Distributing resources separately – PB Docs 2019

When a resource is referenced at runtime, if the resource has
not been included in the executable file or in a dynamic library,
PowerBuilder looks for it in the search path. You need to distribute
resources with your application and make sure they get installed in
the user’s search path.

For example, assume you use two bitmap files as in the following
script:

You can distribute the files frown.bmp and smile.bmp with your
application. If the files are on the search path at runtime, the
application can load them when they are needed.

The Windows search path is as follows: