Getting information about PowerBuilder extensions
Online Help
The classes and methods in the extensions provided by Sybase
are described in this book, which is available in the PowerBuilder
online Help. For PBDOM, each class is described in a separate chapter.
You can open the Help in several ways:
-
Select PowerBuilder
Extension Reference from the PowerBuilder Help Contents
tab page. -
Double-click the file name (pbextref150.chm)
in the C:Documents and SettingsAll
UsersDocumentsSybasePowerBuilder150Help directory on
Windows XP and Windows 2003, or in the C:UsersPublicDocumentsSybasePowerBuilder 150Help directory
on Windows Vista and Windows 2008. -
Type a method name in the Script view, then press
Shift+F1 to open the PowerBuilder Help Index tab with the
focus on the first index entry for that method name. The name of
the extension class displays in parentheses after the method name
on the Index tab page, and it displays above the name of the method
when you open the Help for the method.If a PowerScript function description displaysIf there is a PowerScript function with the same name, the
Help opens automatically to display the PowerScript function. Click
the Help Topics button in the Help window to display the Index tab
so that you can select the extension method.
HTML books
For information about using the extensions provided by Sybase
in your applications, see Application Techniques in
the compiled HTML Help.
Third-party extensions
The PowerBuilder Help and documentation do not provide any
specific information for extensions developed by third parties.
To find out how to use a third-party extension, see the documentation
provided with the extension.