Microsoft files
Visual C++ runtime, Active
Template, and GDI+ libraries
When you deploy the core PowerBuilder runtime files, you must
ensure that the msvcr71.dll, msvcp71.dll, msvcr100.dll,
and msvcp100.dll Microsoft Visual C++ runtime
libraries and the Microsoft .NET Active Template Library (ATL) module, atl71.dll,
are present on the user’s computer or server. The PowerBuilder
runtime files have a runtime dependency on these files and they are
required for all applications and components that require the PowerBuilder runtime.
You can obtain these DLL files from the DLL archive Web site
.
They are also available from the DLL archive Web site
.
The PowerBuilder runtime files also have a runtime dependency
on Microsoft Windows GDI+ (gdiplus.dll).
The GDI+ graphics design interface is included by default
in the system paths of all Windows platforms currently supported
by PowerBuilder.
Files must be installed before running MSI or MSM file
Some files installed by the MSI or MSM file generated by the
PowerBuilder Runtime Packager have dependencies on these files.
For example, atl71.dll and gdiplus.dll must
be installed on the user’s computer before the pbjvm125.dll file
can be registered. Make sure these files are on the target computer
before you run the installation module generated by the Runtime
Packager.
Ink picture libraries
Microsoft.Ink, Microsoft.Ink.dll,
and Microsoft.Resources.dll are required if your
application uses InkEdit and InkPicture controls. These files are
part of the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Software Development
Kit 1.7, which is available on the Microsoft Web site
.
Microsoft has discovered some incompatibility issues between
these DLLs and the .NET Framework 2.0. You can obtain an update
to address these issues from the Microsoft Web site
.
DirectX runtime
PowerBuilder applications can use DirectX 3D rendering to
display 3D graphs (Pie3D, Bar3D, Column3D, Line3D, and Area3D) with
a more sophisticated look. You can use data item or series transparency
with the DirectX graph styles to improve the presentation of data.
The DirectX 3D rendering depends on the DirectX runtime. The
first time you select the Render3D check box on the General tab
of the Properties view for a 3D graph, PowerBuilder launches the
DirectX installer. If you opt out of the installation, the Render3D
property is ignored. End users of PowerBuilder applications must
also have the DirectX runtime installed on their computers to view
the DirectX graph styles. You can download a redistributable package containing
the DirectX runtime from the Microsoft Web site
For computers with older graphics drivers, you can check whether
DirectX is supported by running dxdiag.exe.
This file is typically installed in the WindowsSystem32 directory.
The Display tab of the DirectX Diagnostic Tool that opens when you
run dxdiag.exe indicates whether Direct3D is
enabled.