PowerBuilder Classic and PowerBuilder .NET
PowerBuilder 12.0 installs with two separate IDEs. The familiar
PowerBuilder IDE is rebranded as PowerBuilder Classic. The new IDE is
called PowerBuilder .NET.
The PowerBuilder Classic IDE retains the same basic functionality
as in earlier PowerBuilder releases. The PowerBuilder .NET IDE hosts the
Visual Studio isolated shell and is designed for compliance with the
common language specifications for .NET.
PowerBuilder .NET includes one new target type (WPF Window
Application) and two new project types (WPF Window and WCF Client
Proxy). You can migrate PowerBuilder Classic client-server and Windows
Forms targets to PowerBuilder .NET using the WPF Window Application
target wizard.
The .NET Assembly target type is available in both PowerBuilder
Classic and PowerBuilder .NET, but in PowerBuilder .NET, you can take
advantage of language enhancements for fuller .NET compliance. You can
also migrate .NET Assembly targets from PowerBuilder Classic to
PowerBuilder .NET.
For information about PowerBuilder .NET targets and projects, see
the PowerBuilder .NET Features Guide.