Using PowerBuilder resource files
Instead of distributing resources separately, you can create a
PowerBuilder resource file (a PBR file) that lists all dynamically
assigned resources.
A PBR file is an ASCII text file in which you list resource
names (such as BMP, CUR, GIF, ICO, JPEG, RLE, WMF, and PNG files) and
DataWindow objects. To create a PBR file, use a text editor. List the
name of each resource, one resource on each line, then save the list
as a file with the extension PBR.
Here is a sample PBR file:
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
ct_graph.ico document.ico codes.ico button.bmp next1.bmp prior1.bmp background.png |
PowerBuilder compiles the listed resources into the executable
file or a dynamic library file, so the resources are available
directly at runtime.
Using DataWindow objects
If the objects in one PBL reference DataWindow objects, either
statically or dynamically, that are in a different PBL, you must
either specify a PowerBuilder resource file that includes the
DataWindow objects, or define the library that includes them as a
PBD or DLL that you distribute with your application. You cannot
distribute them separately as you can image files.
For more information about creating and using PBR files, see
the section called “Packaging an Application for Deployment” in Application Techniques.