What changes made for the decoupling – PB Docs 2021

The runtime files (including .dll, .ini, .pbx, .pbd etc.)
are renamed so that the version number indicator (such as “170”,
“190”) that used to be appended to the file name is removed, for
example, pbvm190.dll is renamed as pbvm.dll, pbdom190.pbd is
renamed as pbdom.pbd.

If your application uses pbwsclient.pbd/pbwsclient.pbx,
pbdom.pbd/pbdom.pbx, pbsoapclient.pbd/pbsoapclient.pbx, or
pbejbclient.pbd/pbejbclient.pbx, make sure to update the file
name and path accordingly.

All runtime DLLs that used to be installed to the “Shared”
folder are now separately installed to the “Runtime [version]”
folder and the “IDE” folder instead, in order to physically
separate Runtime files from IDE files.

The “Runtime [version]” folder contains the libraries
required at runtime. Example location: C:Program Files
(x86)AppeonCommonPowerBuilderRuntime 19.2.0.2556.

The “IDE” folder contains the support files required by
IDE. Example location: C:Program Files
(x86)AppeonPowerBuilder 19.0IDE.

If any external program has called the runtime file, you
may need to change the code accordingly in order for the program
to find the dependent DLLs successfully (view code
examples).

The runtime file location is no longer recorded in the
system PATH environment variable; it is recorded in the system
registry instead.

The 32-bit apps in 32-bit OS search for this registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESybasePowerBuilder Runtime

The 32-bit apps in 64-bit OS search for this registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSybasePowerBuilder
Runtime

The 64-bit apps in 64-bit OS search for this registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESybasePowerBuilder Runtime

A configuration file is automatically created by default
using the same name under the same directory as the application
executable. For example, if the application executable is
app1.exe, then the configuration file is app1.xml.

You can specify the version of PowerBuilder Runtime in the
configuration file. See the section called “Selecting a version of PowerBuilder Runtime” in Application Techniques for detailed
instructions.

The PowerBuilder IDE (and the application executable) can
select which version of runtime files will be used, so it
enables developers to easily maintain multiple projects. The IDE
can compile for multiple runtime versions (both minor and major)
through the System Options. See the section called “Selecting a version of PowerBuilder Runtime” in Application Techniques for detailed
instructions.