PowerBuilder Training Overview
This course introduces students to the Powerbuilder 11 development environment. Each component of the PowerBuilder 11 IDE is covered in the context of using Powerbuilder to develop GUI-based client/server business applications. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Use the System Tree to create workspaces and targets.
- Use the Application Painter to create application objects.
- Use the Window Painter to create windows.
- Use the PowerScript language to write scripts to perform required processing.
- Create user functions and user events.
- Use the DataWindow Painter to create Data Windows and select appropriate presentation styles and data sources.
- Use the Query Painter to interactively construct and edit SQL statements.
- Use the Database Painter to define extended attributes and manage database tables.
- Use the Menu Painter to create traditional and contemporary menus.
- Debug PowerBuilder applications.
- Package a PowerBuilder application for distribution.
- Discuss the alternative deployment types, including pcode, machine code, and .NET WinForm applications.
A series of written and lab exercises will be used to reinforce the classroom education.
Powerbuilder Training Audience
This intensive hands-on course is designed for application programmers responsible for the design and implementation of client/server applications using PowerBuilder 11.
Powerbuilder Training Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system.
· - Introduction to SQL, or equivalent experience.
· - Experience in a programming language, such as COBOL, Visual Basic, C++, or Java
PowerBuilder Training Course duration
5 Days
PowerBuilder Training Course Outline
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Introduction to PowerBuilder |
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Role of PowerBuilder in Application Development
PowerBuilder Application Architectures
Platforms and Databases Supported by PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder Concepts and Terminology
Versions of PowerBuilder
PowerBuilder Resource Requirements
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The Powerbuilder Environment
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Painter Structure
Customizing Toolbars
The System Tree
The Clip Window
Managing Painter Views and Panes
Object Browser
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Creating an Application |
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Creating Workspaces
Creating Targets
Application Object Properties
Application Object Properties
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Creating Windows |
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Types of Windows and Controls
Building Windows
Window Inheritance
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PowerBuilder Scripts |
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Language Syntax
Using the PowerScript Painter
Control Structures
PowerScript Functions
Structures
Script Inheritance
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User-Defined Function and Events |
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Global Functions versus Object Functions
Creating User Functions
Defining User Events
Invoking User Events
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Creating Data Windows |
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Presentation Styles
Data Sources
DataWindow SQL Options
Customizing the DataWindow Design
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Implementing Data Windows |
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Associating DataWindow Objects with DataWindow Controls
Transaction Objects
DataWindow Functions
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DataWindow Updates |
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Controlling Updates
Data Validation Process
Transaction Management
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Creating Menus |
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Menus Styles
Traditional
Contemporary
Creating Menu Bars and Toolbars
Menu Events and Scripts
Popup Menus
Menu Inheritance
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MDI Applications |
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MDI Window Types
MDI?Related PowerScript Functions
MDI Menus
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Distributing the Application |
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Creating an Application Executable
PowerBuilder Resource Files
PowerBuilder Dynamic Libraries
Creating a Machine Code Executable
Creating a .NET WinForm Application
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Supplemental Topics (as time permits) |
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The PowerBuilder Debugger
Managing Database Tables
Maintaining Database Profiles
Manipulating Table Data
Creating Extended Attributes
Assigning Extended Attributes
Creating and Maintaining Table Definitions
The Library Painter
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