Description
This course introduces students to the PowerBuilder 7 development
environment. Each component of the new PowerBuilder 7 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 Application Painter to define 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
Menu Painter to design menus and connect them to windows.
Use the
Database Painter to define extended attributes and manage database
tables.
Use the
Query Painter to interactively construct and edit SQL statements.
Use the
DataWindow Painter to create Data Windows and select appropriate
presentation styles and data sources.
Design
and test PowerBuilder reports.
Debug PowerBuilder
applications.
Package
a PowerBuilder application for distribution.
A series of written
and lab exercises will be used to reinforce the classroom education.
Audience
This intensive hands-on course is designed for application programmers
responsible for the design and implementation of client/server
applications using PowerBuilder 7.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the Windows or Window NT operating system.
Introduction
to SQL (110-002), or equivalent experience.
Experience
in a programming language, such as COBOL, PASCAL, or BASIC.
Course Agenda
Introduction
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
The PowerBuilder
Environment
Painter Structure
Customizing
Toolbars
Managing
Painter Views and Panes
Object
Browser
Creating an Application
Creating Application Objects
Application
Object Properties
Creating Windows
Types of Windows and Controls
Building
Windows
Window
Inheritance
PowerBuilder Scripts
Language Syntax
Assignments
and Property Modification
Using the
PowerScript Painter
PowerBuilder Scripts
Control Structures
PowerScript
Functions
Script
Inheritance
Creating DataWindows
Presentation Styles
Data Sources
DataWindow
SQL Options
Customizing
the DataWindow Design
Managing Database
Tables
Maintaining Database Profiles
Creating
Extended Attributes
Assigning
Extended Attributes
Manipulating
Table Data
Implementing DataWindows
Associating a DataWindow Object with a DataWindow Control
Transaction
Objects
DataWindow
Functions
DataWindow Updates
Controlling Updates
Data Validation
Process
Transaction
Management
Creating Menus
Types of Menus
Creating
Menu Bars and Menuitems
Menu Events
and Scripts
Popup Menus
Menu Inheritance
MDI Applications
MDI Terminology
MDI Window
Types
MDI?Related
PowerScript Functions
MDI Menus
and Toolbars
Distributing the
Application
Creating an Application Executable
PowerBuilder
Resource Files
PowerBuilder
Dynamic Libraries
Creating
a Machine Code Executable
Supplemental Topics
(as time permits)
User?Defined Function and Events
Library
Painter
Debug Painter
Structures
