PowerBuilder 5 Overview

Synopsis
PowerBuilder 5 Overview introduces using PowerBuilder 5 with the Windows 95 operating system and establishes a foundation of knowledge from which the rest of the PowerBuilder courses can build.

Audience
This course is for Windows software developers who are new to PowerBuilder.

Time
3 hours

Product Code: PB5TC1

After completing PowerBuilder 5 Overview the user should be able to:

Identify the major components of PowerBuilder

Create PowerBuilder libraries applications windows and menus

Code simple events in PowerScript

Run an application

Customize toolbars

Use online help

Introducing PowerBuilder
Describes the major components of PowerBuilder and explains why PowerBuilder is an object-oriented environment.

The major components of PowerBuilder 5

Visual and iterative design

Using PowerBuilder Libraries
Gives an overview of PowerBuilder libraries one of the five components in PowerBuilder's environment.

Creating a PowerBuilder library

Using PowerBuilder Application Painter and Applications
Introduces how to use the application painter to manage application objects.

Switching from one application to another

Creating a new PowerBuilder application

Specifying attributes of a PowerBuilder object on the application property sheet

Using Menu Options in PowerBuilder Painters
Describes those menu items in PowerBuilder painters that are used most often.

Using menu options to save work close a painter and exit PowerBuilder

Using control menu boxes

Using Menus
Gives an overview of the steps for creating a simple menu using the menu painter.

The components of a menu: menu bar items and options

Creating a menu using the menu painter

Using Windows
Introduces how to define a window using the window painter.

Creating a new window in the window painter

Associating a menu with a window

Different window types

Pulling It Together with PowerScript and Events
Introduces programming in PowerScript.

Event programming versus sequential programming

Coding an application event

Coding a menu event

Using Databases Toolbars and Online Help
Gives an overview of three components in the PowerBuilder environment: PowerBuilder Database Toolbars and Online Help.

How the database interface and DataWindows fit into PowerBuilder

Customizing PowerBuilder toolbars

Using online help

This course is distributed with the PowerBuilder 5 Glossary.

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