PowerBuilder 8.0 From Basics to Applications

Author: Cui Duwu
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book starts from the practical needs of using PowerBuilder to develop application software, aiming to provide readers with a comprehensive and practical technical reference. The book is divided into two parts: the Basics and Applications.
The Basics section introduces the use of PowerBuilder, a database application development tool, from the perspective of developing application software. It provides a complete and concise explanation of the tool's usage, along with practical examples based on actual projects developed by the authors.
The Applications section combines the authors' experience in software development to elaborate on the complete process of developing database application software using tools and object-oriented technology. This part focuses on explaining the ideas, methods, and practical techniques of software development, along with systematic and comprehensive examples. The book also covers related technologies such as object-oriented analysis, object-oriented design, object-oriented implementation, software distribution, and CD-ROM production.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes introductions to two successfully developed and implemented systems, along with some program code, hoping to assist readers in mastering the technology.
This book is suitable for engineering technicians learning and using PowerBuilder 8.0 to develop database application software. It can also serve as a teaching reference for university faculty and students, as well as a training textbook for users and system administrators of enterprise database application software.