Practical Tutorial on PowerBuilder

Author: Ye Heya / Wang Qingyun (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: PowerBuilder is a front-end development tool for distributed database applications with a graphical interface, capable of rapidly developing object-oriented database applications. This book discusses the basic elements and knowledge that constitute PowerBuilder applications. The main content includes: Introduction to PowerBuilder, PowerScript language, windows and controls, creating database applications, data window objects, data window controls, menu and multi-document interface design, program debugging and creating executable files, using SQL language, software reuse design, and comprehensive application design. This book is structured clearly and progresses step-by-step, offering rich content centered around how to quickly develop PowerBuilder applications. Accompanying the explanation of fundamental knowledge, it provides numerous typical and vivid examples to demonstrate how to use PowerBuilder's features to design Windows applications. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in computer science and related fields in higher education, as well as a reference for computer software developers and engineering professionals.