PowerBuilder 9.0 Basic Development (With CD-ROM)

Author: Cai Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is part of the "PowerBuilder 9.0 Application Development Series" and is titled "PowerBuilder 9.0 Basic Development." The book consists of 15 chapters. Chapters 1-14 cover the following main topics: the features of the PowerBuilder development tool and the new features of PowerBuilder 9.0; the development environment of PowerBuilder 9.0; database creation and connection; the database painter; the use of SQL statements and PowerScript language; application objects; windows and controls; menu creation and usage; data windows; data pipelines; user objects; API application; debugging, compilation, and line execution. Chapter 15 provides an example, explaining how to create a complete application to allow readers to review the knowledge they have mastered and gradually grasp the steps involved in software development. The appendix lists the naming conventions for PowerBuilder. The book comes with one CD-ROM containing the source code for all the examples in the book.