PowerBuilder Object-Oriented Development Tutorial

Author: Cui Wei
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book uses PowerBuilder 8.0 as the tool and environment to introduce how to develop database application systems by leveraging visual technology, object-oriented technology, and component technology. It enables readers to understand the new developments in current computer applications and computer application development tools, as well as the development methods and characteristics of visual and object-oriented technologies. The book consists of 12 chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the basics, focusing on the evolution and changes of database application models, the development methods for database application systems, with a particular emphasis on object-oriented methods and the fundamental approach to developing application systems using PowerBuilder. Chapter 2 comprehensively covers the features, functions, development environment of PowerBuilder, and the installation of PowerBuilder 8.0. Chapter 3 introduces PowerBuilder's programming language, PowerScript. Chapter 4 covers the relational database standard language SQL, including standard SQL, the embedded use of SQL, and dynamic SQL statements. Chapter 5 discusses PowerBuilder's database operations. Chapter 6 provides a relatively complete example to allow readers to initially experience PowerBuilder's development methods. Chapter 7 briefly introduces the debugging and distribution of PowerBuilder programs. Chapter 8 comprehensively covers the DataWindow technology, including more in-depth topics such as DataStore objects and the dynamic application of DataWindows. Chapter 9 thoroughly introduces the application interface design of PowerBuilder, including the use of some more complex controls. Chapter 10 discusses the development of reusable, object-oriented components. Chapter 11 covers some commonly used programming techniques. This book can serve as a textbook for computer science majors in universities and some non-computer science majors to learn database development and its tools. It can also be used as a training manual for learning PowerBuilder and as a reference for a broad range of database application system developers.