PowerBuilder Construction Kit
Published on 1. December 1994
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-07-882079-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is an introduction to all the tools in Powersoft's Enterprise series, including the main tool, PowerBuilder. It covers basic to advanced features, and is designed for readers of all levels. The book begins with coverage of client/server database concepts, object-oriented programming, and Windows programming basics. It then shows how to create an actual application, complete with user interface, charts, graphs, help, using and sharing libraries, and more. Finally, it shows how to debug an application and prepare it for its final release.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 188 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-882079-3 (9780078820793)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Learning the buzzwords: client/server database concepts; object-oriented programming; Windows programming basics. Part 2 Learning the tools: viewing data with PowerViewer; creating new forms and databases with PowerMaker; developing new systems with PowerBuilder - an introduction. Part 3 Building an actual application: creating an application object; adding the user interface; defining how the objects should act; interacting with the data; expressing your data with reports and graphs; adding help for your users; using and sharing libraries; debugging your application; creating the final release. Part 4 Advanced features: using outside databases through ODBC; more on using WATCOM SQL; more on using PowerScript; using ERwin to design databases visually.