PowerBuilder

New Features for PowerBuilder 11.0
PowerBuilder 11.0 introduces new target types. Learn more about the new features available in PB11.
Sybase document - click here...
Exploring DataWindow Display Formats -
The DataWindow display format is a very powerful tool and you can get more than simple data formatting. This article explores what you can do with DataWindow display formats demonstrating a few tricks.
By Konstantin Goldobin - PBDJ article - click here...
Would the Real "PB-to-the-Web" Solution Please Stand Up? So many and yet so few
Over the years we've been offered, either by Sybase or by third-party companies, a number of "move PowerBuilder to the Web" offerings. However none of them are satisfying...
By Bruce Armstrong - PBDJ article - click here...
To participate in the PowerBuilder 11.0 Beta Program - click here...

PowerBuilder 11 and .NET

Using .NET XML API. How to manipulate XML with PowerBuilder 11 using .Net framework API?
.NET framework provides a very powerful API for manipulating XML, and you, as a PowerBuilder developer, can leverage on that API through the .NET interoperability feature released in PowerBuilder 11.
By Xue-song Wu - .NET developers’ Journal article - click here...
PowerBuilder 11 .NET Web Form Deployment Feature (PDF)
With PowerBuilder 11 you can deploy PowerBuilder applications as ASP.NET 2.0 Web Form applications.
Sybase document - click here..
Smart Client Deployment in PowerBuilder 11
How the Intelligent Updater feature fits into PowerBuilder 11's .NET Smart Client support initiative.
By John Strano -PBDJ article - click here...
Personalizing Your PowerBuilder Applications Using SMS and Voice Messaging.
Text messaging is cool. Voice messaging is even cooler. Wouldn't it be great to be able to add that functionality to your PowerBuilder apps as well?
By D Chance-PBDJ article - click here...

Visual Expert 5.7 is out!

Novalys has just launched a new version of Visual Expert, a tool that automates impact analysis, generates source code documentation and checks code quality.

This new version comes with several new features such as PowerBuilder 11 support, stored procedure code analysis (Sybase ASE, Oracle and Microsoft SQLServer are supported…), an extremely fast string search, and much more… - more info...

For this occasion, we are offering a 3-month license. Use this page to get your licence.

Visual Guard 2.5 for .NET

Novalys just launched Visual Guard 2.5 for .NET, a solution that adds security features to your application.
With Visual Guard you manage users and define to which .NET applications they have access to.
You can grant them authorizations for each application (what the user can do, see and modify).

Visual Guard provides a console to easily manage users, roles and authorizations.
Visual Guard can use Active Directory and Database accounts to identify users.
The integration in your application is fast and very simple.
You can secure all types of .NET applications (Winforms, Webforms and Webservices). more info...

Get a trial copy of Visual Guard.NET - here...

Enable Runtime Explorer... v.1.6 catches bugs red-handed!

Enable Runtime Explorer (or simply Rex) is a runtime component that helps PowerBuilder developers with their development, debugging and technical support work. The enhanced ability of Buffer Explorer to display (and modify) DataWindow, DataStore and DataWindowChild buffers means that developers can immediately see what is happening when a bug pops up! Property Explorer helps developers to understand quickly by allowing them to display and modify (play with) the properties of all objects (controls and DWOs). Technical support can benefit from these functions too.
Rex also allows the size and position of controls and DWOs to be changed in runtime, so the time spent on trial-and-error iterations to make a screen look good can be minimized. Of course, all changes are documented in detail so that subsequent coding changes are a breeze, more info...

Enable 2 makes PowerBuilder applications multilingual

Enable Development has announced the imminent release of Enable 2.0. Among the many enhancements, power users will be pleased to see further major performance improvements. Field trials on software with over 1Gb of code have returned developer “waiting” times that are now measurable in seconds. Runtime performance, already fast, has also been enhanced.
In addition, look for:
• better filters (ease of use, greater flexibility) in both Enable Extractor and Enable Author
• changes to the import/export functions so that translations can be used for several projects (repository)
• new referential integrity controls for the database
• abilty to modify the PSR files generated, thus facilitating the management of “to do” lists
• ability to translate on demand a Tab Folder control and a menu
• many new APIs, including the full integration of Enable Runtime Explorer more info...

Get a demo version of Enable here...

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More news about PowerBuilder 11, companion products and maybe something about PowerBuilder 12...
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