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PowerBuilder 6: Introducing PowerBuilder provides an
introduction to PowerBuilder and its development environment.
- Installing PowerBuilder and Libraries
- Application Painter and Property Sheets
- Creating Menus
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- Creating Windows
- Responding to Events with PowerScript
- Running Your Application
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PowerBuilder 6: Design Concepts provides an introduction to
PowerBuilder design and object-oriented development.
- Analyzing the Requirements
- Creating a Logical Data Model
- Creating a Data Model Database
- Creating Database Tables
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- Using Database Tables
- Using Table Data
- Understanding Object Orientation
- Features of Object Oriented Software
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PowerBuilder 6: Building Objects begins showing the user the
basic building blocks for developing PowerBuilder applications.
- Using the Application Painter
- Using the Library Painter
- Using Libraries
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- Managing Libraries
- Creating Menus
- Attaching Menus and Toolbars
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PowerBuilder 6: Building Windows shows users how to create and
manage windows in a PowerBuilder application.
- Setting Window Properties
- Setting Windows 95 Controls
- Window Properties, Buttons, and Pictures
- User Input on Windows
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- Controlling Window Appearance
- Adding Elements to Windows
- Using Advanced Window Features
- Window Sheets
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PowerBuilder 6: Event Programming shows users how to respond
to events in an application and use variables with PowerScript.
- Responding to Events
- Scripting with Variables
- Declaring Variables
- Array, Class, and Reference Variables
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- Using Operators
- PowerScript Statements
- Using the Script Painter
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PowerBuilder 6: PowerScript and SQL shows users how to use SQL
commands to interact with databases in PowerBuilder applications.
- Understanding Database Transactions
- Creating Functions
- Using DataWindow Objects
- Scripting for Specific Events
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- Using Arguments and DataWindow Events
- Scripting for Treeviews
- Understanding SQL Syntax
- SQL Commands, Painter, and Cursors
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PowerBuilder 6: Creating DataWindows shows users how to create
and control DataWindows in their PowerBuilder applications.
- Using the DataWindow Painter
- Data Sources and Layout
- Creating Freeform DataWindows
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- More DataWindows
- Using Other Data Sources
- DataWindow Controls
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PowerBuilder 6: Using DataWindows shows users how to
manipulate and display data and data sources using DataWindows.
- Using Edit Styles
- EditMasks and Drop-Down DataWindows
- Display Formats and Validation
- Customizing DataWindows
- Column Defaults and Conditionals
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- Displaying Data and Data Sources
- Modifying the Data Source
- Manipulating Data
- Accessing DataWindow Columns
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PowerBuilder 6: Reviewing an Application shows users how to
provide reports and final touches on a PowerBuilder application.
- The Report Painter
- Creating Grouped Reports
- Modifying Grouped Reports
- Creating Graphs
- Creating Label Reports
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- Nested Reports and Crosstabs
- Adding the Final Touches
- Creating Windows within Windows
- Checking the Finished Product
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PowerBuilder 6: The Final Product shows users how to debug a
PowerBuilder application and create an executable program.
- The Debug Window
- Modifying the Debug Window
- Understanding the Source Views
- Using and Setting Breakpoints
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- Examining the State of an Application
- Debugging the Application
- Building the Executable
- Creating Deployment Files
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