This course introduces students to the PowerBuilder 8 development environment. Each component of the PowerBuilder 8 IDE is covered in the context of using PowerBuilder to develop GUI-based client/server business applications. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Use the System Tree create workspaces and targets.
• Use the Application Painter to create application objects.
• Use the Window Painter to create windows.
• Use the PowerScript language to write scripts to perform required processing.
• Create user functions and user events.
• Use the Menu Painter to design menus and connect them to windows.
• Use the Database Painter to define extended attributes and manage database tables.
• Use the Query Painter to interactively construct and edit SQL statements.
• Use the DataWindow Painter to create Data Windows and select appropriate presentation styles and data sources.
• Design and test PowerBuilder reports.
• Debug PowerBuilder applications.
• Package a PowerBuilder application for distribution.

This intensive hands-on course is designed for application programmers responsible for the design and implementation of client/server applications using PowerBuilder 8.

PowerBuilder Training Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of the Windows or Window NT operating system.
• Introduction to SQL or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a programming language, such as COBOL, PASCAL, or BASIC.