PowerBuilder

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The Sybase PowerBuilder ROI calculator was developed independently by leading ROI tool developer Alinean, Inc. as an objective analysis tool help PowerBuilder customers to understand the potential costs of moving development activities to another platform and the benefits of staying with PowerBuilder. This tool can help you justify the cost savings and productivity of PowerBuilder in your organization.

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System Requirements for PowerBuilder:

• PowerBuilder Enterprise 12 System Requirements

Supported Platforms:

• For more detail on Sybase certified Product-Platform combinations, please visit the Platform Certification web site.

Licensing Options for PowerBuilder (all Editions):

• Standalone Seat: The Standalone Seat License (SS) permits the use of a copy of the PowerBuilder Program for creation of applications on one Seat, a single workstation on which the program resides. 
  • Purchasing Guidelines: 
    • Purchase one SS License for each workstation PowerBuilder will run on.
  • Notes:
    • The first maintenance release of PowerBuilder 12.0 is now available.  The PowerBuilder 12.1 patch can be downloaded separately from the Sybase Maintenance Release Site after customers purchase 12.0.
    • Begining with v12, PowerBuilder Enterprise is the only edition available; PB Desktop and PB Professional are no longer available.
    • Update Policy:
      • As of version 11.0, Sybase's update policy allows customers to purchase an update from 1 version behind. Customers on v11.5 can purchase an update for version 12.0.
      • Customers on versions of PowerBuilder more than one release behind, and who have proof of license ownership, may purchase an update using Catalog #61333 - Update from Older versions. 
    • Guide to PowerBuilder Enterprise Updates:
      • If you wish to update to PowerBuilder Enterprise v12: 
        • And you have PBE v11.5:  Select catalog 61277 - Update to v12 from v11.5.
        • And you have PBE v7 thru 11.0:  Select catalog 61333 - Update to v12 from earlier versions.
    • No ODBC Drivers included in PowerBuilder: Sybase has discontinued shipping DataDirect drivers in all products. Therefore, PowerBuilder Enterprise and Professional will no longer ship with these drivers. Customers who want to use ODBC or OLE-DB drivers will need to purchase them from the RDBMS vendor. PowerBuilder Enterprise will continue to provide direct native driver support.
    • PowerBuilder includes the royalty-free runtime edition of Adaptive Server Anywhere for Windows (the "ASA Runtime Edition"). The ASA Runtime Edition is a restricted-functionality version of the standalone version of Adaptive Server Anywhere. For example, the ASA Runtime Edition does not support stored procedures and triggers, transaction logs, and synchronization. 
    • PowerBuilder Enterprise v11.5 ONLY includes free copies of PocketBuilder 2.5 (full product) and Powerbuilder Application server Plug-in (Developer only).  These companion products are not included with PowerBuilder Enterprise 12.0.

For more information on Sybase License Models or License Types, go to Sybase License Info or License Definitions.

For more information on PowerBuilder product-specific terms, go to Product Specific License Terms. 

How To / Tips

• How to Create a Print File on Solaris
  The .dwprinter.ini file contains current printer setup information. It is located in the $JAGUAR/bin directory. In order to create a print file without being prompted for a file name, the following changes are necessary to the .dwprint.ini file.
• Getting PFC into PowerBuilder Help
  This technical tip explains how to get PFC into PowerBuilder Help.
• Using the Translation Toolkit for PowerBuilder
  This document provides an overview of the Translation Toolkit available for PowerBuilder beginning with version 5.0.0.3. This guide is for PB developers who develop applications deployed to end users who speak different languages.
• Configuring Netscape Web Servers for use with PowerBuilder Internet Applications
  This document contains information on configuring Netscape web servers for use with Powerbuilder Internet Application
• How to Create Database Tables from Excel Spreadsheets
  How PowerBuilders Data Pipeline can be used to build database tables from Excel spreadsheets.
• Connecting PowerBuilder Applications to Internet Databases
  This documents the general considerations of connectivity to databases trhough the internet.
• Converting a Computed Field to a Computed Column
  This document contains information on how to perform certain DataWindow functions that work with computed columns but not with computed fields.
• PowerBuilder p-code and c-code EXE generation and deployment
  PowerBuilder generates executables in two formats machine ( c-code) and interpreted (p-code). This document summarizes generation and deployment
• Automatic Window Centering Script
  The following script should be placed in the open event of any window. This code will automatically center the window being opened to the exact center regardless of the resolution.
• Programmatically Changing a Password in Oracle from PowerBuilder
  Oracle provides a PL/SQL command, "alter user", which allows you to change the password for a given username. This document illustrates how to use this command to allow a user to change an Oracle password from within PowerBuilder.