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Getting to the Top of the Pecking Order

by yaxW

What's pecking order got to do with PowerBuilder? When does pecking order matter in PowerScript coding? Read on to see the connection!

RESTful Web Services: A Quick-Start How-to Guide - Part 2

by yaxW

Coding a client to retrieve data from a response-oriented RESTful service

How to Force an Application to Open in Administrator Mode without Prompt

by gmtzgtz

How to Force an Application to Open in Administrator Mode without Prompt

Sybase PowerBuilder Meets Microsoft .NET

by Sybase

An article that explores why Sybase PowerBuilder has remained throughout the years a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI).

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Call C# assembly and its method in PowerBuilder

by Musakkhir

Call C# class and its method in PowerBuilder 11.

PowerBuilder ‘Gotcha’ – Grid Datawindows with Picture Controls

by Matt Balent

So I’m working on a ‘dashboard’ style datawindow in an application which shows a grid of data along with some graphics so the user can easily see changes/important stuff. There are a number of reasons to use a grid datawindow for this, especially since they can easily be changed by

PowerBuilder – Using .NET Visual Controls in PB Classic Applications

by Matt Balent

How to use .NET Visual controls in PB Classic applications

Sybase PowerBuilder Meets Microsoft .NET

by Sybase

An article that explores why Sybase PowerBuilder has remained throughout the years a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI).

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Getting to the Top of the Pecking Order

14 Oct 2011 by yaxW

What's pecking order got to do with PowerBuilder? When does pecking order matter in PowerScript coding? Read on to see the connection!

RESTful Web Services: A Quick-Start How-to Guide - Part 2

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Coding a client to retrieve data from a response-oriented RESTful service

Sybase PowerBuilder Meets Microsoft .NET

16 Mar 2012 by Sybase

An article that explores why Sybase PowerBuilder has remained throughout the years a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI).

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The Missing Link

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Creating efficient, maintainable, partitioned applications

Slicing the Pie with PowerBuilder .NET 12.1 EBF Project Partitioning

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

In this article, I'll take a look the new project painter feature included in the March 21.1 EBF release that gives you control over how you architect your deployment.

Bound and Tied: What Is Data Binding?

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

The basic aspects of data binding, a core feature of WPF

Merging Newer Technology into an Existing Code Line

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

There's a code problem that is PowerBuilder specific: the visual inheritance hierarchy and its XAML implementation, which are going to fight you tooth and nail not to be changed. I'm going to focus on this issue in the rest of this article.

Bye Bye Clip Window; Hello Snippets

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Increase .NET coding productivity

Web Services DataWindows

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Web Services DataWindows tips and tricks from the field

Using the Tag Property – Part 1

19 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

Carrying the microhelp along in the DataWindow

Using the Tag Property - Part 2

19 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

Tips and techniques

Using the Tag Property – Part 3

19 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

The use of the tag property of DataWindow columns

Extending SQLCA

20 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

The goal is to replace SQLCA with something a little more robust

Service-Based Architecture for the DataWindow

20 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

Minimizing the amount of memory that the DataWindow requires

DataWindow Magic: Master_Detail Object

20 Jan 2012 by rikbrooks

Demystifying the object

PowerBuilder ‘Gotcha’ – Grid Datawindows with Picture Controls

29 Jun 2012 by Matt Balent

So I’m working on a ‘dashboard’ style datawindow in an application which shows a grid of data along with some graphics so the user can easily see changes/important stuff. There are a number of reasons to use a grid datawindow for this, especially since they can easily be changed by

RESTful Web Services: A Quick-Start How-to Guide - Part 1

14 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Coding a client to retrieve data from a response-oriented RESTful service

Refactoring PowerBuilder Applications

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Rolling multiple test cases into a single test suite

Peering Behind the PowerBuilder .NET Assembly Curtain

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Examining generated CIL and drawing some conclusions

Refactoring Corner: Partitioning DataWindow Technology

20 Oct 2011 by yaxW

A well-partitioned application will open the way for future code migration to other GUI platforms

Case Study: Refactoring a PowerBuilder Classic Application

14 Oct 2011 by yaxW

Thinking creatively about PowerBuilder Classic features can often provide you with a viable solution