Using the Power Builder Extension
Power Builder is an integrated development environment owned by Sybase (a division of SAP), which can be used to create Windows client applications. PowerBuilder has a native data-handling object called a DataWindow, which can be used to create, edit, and display data from the database. This object gives the programmer a number of tools for specifying and controlling user interface appearance and behavior, and also provides simplified access to database content.
Power Builder extension enables you to identify Power Builder DataWindow screen elements. It also supports multi-instances, which means that you can work with multiple targets and choose to work with the latest (active) target.
Enabling Real-Time Designer to Work with the Power Builder Extension
The Power Builder extension is a sub-connector of the Win32 connector and is installed automatically from the version 7.1 SP.
To verify the connector installation
| 1. | Open the RTDesigner.exe.config file under the installation folder. |
| 2. | Verify that the following record exists under the <configSections> section in the config file: |
<section name="pbExtensionConfig" type="Connectivity.Win32.PB.Extension.PBExtensionConfig, Connectivity.Win32.PB.Extension" />
| 3. | Verify that the following section exists in the config file: |
<win32PluginEnumerator displayName="Win32 Plugin Enumerator">
<directPlugins displayName="Win32 Extensions">
<add name="PowerBuilder" assemblyName="Connectivity.Win32.PB.Extension.dll" typeName="Connectivity.Win32.PB.Extension.PBExtension" />
</directPlugins>
</win32PluginEnumerator>
<pbExtensionConfig Class_List="PBDW105,PBDW90" />
| 4. | Verify that the Power BuilderExtension Configuration branch in the Real-Time Designer System Settings window enables you to specify the class names that the Real-Time Designer uses to identify Power Builder screen elements (see Power BuilderExtension Configuration section in the System Administration Guide). |
