Advanced PowerBuilder Classic 12 Programming

Course Number: 719-TP
Recommended Duration:  5 days

Intended Audience
Application programmers responsible for the design and implementation of client/server applications using PowerBuilder Classic 12.

Course Overview
This course introduces participants to advanced techniques used to develop fully functional, well‑performing business applications using the PowerBuilder Classic 12 IDE.

Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

• Create standard reports, including TreeViews, graphs, crosstabs, and multi-group reports.
• Create RichText, nested, and composite style reports.
• Manipulate the properties and behavior of the DataWindow control.
• Access and modify the properties of the DataWindow object.
• Describe the internal organization of the DataWindow buffers.
• Analyze issues involved in managing transactions and concurrency.
• Use DataWindow techniques to access, update, and validate data from the database.
• Create a DataWindow dynamically.
• Create and use DataStores.
• Use DataWindows to generate XML and PDF files.
• Create DataWindows that use a Web Service data source.
• Create and use standard, custom, and external user objects.
• Implement advanced elements of the graphical user interface, such as MonthCalendar,
• Animation, ListView, TreeView, and Tab controls.
• Use drag and drop for direct manipulation within the application.
• Use external functions in PowerBuilder Classic applications.
• Use a variety of techniques to test, debug, and analyze PowerBuilder Classic applications.

Prerequisites
Basic PowerBuilder Classic 12 Programming course or the equivalent class is recommended.  Also four to six weeks experience developing PowerBuilder applications is needed.

Topics

• Advanced DataWindow Presentation Styles

• DataWindow Reporting

• Understanding DataWindow Behavior

• Dynamic DataWindow Behavior

• Advanced DataWindow Techniques

• User Objects

• Exception Handling in PowerBuilder

• Using Tab, ListView and TreeView Controls

• Using Web Services

• Supplemental Topics (as time permits)