Introduction to PowerBuilder

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Main Window

A Main Window is a stand-alone window, which acts independent of all others. This type of window can be minimized, maximized and resized; they can also overlap and be overlapped by other windows. They are usually used:

If you open say, 3 windows of type "Main", each window behaves independently. For the user, it looks as if they are 3 different applications. Closing of one window doesn't exit the application unless it is the last open window on the screen.
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