Introduction to PowerBuilder

DataWindow Painter

DataWindow is one of the cornerstones on which PowerBuilder is built upon and perhaps coincidentally one of the most extensively used components when building an application.

In this session (the first of two chapters devoted to this topic) we'll introduce you to the DataWindow painter environment and show you how DataWindows are used to retrieve information from a data source. We'll also cover various methods of retrieving data and cover some of the options that relate to them.

By the end of the session, you should be able to produce easy-to-understand and impressive DataWindows that presents the data in a beautiful manner.

After this session You Will Be:

• Building a DataWindow.
• Connecting to a database.
• Working with different data sources.
• Importing and exporting data.
• Using stored procedures.
• Using different presentation styles.
• Using the Design environment.
• Using the DataWindow options.

Estimated Session Time:

180+ minutes.

Prerequisites:

• You should have PowerBuilder (Desktop/ Professional/ Enterprise version) installed on your computer.
• SQL Anywhere 5.0 or greater installed on your computer.
• Database background will be helpful, however it is not necessary.