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Dont settle for being a PowerBuilder user. Become a PowerBuilder master with PowerBuilder® 6: A Developers Guide. This comprehensive tutorial and reference features the expert knowledge and advice of Certified PowerBuilder Developer and leading authority David McClanahan.

PowerBuilder® 6: A Developers Guide is loaded with essential information every serious developer should know. Youll get in-depth instruction on basic subjects like painters and windows as well as more advanced topics like embedded SQL, multitiered applications, objects, Internet development, and more. The book even covers the Certified PowerBuilder Developer exam.

The CD-ROM includes all example files and source code contained in the book and links to relevant Web sites.

About the Author
David McClanahan is one of the leading authorities on PowerBuilder development. He is a Certified PowerBuilder Developer and has created and run dozens of PowerBuilder courses. He recently joined the Editorial Advisory Board of the PowerBuilder Developer's Journal, contributes a monthly column to that magazine, and is a Contributing Editor for Databased Web Advisor. He is the author of Powerbuilder® 4: A Developer's Guide (M&T Books, 1995), Powerbuilder® 5: A Developer's Guide (M&T Books, 1996) and Teach Yourself...PowerBuilder 5 (MIS:Press, 1996).

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Paperback: 1197 pages
Publisher: M&T Books (February 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155851581X
ISBN-13: 978-1558515819
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best I've Found, January 11, 2000

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I am relatively new to PowerBuilder having been in an actual production environment (outside of college) for about 7 months now and have read everything I can find on PowerBuilder. This is by far the best book I have been able to find. The author explains its capabilities clearly and the examples actually match the lesson. Far too often the examples briefly touch the subject and you finish a book no better off than when you began. Not so with this one. I highly recommend it for beginning PowerBuilder developers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for developers of all levels!, October 22, 1999

By	Michael Matthews (matthemx@mail.milwaukee.k12... (Milwaukee , Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

PowerBuilder 6 A Developer's Guide is a must have. There are example code with real world solutions to real world applications. You can immediately piece together a complete system by using the techniques used in the many sample applications provided on the enclosed CD.

The CD is packed with sample applications, code, and reference material, as well as links to the author's Web site. Good luck!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the best available book on PowerBuilder, May 18, 1999

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After reviewing all the available books on PowerBuilder, we selected this and used it as the sole source for training our programmers in PowerBuilder. The result of their first project was beyond our best expectations. Developers returned to this book time after time and found much of the example code reusable in our application. There are a number of typos, but all are obvious, the presentation shows his deep understanding of both PowerBuilder and instruction. Our highest recommendation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, a direct path to PowerBuilder programming.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good Paperweight.
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If you purchase this book hoping to use the CD to follow the examples; DON'T. I tried to install the material following the author's instructions and had no success. Read more

Published on January 27, 2000 by F. J. Chandler

3.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Powerbuilder
An ok book to start with Powerbuilder. I expected much more from the author. I also found some editing errors in the text that would confuse anyone just learning Powerbuilder.

Published on October 24, 1998

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