Powerbuilder 6.0 Unleashed (Paperback)

by Simon Gallagher (Author), Simon J. A. Herbert (Author)

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Product Description
PowerBuilder 6 Unleashed breaks into several parts to help you find information quickly. It provides a large array of information in a variety of areas. Understanding PowerBuilder includes issues such as DBMSs, SQL, Database Painter, and PowerScript Environment. Programming DataWindows covers topics like DataWindow scripting and advanced DataWindow techniques. Design to Deployment includes application development, analysis and design, standards and naming conventions, documentation and online help, testing and debugging, configuring and tuning, and cross platform PowerBuilder. Application Partitioning and the Internet covers several new topics such as distributed processing and application partitioning, developing distributed PowerBuilder, PowerBuilder and the Internet, and developing Internet applications with PowerBuilder. Actual PowerBuilding explores graphing, pipelining, mail enabling PowerBuilder apps, drag-and drop, multimedia, API calls, PowerSoft Open Library, OLE 2.0 and DDE.

From the Publisher
PowerBuilder 6 Unleashed is broken into several parts to help readers find the information they need. The book will provide a large array of information in a variety of areas: -Understanding PowerBuilder This section includes issues such as DBMSs, SQL, Database Painter, and PowerScript Environment, as well as Language. Library, Application Objects and Application Painter -Programming Datawindows. Covers topics like DataWindow Scripting and Advanced DataWindow Techniques -Design to Deployment Includes Application Development, Analysis and Design, Standards and Naming Conventions, Documentation and On-line Help, Testing and Debugging, Configuring and Tuning, and Cross Platform PowerBuilder. -Application Partitioning and the Internet. Covers several new topics such as distributed processing and application partitioning, developing distributed PowerBuilder, PowerBuilder and the Internet, and developing Internet applications with PowerBuilder. -Actual PowerBuilding Explores Graphing, Pipelining, Mail Enabling PowerBuilder Apps, Drag-and Drop, Multimedia, API Calls, PowerSoft Open Library, OLE 2.0 and DDE.

This will be the most comprehensive manual written to be used with PowerBuilder; Each chapter covers a single issue of extreme importance to experienced PowerBuilder programmers.

Updated to contain the newest features of Version 6.0 of PowerBuilder. Coverage includes detailed information on developing Distributed PowerBuilder, and testing, debugging, and developing Internet applications with PowerBuilder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1100 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672311798
• ISBN-13: 978-0672311796
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,415,090 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Reference Of Powerbuilder 6.0 (All Versions), September 9, 1999

By A Customer

The book goes into as much detail as most CPD's need. The reference ability does match powerbuilders on-line books. But as a secondary tool the book is useful.

After reading Oracle Unleashed I decided to try this book. I wasn't disapointed. Take advice and buy the book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Book lacks basic examples!, September 13, 2000

By	T. Finkel "Chi-Bears-fan" (usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

IF you want to own a book that looks impresive and does little to help you understand about Powerbuilder, then this is the book for you. There is more usless information in the book then one can create an object class for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book, March 11, 2000

By A Customer

This is not a quick guide to PowerBuilder but it's a really best reference book out there.

Even for beginner's, this is a good book since learning curve for PowerBuilder is NOT steep.

Also it covers some database stuffs(as advantage of using PowerBuilder stems from easy integration with database through datawindows) that I found useful