Written for the PowerBuilder programmer or IS manager, Jaguar Development with PowerBuilder 7 shows off the strengths of Sybase Enterprise Applications Server (EAS) and Jaguar CTS to create scalable database applications in PowerBuilder.
This book focuses on several aspects of the new PowerBuilder. First it explains the advantages of Jaguar CTS for distributed computing. Sections on transaction processing and resource management (for database connections and object pooling) show why PowerBuilder components get a new lease on life for today's enterprise through Jaguar. Early chapters show off the strengths of Jaguar CTS (which Sybase is bringing to all major platforms, including Linux). There's coverage of common administrative tasks, such as installing components on the server.
Later sections are geared more toward the PowerBuilder programmer. The author provides a guide to creating Jaguar-compliant PowerBuilder objects that will run on the middle tier. Sections on database support show off how to use DataStore to retrieve records from databases on the server. There isn't much on creating HTML-based or Java interfaces here (though that is a possibility with PowerBuilder 7). Instead, the book looks at creating PowerBuilder clients that hook into Jaguar components on the server.
In all, Jaguar Development makes a good case that PowerBuilder is ready to take on enterprise computing. For any manager or programmer with legacy PB code, this book will certainly be a welcome release. It gives you what you need to know to design and run your PowerBuilder objects on the powerful Jaguar CTS middle-tier solution. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Enterprise computing overview, two-tiered and multitiered system architectures, Sybase Enterprise Application Server (EAS) and Jaguar Component Transaction Server (CTS) basics, CORBA, Jaguar CTS administration, Jaguar Manager, designing PowerBuilder 7 Jaguar components, connection caches, Jaguar component lifecycle, instance pooling, Jaguar database programming: Embedded SQL, DataWindows, DataStores, result sets, transactions, security, deploying Jaguar applications, and asynchronous processing in Jaguar.
Review
". . . provides detailed coverage of Distributed PowerBuilder applications. A wonderful book that fills in the gap from other PowerBuilder books." -- CompBookReview.com, October 99
"Jaguar Development with PowerBuilder 7 has got to be one of the best books from Manning Publications I have ever reviewed. If you are new to DPB and looking for a good reference, this is the book. It is a fantastic book on the topic and will lead you through all the steps necessary to be successful with Jaguar. I wish this publication was available when I was first learning Jaguar. It definitely would have saved me some sleepless nights. This is a must have for any Jaguar developer - no matter what level." -- Credit's Corner by Jon Credit
"This book is an amazing work. It takes you from a basic understanding of traditional PowerBuilder 2 tier development through all of the intricacies of dealing with this new technology. He explains in great detail all of the different options and how to implement them.
You don't even have to know what Jaguar is. He defines it for you. He tells you what it is, how it works, where it runs, how so install it, configure, and manage it. Then he tells you how to create objects in PowerBuilder that will live in the Jaguar environment. Finally he goes through practical applications of this technology, just to make sure that you understand. I hold in suspect the ambition and foresight of any PowerBuilder programmer that does not purchase this book.
It is not a good book -- it is a must have." -- Rik's PowerBuilder Dojo
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