PowerBuilder Developers Journal

• Whither Windows? April 20, 2013
  One of the questions that I’ve been pondering lately is what will become of Windows. Based on the buzz about BYOD (bring your own device), tablets and the like, and the less-than-stellar reception of Windows 8 and Surface (Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet), you’d think that Windows was on its last legs. Combine this with the “death of the PC” hype, and things lo […]
• Come on in, the Forums Are Fine… April 3, 2013
  What forums you may ask; the Sybase NNTP forums? No, those are going away. Not on the schedule that was originally proposed (December 1 of 2012), but they will go away soon. Replacing them are the online discussion forums in the PowerBuilder Development Center (PDC), part of the SAP Community Network (SCN). Never fear though, the information on the Sybase NN […]
• A Look at Appeon Mobile April 1, 2013
  I am here to tell you it’s true. You can write iPad applications in PowerBuilder. I’m sure that you are waiting for the other shoe to drop but ladies and gentlemen, there is no other shoe. It is simply the truth. You can write iPad applications in PowerBuilder. Those of you who have iPads, have you ever seen an MDI application running on an iPad? No? Neither […]
• Gradients, Not Glitz: Methods to Modernize PowerBuilder User Experiences March 22, 2013
  Surprisingly few applications have used DataWindow gradients since they were introduced in PowerBuilder 10.5. Modern applications frequently have controls with gradients. They can give a fresh look to an old application. Where developers used solid colors to highlight columns, gradients add nuance, flair and more. This article will show practical methods and […]
• The PostOpen Event – Why It Is So Important March 6, 2013
  Normally I try to write applications on the DataWindow or Appeon but every now and then I get a question that makes me sit back and say, “Huh?” In this case the question concerns the PostOpen event. I’ve seen that event named different things: ue_post_open, postOpen, post_open, ue_postOpen, etc. It has, as far as I can see, always had post and open in the na […]