Millard F. Brown

PowerBuilder includes a powerful set of foundation classes to speed development. These classes are collectively known as the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes, or PFC. In Part 1 (Vol. 11, issue 9) I provided an introduction to PFC and demonstrated how to use it. Part 2 outlines the more recent changes and additions to PFC. PFC Quickstart This section contains some scripts that you can paste into your PFE objects to get a jump start on PFC programming. The Wizsrce Scripts As you saw in the section on the PFC Start Wizard in Part 1, Sybase has provided a few script files that you can paste into the application manager. You'll find these scripts in the pfcwizsrce folder. You can use these scripts whether or not you use the Wizard to create your PFC application. The Wizsrce s... (more)

Have a Good "4"

Have a good one." We hear this expression often these days. I find myself wondering what exactly it means. Have a good...what? But think about it. What it really means is that the speaker is unwilling to make a commitment. Someone might be offended or annoyed if you said something that actually contained any meaning. Remember "Have a nice day"? That expression actually carries some small... (more)

Exception Handling Using PowerBuilder, EAServer, and JavaServer Pages

Exception Handling Using PowerBuilder, EAServer, and JavaServer Pages Basic Techniques and Pitfalls PowerBuilder's Try-Catch-Finally exception handling mechanism brings a great deal of power and versatility to application and component development. It's important to be able to manage and handle exceptions thrown by service components, particularly when you are deploying to a Web environmen... (more)

PowerBuilder Foundation Classes

PowerBuilder includes a powerful set of foundation classes to speed development. These classes are collectively known as the PowerBuilder Foundation Classes, or PFC. Part 1 of this article provides an introduction to PFC and shows how to use it. For the experienced PFC developer, I'll outline the more recent changes and additions to PFC in Part 2. This article is not intended as a complet... (more)

Silent...but Effective

As of Sybase's EAServer 4.0, OEM developers and IT organizations can take advantage of two new installation features that allow them to create and deploy applications with an embedded installation of EAServer. EAServer 4.0 includes features that improve the ability of OEM vendors and IT departments to create and deploy applications that include EAServer. Through EAServer version 3.6.1, en... (more)