PowerBuilder 6: Building Windows

Synopsis
PowerBuilder 6: Building Windows shows how to create, manage, and customize windows in a PowerBuilder application. In addition, the course demonstrates how to add window controls and set the associated properties to provide a variety of window functions.

Audience
This course is for programmers who want to learn how to create various types of windows with functioning controls for PowerBuilder applications.

Time
6 hours

Product Code: P6BC04

After completing PowerBuilder 6: Building Windows, the user should be able to:

Manage window properties

Add window controls

Create window buttons

Provide for user input in windows

Alter the appearance of windows

Open a window sheet

Setting Window Properties

Using the Window property sheet

Setting general window properties

Defining window types

Setting other window properties

Setting Control Properties

Adding window controls

Window control properties

Command buttons

Picture buttons

Creating User Input on Windows

Single-line edits

Multi-line edits

EditMasks

Controlling Window Appearance

Static text

Checkbox

Radio buttons and group boxes

Listbox and drop-down listbox

Pictures

Adding More Elements to Windows

Scroll bars

Drawing controls

OLE controls

DataWindows

Setting Tab order

Setting Windows 95 Controls

Tab controls

Rich text edit controls

Picture listboxes and drop-down listboxes

Listview controls

Treeview controls

Using Advanced Window Features

Creating windows by using inheritance

Modifying the descendant window

Opening a window sheet

This course is distributed with:

Exercises that allow users to practice in PowerBuilder 6

A file containing the text of the exercises

Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the PowerBuilder 6 product

A PowerBuilder 6 glossary