PowerBuilder 5: Using PowerScript

Synopsis
PowerBuilder 5: Using PowerScript explains some of the more powerful features of PowerBuilder. Users expand their programming skills while learning how to program in PowerScript and how to use SQL in PowerBuilder 5.

Audience
This course is for Windows software developers who have a basic knowledge of PowerBuilder.

Time
8 hours

Product Code: PB5TC3

After completing Using PowerScript, the user should be able to:

Program in PowerScript

Create and use SQL commands

Using Events, Functions, and the PowerScript Language
Provides a good working knowledge of using the PowerScript language to control the flow of a program, update databases, and display information.

Using PowerBuilder events

Reading the PowerScript language

Programming in PowerScript in the script painter

Programming in PowerScript
Provides a comprehensive knowledge of programming in PowerScript by implementing an application.

Defining a database transaction

Implementing an application using PowerScript

Programming events and functions

Using event arguments

Avoiding programming pitfalls

Using SQL in PowerBuilder
Teaches the syntax of several Structured Query Language (SQL) commands as well as how to use SQL in PowerBuilder.

Reading SQL command syntax

Using SQL transaction objects (SQLCA)

Using the SQL and cursor painter

Implementing SQL cursors

This course is distributed with the PowerBuilder 5 Glossary.