1. PowerBuilder 11 Overview
Jim O’Neil
Principal Systems Consultant
Sybase, Inc.

2. Agenda PowerBuilder roadmap PowerBuilder 11 feature overview
SySAM licensing
Upcoming PowerBuilder events

3. PowerBuilder Roadmap Version 11 released in June 2007
11.1 Maintenance Release available November 14, 2007
Delivers on third-phase of PowerBuilder’s .NET initiative
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

4. 2008 PowerBuilder 11.2 2008 PowerBuilder 11.5 2009 PowerBuilder 12
AJAX support for Web Forms Applications
EAServer .NET Client Support
Miscellaneous fixes
2008
PowerBuilder 11.5
Core .NET enhancements
Native DataWindow updates
Updated database support
Miscellaneous fixes
2009
PowerBuilder 12
.NET in IDE
WPF/WCF support at design and run-time
Fully managed code at deployment
Complete .NET interoperability
Language
Independence
Application
Connectivity
Multiple
Platform
Support
Power
And
Performance
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

5. PowerBuilder 11 Feature Overview
IDE enhancements
User interface enhancements
Database connectivity updates
Web Service DataWindow source
.NET deployment
.NET Web Forms applications
.NET Windows Forms and Smart Client applications
.NET Web Services
.NET Assemblies

6. IDE Enhancements 10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

7. IDE Enhancements
Resizable dialog boxes

8. IDE Enhancements
Updated menus and toolbars

9. IDE Enhancements System tree Current target highlighted
Script decorator
Double-click enabled

10. IDE Enhancements Project painters Common tabbed metaphor
In-place editing
Post-build actions
Run/debug action

11. IDE Enhancements Output window tabs Default Errors Warnings
Search results
Unsupported features

12. IDE Enhancements
Retain DataWindow retrieval arguments
11.1

13. User Interface Enhancements10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

14. User Interface Enhancements
Window properties
Transparency
Animation

15. User Interface Enhancements
DataWindow Use Ellipsis Property

16. User Interface Enhancements
TreeView DataWindow for Web applications

17. Vista Support 11.1 Maintenance Release
Deployment and development support
32-bit and 64-bit support (Vista Business Edition)
Administrator privileges required to install and run
Manifest file support for end-user applications
Some caveats
JSP targets not supported (due to lack of support for HTML editor)
Calendar controls (Microsoft Common Controls) not fully supported
Windows Help file support not included, but can be added manually
PDF printer driver configuration - SaveAs(PDF!,….)

18. Database Connectivity Updates10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

19. Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15
New interface supports version 15 and later
SQLCA.DBMS = “ASE” (DLL name PBASE110.DLL)
Requires Open Client 15
ASE 15 feature support
Identifier names up to 128 characters
Scrollable cursors
New integral data types
Identity column support
Updated SYC interface supports some features of ASE 15
11.1

20. Microsoft SQL Server New native driver interface
SQLCA.DBMS = “SNC” (DLL name PBSNC110.DLL)
Supports SQL Server 2000 and 2005
Relies on SQL Server 2005 native client installation
SQL Server 2005 support
Multiple active result sets (MARS)
Bypass validation during encryption
Snapshot isolation level
DBParm support
SPCache: Cache stored procedure parameter descriptions
Previous native driver Host and AppName parameters reinstated

21. Real Application Cluster (RAC) support
Oracle 10g
Real Application Cluster (RAC) support
RAC is an optional feature to support seamless failover when a single database is deployed across a hardware cluster
PowerBuilder support
HANotification DBParm on enables notification
Transaction object DBNotification event fires when server down
Event return value determines next action
0: initiate failover
other value: stop processing current command and return error
Statement caching (DBParm: StatementCache)
11.1

22. Informix 10 New native driver interface
11.1
New native driver interface
SQLCA.DBMS = “I10” (DLL name PBI10110.DLL)
Supports IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Requires Informix Client Connect 2.9 for runtime
Improvements over previous driver
Support for Unicode databases
(DBParms: Client_Locale, DB_Locale, and StrByCharset)
Support for long table and column names, up to 128 characters
Statement caching support (DBParm: StmtCache)
Column encryption support (DBParms: EncryptionPass and Hint)

23. iAnywhere MobiLink Support
Sybase technology providing session-based synchronization between a main database and multiple remote databases
New PowerBuilder built-in object support
MLSynchronization – abstract base class for MLSync object
MLSync – wraps call to dbmlsync.exe to perform synchronization and respond to callbacks
SyncParm – structure used to set properties for the MLSync object obtained from default or customized synchronization options window
SyncProcessType – enumeration indicating direction of the synchronization

24. Web Service DataWindow Data Source10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

25. Web Service DataWindow
New Data Source option
Retrieve and update
Uses .NET Framework
Web Services DataWindow
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
David Avera
Staff Software Engineer

26. .NET Deployment Options10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

27. .NET Deployment Entire applications Business objects (NVOs)
.NET Windows Forms applications
.NET Smart Client applications
.NET Web Forms applications
Business objects (NVOs)
.NET Assemblies
.NET Web Services
Key components
PB2CS – PowerBuilder .NET compiler
.NET Framework SDK

28. PowerBuilder .NET Deployment
PowerScript
Source C#
translation
.NET EXE or
Assembly
CSC
deploy
PBDs (DataWindow Objects)
Syntax errors
save/build
Unsupported
features
PB2CS
PowerBuilder System Library
For .NET
(managed code)
DataWindow Engine
Database Interfaces
(unmanaged code)
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

29. PowerBuilder 11 Overview Web Service DataWindow
Nov. 20, 2008
Jim O’Neil
Systems Consultant
.NET Assemblies
ISUG Techcast archives
(presented Nov. 13, 2007)
Jim O’Neil Systems Consultant
.NET Windows Forms
And Interoperability
Dec. 4, 2007
Jim O’Neil
Systems Consultant
PowerBuilder 11
.NET Deployment
Web Casts
Web Service DataWindow
Feb. 5, 2008
David Avera
Staff Software Engineer
.NET Web Forms
Dec. 11, 2007
David Fish
Engineering Evangelist
.NET Web Services
Jan. 29, 2008
David Fish
Engineering Evangelist
.NET Smart Client
Jan. 15, 2008
John Strano
Technology Evangelist

30. SySAM License Management10
Sybase Analyst Event August 2003

31. Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM)
Implemented using Macrovision© FLEXnet software licensing compliance management system
Monitor license usage
Report on usage metrics
Automate software delivery
PowerBuilder’s implementation
Stand-alone seat: license tied to specific hardware
Served or unserved licensing
Unserved: license resides locally
Served: license server validates on each access
Alternative use license: product may be installed on second machine for non-concurrent use by licensee

32. Software Product Download Center (SPDC)
URL:
Contact on order has user id and password to login

33. SPDC – Product Entitlements
Select desired product

34. SPDC – Product Page

35. SPDC – License Generation
Alternative Use Information
Return generated license
Generate new license

36. SPDC – License Generation
Step 1: License usage
N.B., Alternative Use License is for use by primary license
holder only, for non-concurrent use on a second machine

37. SPDC – License Generation
Step 2: License model
N.B., Served license is required for installations that will
support remote access such as through Terminal Services

38. SPDC – License Generation
Step 3: Number of Machines to License (unserved) or License Quantity (served)

39. SPDC – License Generation
Step 4: Host machine identification
Node Host ID
Ethernet address (card must be enabled to validate license)
Disk serial number (preface with DISK_SERIAL_NUM=)
Host Name: machine name
(Served only) Port number and failover servers, if desired

40. SPDC – License Generation
Step 5: Save license

41. SPDC – License Generation
Step 6: Apply to product

42. Upcoming PowerBuilder events
ISUG “Leveraging PowerBuilder in the .NET World”
Day-long, hands-on training event
Multiple cities in North America through December
Visit for details
Sybase web casts
Windows Forms and .NET Interoperability (Dec 4th)
Web Forms (Dec 11th)
Smart Client (Jan 15th)
Web Services Deployment (Jan 29th)
Web Services DataWindow (Feb 5th)
Visit to sign-up!!

43. Q&A