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◊ POWERBUILDER 9 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ONLINE TRAINING SERIES

Online PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development Training

Vendor Software » Sybase


Only $99.95

PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development Series (12 hours)

ONLINE PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development TRAINING FEATURES

  • Learn PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development online with these interactive online PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development courses.
  • Affordable Pricing (Only $99.95 for the complete series)
  • A full year to complete the PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development courses
  • Retake the PowerBuilder 9 Advanced Development courses as many times as you like
  • Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
  • Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test

1. Source Code Control

Time: 2 hours
This course provides information about the basic requirements for any Version Control architecture. It also explains managing and controlling the source code asset of a typical PowerBuilder project.

Objectives

  • Distinguish between the two approaches to managing PowerBuilder code under source control
  • Identify the architectural changes in the SCC interface
  • Describe what operation each SCC option performs
  • Demonstrate the set up for a typical SCC implementation using both PBNative and a third-party SCC provider
  • Setup the branch workspace and view

Topics

  • Why implement version control? PowerBuilder architecture and the SCC
  • PowerBuilder IDE changes
  • Source code control operations
  • Implementing SCC with PowerBuilder
  • Branching and merging


2. Deploying Applications and Using InfoMaker

Time: 2 hours
This course provides information about compiling and deploying PowerBuilder applications to end users. It also explains how to incorporate InfoMaker into PowerBuilder-based applications to provide end users with the ability to generate reports.

Objectives

  • Choose a compiler format for PowerBuilder applications
  • Determine what components must be included in an application package
  • Use OrcaScript and PowerGen for deployment
  • Use InfoMaker to deploy applications
  • Use InfoMaker and PowerBuilder together
  • Customize imstyle9.pbl

Topics

  • Application packages
  • Project painter
  • Deployment methods
  • Delivering applications to end users
  • Deployment tips and tricks
  • The InfoMaker environment
  • Using InfoMaker with PowerBuilder
  • Customizing imstyle9.pbl
  • Writing forms code without PowerBuilder


3. Coding Techniques

Time: 3 hours
This course shows learners some best practices, tips, and coding techniques that, if applied, will make the use of PowerBuilder 9 more effective both in the short and long term.

Objectives

  • Set up your environment
  • Organize libraries
  • Enhance the IDE
  • Extend the PowerPanel
  • Use advanced coding techniques
  • Use modern exception handling

Topics

  • Setting up the environment
  • Using targets
  • Supporting the XP operating system
  • Organizing libraries
  • IDE tips
  • Coding
  • Using events
  • Handling exceptions
  • Additional exception handling
  • Understanding performance
  • Database independence


4. Techniques for Using DataWindows

Time: 3 hours
This course provides information on the advanced features available with PowerBuilder DataWindows, such as using expressions to change DataWindow behavior, creating dynamic nested reports, using dynamic SQL, and using client/server features.

Objectives

  • Use expressions to change DataWindow behavior
  • Create DataWindow reports
  • Use dynamic SQL
  • Create DataWindow objects dynamically
  • Use client/server features

Topics

  • Using expressions
  • Changing DataWindow behavior
  • DataWindow reporting
  • Creating dynamic nested reports
  • Working with dynamic SQL
  • Other SQL considerations
  • Changing bands dynamically
  • Creating DataWindow objects dynamically
  • New client/server DataWindows features


5. Graphic DataWindows and XML DataWindows

Time: 2 hours
The course shows learners how to create graphical interfaces with DataWindows and how to import and export XML into DataWindows.

Objectives

  • Create and manipulate simple shapes
  • Move images within and between DataWindows
  • Use and manipulate metadata
  • Define XML and related terms
  • Export and import XML with DataWindows

Topics

  • Drawing simple shapes
  • Moving images among DataWindows
  • Creating rich graphical DataWindows
  • Manipulating metadata
  • Understanding XML
  • XML parsers
  • The DataWindow export engine
  • Export templates
  • Exporting XML
  • Importing XML



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