Thursday, April 24, 2014

STD Web Service Framework - Service Pack#2

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PB Classic Web Service Framework Update!




     Software Tool & Die Inc are please to announce the release of their updated (Service Pack #2) Web Service STD Foundation Classes for IIs (STD FC IIs). The updated Web Service IIs framework is solely targeted to helping PowerBuilder Classic developers, develop .Net based Web Services deployed to IIs. The IIs based framework takes advantage of RAD techniques - employes an MVC (Model, View, Controller) architecture for superior performance, flexibility and extendability. 
All the STD frameworks are free and can be downloaded from its STD Foundation Classes SourceForge project website.

    The Web Service framework - while greatly improving the PB & Appeon developer's productivity - also includes these types of features to help with RAD based projects:
  • Helps the PB developer to Implement "stateless" programming
  • Does DBMS transaction management automatically
  • Manages DataStores for you automatically
  • Manages DB updates for you automatically
  • Facilitates  MVC design & programming
  • Provides Encryption / Decryption servicesProvides extended numerical services (ie: And / Or / Xor / Xand / etc features to PowerScript
  • Provides Result Set generation for any data
  • Provides HTML generation for any data
  • Allows STMP eMail generation
  • and much more!

    The main updates included in  Service Pack #2 to the STD Web Service FC's for IIs include....  
  • Ported the function 'fn_check_db_status' over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the function 'fn_copy_transaction' over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the function 'fn_dbms_get_sysdate' over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the function 'fn_iif' (Immediate IF) over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the function 'fn_get_enumerated' over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Added new method 'of_get_virtual_path' to the nc_iis_master class to help locate where your Web service is running inside of IIS.
  • Ported the 'sr_pass_data' structure over from the Integrated framework to make them the same.
  • Added INI file support to the IIS Web Service framework.
  • Ported the base Message object class "ns_message_master" over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported thebase Error object class "ns_error_master" over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the base Dynamic Description Area object class "ns_dda_master" over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
  • Ported the base Dynamic Staging Area object class "ns_dsa_master" over from the Integrated framework to the IIs Web Service framework.
 The STD Web Service framework is free and can be downloaded from its STD Foundation Classes SourceForge project website.

Regards   ... Chris

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

PB Survey 2014

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PowerBuilder Worldwide Survey 2014



Tell SAP What You Want for PowerBuilder
In 2013, Novalys had several meetings with SAP Management and answered some questions they had about the short term needs of PowerBuilder Shops. Following a number of discussions between the PB community and SAP, PowerBuilder 15 beta was released.

These meetings opened a discussion about the future of PowerBuilder. With the 2014 survey, you can send SAP a snapshot of what you doing with PB today, and what your most urgent needs are.


After filling out the 2014 survey,  you will have access to the 2013 survey information and you'll learn more about:

  • The architecture of current & future PB Apps (Client/Server, Web, Mobile...)
  • The use of PowerBuilder versions: Who’s still using PB9/10? Who has moved to PB12.5.x?
  • The most awaited developments in PB!


Have Your Say
Tell us about your PowerBuilder usage and expectations, and help guide the future of PowerBuilder.



Submit your answer and access the previous results!

Thank you for supporting the PB Community!  

Regards ... Chris