New Release of the STD "Integrated" FrameWork!

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 Integrated Foundation Classes ( Service Pack #4) Released!

 "THE" PowerBuilder Classic & Appeon Framework!

(Version 5.4.0.21 - December 19, 2014)

 

   The FC's are *free* and can be downloaded (along with an updated sample Order Entry application) from the SourceForge website!

 

   Software Tool & Die Inc (STD) is very pleased to announce that they have just released an updated version (5.4.0.21) of their Integrated Foundation Class library for PowerBuilder "Classic", Appeon Web and Appeon Mobile!

   The latest version contains the following updates and has been tested with Appeon 2013R2 and Appeon 2015 (GA) using the official MR (maintenance  releases) of PowerBuilder "Classic" versions 12.1, 12.5.1 and 12.6. Testing inside of PB included Win32 (both p-code & m-code) deployments while testing inside of Appeon included latest Web Browsers, latest Apple Tablet/Smart Phone and Android Tablet/Smart Phone  deployments.

Release 5.4.0.21 change highlights ...

• Removed old reference variable "_PtrData" fr0m object source code that could cause C++ compiler errors.
• Removed old reference variable "Handle" from object source code as its a PB reserved word.
• Removed old reference variable "Anchor" from object source code as its a PB reserved word.
• Added support for dynamic PBDEBUG feature for PowerBuilder 12.6
• Added new "oe_resize" event to the wn_master base ancestor class.  This event ONLY fires when the user lets go of the mouse vs the PB resize that fires for every pixel!
• Added a new "vs_cb_ok_master" class that defaults the look & feel and behaviour of an OK button.
• Added a new "vs_cb_cancel_master" class that defaults the look & feel and behaviour of a CANCEL button.
• Added new "oe_ok" event to the base window class "wn_master".
• Added new "oe_cancel" event to the base window class "wn_master".
• Fixed the "vc_tp_about_support" class for the proper refrence to the active DataBase name.
• Added new Transaction Object classes for the following DBMS: SQLServer, Oracle, DB/2, and Informix.
• Updated the STD_FC_PB_Appeon PBL for method signatures to match Appeon 2013R2 & 2015 releases.
• Removed deprecated Appeon Class "eon_mobile_recorderex" from STD_FC_PB_Appeon PBL.
• Added new "of_set_current_tabpage" method to the "vs_tc_master" base class for Tab Control's.
• Added new "of_get_current_tabpage" method to the "vs_tc_master" base class for Tab Control's.
• Framework was system tested with: PowerBuilder 12., 12.5.1 and 12.6; Appeon 2013R2 and 2015; iOS 8.1 and Android 5.0.1 (both Smart Phone & Tablet); IE10/11; FireFox 32.03; Safari 5.1.7; Opera 26.0; Chrome 39.0.2171.95.

Futures

1)  Tune the PB, Appeon Web and Appeon Mobile single source framework.
2)  Add more PB, Web and Mobile features.
3)  Integrate Open Source tools like Spell Checking, OCR, Imaging  and more!
4) Add new GUI controls
5) Extend the IIS (Web Services) framework

6) Support for NFC communications.




Regards ... Chris

CodeXchange - End of Life

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PowerBuilder CodeXChange

 
     The wonderful repository of PowerBuilder demonstration applications, code snippets, examples, utilities, frameworks, etc (aka CodeXchange ... www.sybase.com/developer/codexchange ) has been decommissioned this month by SAP. This was great resource to the PowerBuilder Community for more than a decade! It is so sad that CodeXchange has been removed as it was an extremely valuable learning tool.

   I would personally like to thank all the many contributors over the years from the PowerBuilder realm who uploaded items to CodeXchange. Your efforts were very much appreciated by many, many PB developers!

   I hope that some day soon, SAP will resurrect the CodeXchange content underneath its SCN website for new PB developers to enjoy.


Regards ... Chris

 

PowerBuilder 2014 World Wide Survey

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PowerBuilder 2014 Survey

Novalys has now released the  PowerBuilder 2014 survey results. This year, SAP added questions to the survey to help identify more requirements/trends being encountered by PowerBuilder developers. These answers were numerous and very detailed and were compiled by theme to help SAP elaborate an eventual road-map. For all the details of the survey, click here!

    To all those who answered the survey, the PowerBuilder community thanks you! 


Regards ... Chris

STD Web Service Framework - Version 2.2 Released!

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PB Classic Web Service Framework - v2.2.0.21!

     Software Tool & Die Inc are please to announce a new release of their Web Service STD Foundation Classes for IIs (STD FC IIs) - Version 2.2.0.21 (Service Pack#2). The updated v2.2 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 SMTP eMail generation
• and much more!

    The main updates to the STD Web Service FC's included in Version #2.2 - Service Pack#2 include: ....  

• Removed the nc_Timing_Master class as the Timer Event is not supported by IIs & .Net.
• Added PBDEBUG support for PB 12.6
• Added abstract Transaction Object classes for the following DBMS: SQLServer, Oracle, DB/2, Informix, & SQLite.
• Added new constants: FAIL & SUCCESS completion code to use in methods returning the INT data type.
• Changed the Logging sub-system to allow log message redirection via the new "of_set_log_location" method.
• Added a new "of_write_database" method to allow logging to a DB versus a file.
• Various miscellaneous performance enhancements.
• Tested framework with ....

      - PowerBuilder 12.x, 12.5.x and 12.6
      - Appeon 2013R2 and Appeon 2015.
      - MS-Windows 7, 2008 & 2012.
      - .Net 2.0, .Net 3.5, .Net 4.0 and .Net 4.5
      - IIs 7.0, 7.5

• Added new OLE class to support the open source ImageMagicK product (nc_ole_image_magick).
• Added support for multi-session logging. 

   The STD Web Service and other PB frameworks are free and can be downloaded from the STD Foundation Classes SourceForge project website.

Regards   ... Chris

PowerBuilder 2015 Conference - Preliminary Agenda

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2015 PowerBuilder Conference

Preliminary Session Announcement

    The North Carolina PowerBuilder User Group, Appeon Corporation and Novalys are pleased to announce the 2015 Charlotte PowerBuilder Conference to be held on May 6-7-8 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  As with the successful inaugural event in 2014, the focus of the conference is the unparalleled Rapid Application Development tool PowerBuilder.

   NCPBUG has already planned over 25 PowerBuilder centric sessions and are still counting. Sessions will include a session on the recently released PowerBuilder 12.6, plus 2015 conference presenters now include Bruce Armstrong, Chris Pollach, Brian Le Suer, Ronnie Po, Christophe Dufourmantelle, Armeen Mazda and Matt Balent.

   Attend sessions on current GUI design and application development from industry veterans. Workshops on topics such as stored procedure debugging, getting the most out of your source control system, and the "How To's" of working with application frameworks are in the mix right now.

  For a detailed list of preliminary sessions and information how to register early ... click here!

Regards ... Chris

PB Product Manager Leaves SAP

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Sue Dunnell leaves SAP

  PowerBuilder product manger Sue Dunnell has left SAP according to Matt Balent - North Carolina PowerBuilder User Group president. Sue has been PowerBuilder's product manager ever since Sybase took over the product from its original creator PowerSoft. Apparently, Sue has decided to pursue other opportunities outside SAP.

  The PB Community wishes Sue all the best in her new endeavors.

  To read the original post on SCN, click here.

Regards ... Chris

Appeon World Tour coming to Taipei!

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World Tour 2014 - Taipei

As part of the Appeon World Tour, Appeon and M-Power Information Co., Ltd will host an Appeon/PB seminar in Taiwan this month! Date: November 24, 2014 Venue: Primasia Conference & Business Center 15F., No. 99, Fuxing N. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan (at Nanjing E. Road MRT station) Agenda Time Subject 13:30 – 14:00 Visitor registration 14:00 – 14:10 Welcome and opening remarks 14:10 – 15:30 Demonstrating Appeon for PowerBuilder and building a mobile app – Presented by Barkely Hwang, Technical Dept. Manager from M-Power 15:30 – 15:50 Tea time 15:50 – 16:30 Introducing new features of PowerBuilder 12.6 – Presented by Xiang Zhibin, System Consultant from SAP Sybase 16:30 – 16:45 Q & A Registration: Sign up online or contact Zola Wang via telephone 02-27316868#603 or e-mail zolawang@mpinfo.com.tw.

Regards ... Chris

New PowerBuilder Website!

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       Novalys corporation located in Paris, France has just launched a new website to serve the PowerBuilder user community that could not try or buy PowerBuilder recently. Most of the Sybase people previously handling these PB queries are now gone or relocated at SAP and some of Novalys's customers were a bit lost. Since the new website is located in Europe - it is available in both French and English.

    Also check out this website for links to other great PB resources, open source products and excellent PowerBuilder add-on products that compliment this great development tool!

Regards ... Chris