PowerBuilder


PowerBuilder

(tool, database)A graphical user interface development toolfrom Powersoft for developing client-server databaseapplications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows,Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix.

Applications can be built by creating windows, controls(such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within thePowerBuilder development environment. The language used toprogram PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based onBASIC.

PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backendsincluding Sybase and Oracle. It also has added supportfor ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with abuilt-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).

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PowerBuilder

A popular application development system from Sybase for Web, multitier and client/server development. It supports Java EE-branded application servers, such as Sybase EAServer, IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic, and DBMSs such as Sybase ASE, IBM DB2 and Oracle. PowerBuilder contains patented technology with its DataWindow capability and provides visual programming tools as well as a BASIC-like programming language called PowerScript. Included with PowerBuilder is InfoMaker, a report generation application.