Instead of distributing resources separately, you can create a PowerBuilder resource file (a PBR file) that lists all dynamically assigned resources.
A PBR file is an ASCII text file in which you list resource names (such as BMP, CUR, GIF, ICO, JPEG, RLE, WMF, and PNG files) and DataWindow objects. To create a PBR file, use a text editor. List the name of each resource, one resource on each line, then save the list as a file with the extension PBR.
Here is a sample PBR file:
ct_graph.ico document.ico codes.ico button.bmp next1.bmp prior1.bmp background.png
PowerBuilder compiles the listed resources into the executable file or a dynamic library file, so the resources are available directly at runtime.
Using DataWindow objects
If the objects in one PBL reference
DataWindow objects, either statically or dynamically, that are in
a different PBL, you must either
specify a PowerBuilder resource file that includes the DataWindow
objects, or define the library that includes them as a PBD or DLL
that you distribute with your application. You cannot distribute
them separately as you can image files.
For more information about creating and using PBR files, see the chapter on packaging your application for deployment in Application Techniques.
