PowerBuilder .NET Targets and Projects

You work with one or more targets and projects in a PowerBuilder .NET workspace.

Just as in PowerBuilder Classic, each target specifies a type of of application. It can also contain documentation and resource files. Each target can have one or more associated projects, specifying how the executable version of the application is to be generated. You can configure separate projects for different runtime platforms and build types. However, there are some important differences. For example, PowerBuilder .NET targets have PBTX extensions, and you cannot save them to the root directory of a computer drive.

You can use these target and project types in PowerBuilder .NET.

Target	Associated Projects
WPF Window Application	WPF Window Application, WCF Client Proxy, or REST Client Proxy
PB Assembly	WCF Client Proxy, REST Client Proxy, or PB Assembly
.NET Assembly	WCF Client Proxy, REST Client Proxy, or .NET Assembly
WCF Service	WCF Client Proxy, REST Client Proxy, or WCF Service

Creating a WPF Window Target
Use the WPF Window Application target wizard to create a WPF Window Application target.
Creating a PB Assembly Target
Create PB Assembly targets to deploy one or more PBLs into an assembly for use in other PowerBuilder .NET targets.
Creating a .NET Assembly Target
Create .NET Assembly targets from scratch or from an existing target that contains at least one nonvisual custom class object. You can also migrate .NET Assembly targets from PowerBuilder Classic to PowerBuilder .NET.
Creating a WCF Service Target
Create a WCF Service target from scratch, or migrate a WCF Service target from PowerBuilder Classic to PowerBuilder .NET.
Creating a WCF Client
Create a WCF client by building a WCF Client Proxy project, which you can add to any WPF Window Application target.
Creating a REST Client
Build a proxy nonvisual user objects that represents a remote Representational State Transfer (REST) service.
Adding Resources to a Target
When you create a new target in PowerBuilder .NET, you can use the Select Resources page of the new target wizard to include resources such as pictures or text files. After the target is created, you use the context menu items on the target or its subfolders to include new or existing resource files.
Batch Command Processing
The pbshell command supports batch building and deployment without direct intervention.