This book is for programmers who build applications that use built-in PowerBuilder® extensions.
This book describes syntax and usage information for built-in extensions to the PowerScript® language:
Chapter 1 presents an overview of PowerBuilder extensions and how you use them in a PowerScript application.
Chapter 2 describes the objects used to build clients for Enterprise JavaBeans components.
Chapter 3 describes the objects used to build SOAP clients for Web services.
Chapter 4 presents an overview of the PowerBuilder Document Object Model (PBDOM).
Chapters 5 through 17 describe each of the objects that make up the PBDOM.
Chapter 18 provides a quick-reference list of PBDOM methods.
Step-by-step instructions on building applications that use each of the built-in extensions are in Application Techniques.
For a complete list of PowerBuilder documentation, see the preface of PowerBuilder Getting Started.
Use the Sybase® Getting Started CD and the Sybase Product Documentation Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The Sybase Product Documentation Web site is accessible using a standard Web browser. In addition to product documentation, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Documentation Web site, go to Product Documentation.
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