Starting the Common Setup Program

Use the DVD or downloaded image to start the PowerBuilder setup program.

The PowerBuilder setup program installs both the PowerBuilder Classic and PowerBuilder .NET IDEs.

This procedure describes how to begin a local installation from a DVD or downloaded image. If you are a system administrator and want to allow users to install from a network drive instead, copy the files from the DVD into a directory on a network drive. Users can then install PowerBuilder by running the setup program from the network.

  1. Exit any programs that are running.
  2. Launch the PowerBuilder setup program.
    • To install from an image that you have downloaded from the Sybase Web site, run the autorun.exe file.
      Note: If you run setup.exe, the setup program does not enable you to install the SQL Anywhere program.
    • To install from the PowerBuilder DVD, insert the disk into your DVD-ROM drive. The setup program starts automatically.
    • To install from a local network drive, follow your administrator's instructions for accessing and running the setup program there.
  3. In the DVD window, click Install PowerBuilder .NET Prerequisites.
    This installs .NET Framework and the Visual Studio Isolated Shell.

    Do not skip this step unless you are sure that the prerequisite software is already installed on your system.

  4. Click Install Powerbuilder version to start the common setup program.
    The setup program collects basic and licensing information before launching the individual setup programs for PowerBuilder, InfoMaker, and SQL Anywhere.