While new features are added in PowerBuilder, some of the existing features might no longer be needed or recommended for use.
Discontinued features are features that have been completely removed from the product.
Obsolete features are still available to use, but are no longer eligible for technical support and will no longer be enhanced.
For migration path of these features, refer to Obsolete/Discontinued Features in Product Availability Matrix web page.
Following is a complete list of features that have been declared as obsolete/discontinued since Version 2017 R3 (For obsolete/discontinued features in PowerServer, please refer to here).
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Version |
Type |
Feature |
|---|---|---|
|
2025 |
Discontinued |
PowerScript Migrator |
|
Obsolete |
MSSCCI API. You can migrate to Git or SVN source control. |
|
|
Obsolete |
.NET 6.0 (required by PowerBuilder features) |
|
|
2022 R3 |
Obsolete/Discontinued |
None |
|
2022 R2 |
Obsolete |
DDE functions and events |
|
Obsolete |
LoadWithDotNetFramework and LoadWithDotNetCore functions. You can replace these functions with LoadWithDotNet function. |
|
|
Discontinued |
Windows 8.1 & Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system |
|
|
Discontinued |
The DirectConnect database connection. You can switch to use the ODBC or native database connection. |
|
|
2022 |
Discontinued |
Built-in Rich Edit Control (TE Edit Control). You can replace it with TX Text Control. |
|
Discontinued |
Java and JDK 1.6 support. For workarounds, please contact Appeon Support at support@appeon.com. |
|
|
Discontinued |
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Discontinued |
||
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Discontinued |
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Discontinued |
Creating Web service proxy for connecting to SOAP server. As a replacement for EasySoap and SOAP clients, you can use HTTPClient object to call SOAP Web services. |
|
|
Discontinued |
Windows 7 operating system |
|
|
Discontinued |
.NET Assembly target |
|
|
Obsolete |
PBC (PowerBuilder Compiler). You can use PBAutoBuild instead. |
|
|
Obsolete |
Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) |
|
|
2019 R3 |
Obsolete |
Built-in Rich Edit Control (TE Edit Control) |
|
Obsolete |
Inet object (GetURL, PostURL, HyperlinkToURL) |
|
|
Obsolete |
Opening Internet Explorer browser pages in the OLEControl |
|
|
Obsolete |
Windows 7 operating system |
|
|
2019 R2 |
Obsolete |
Docking windows |
|
Obsolete |
Windows Server 2008 operating system |
|
|
2019 |
Obsolete |
.NET Web Service target (using SOAP) |
|
Obsolete |
.NET Assembly target |
|
|
2017 R3 |
Obsolete |
Web Service proxy for connecting to SOAP server (including SoapConnection class, SoapException class, SoapPBCookie class, UDDIProxy class) |
|
Obsolete |
DataWindow data source using OData Service and SOAP Web Service |
|
|
Discontinued |
Web DataWindow |
|
|
Obsolete |
EJB client |
