Updated software requirements

PowerBuilder 2017 can be installed to the following Windows operating system (Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported):

  • Windows 7 32- or 64-bit with SP1

  • Windows 8.1

  • Windows Server 2008 32- or 64-bit with SP2 (Run-time only, not development)

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Run-time only, not development)

  • Windows Server 2016 (Run-time only, not development)

  • Windows 10 (newly supported in 2017)

The following database versions are newly supported in PowerBuilder 2017 compared to PowerBuilder 12.6:

  • SQL Server 2016, 2014, 2012, and 2008 R2

  • Oracle 12c

  • SQL Anywhere 17, 16, and 12

  • ASE 16

  • Informix 12.x

For the other supported database types and versions, refer to Working with Standard Database Interfaces in Connecting to Your Database.