Upgrading applications to the current version of PowerBuilder 2019 R2

If you have applications and PowerBuilder library files (PBLs) that you created in an earlier version of PowerBuilder, you can upgrade them to version 2019 R2. Before you do, make sure your PBLs can be successfully regenerated under the earlier version, and make backup copies.

PowerBuilder 2019 R2 are Unicode enabled, and some changes are made to your code when you upgrade an application from PowerBuilder 9.x or earlier. For details, see the section called “Upgrading targets” in Users Guide.

Also read the upgrade issues section in the PowerBuilder release bulletin and the Upgrading PowerBuilder Applications technical document.

Setting up your DBMS

Your DBMS might require additional setup procedures for use with PowerBuilder. For details, see Connecting to Your Database.

Upgrading databases for jConnect for JDBC

Might be required to prepare SQL Anywhere or Adaptive Server® Enterprise databases for jConnect 5.5.

Installing Ghostscript

Required if you want to use the distill method for saving DataWindows as PDF.

Installing PostScript drivers

Required if you want to use the distill method for saving DataWindows as PDF.