Postinstallation Tasks

Before using PowerBuilder after installation, you might need to perform some migration or configuration tasks.

  • Upgrading applications to the current version of PowerBuilder

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

    PowerBuilder is 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 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.

  • 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.