Like the System Tree, the PowerBar provides a main control point for building PowerBuilder applications and deploying the application as the native client/server app. From the PowerBar1 you can create new objects and applications, open existing objects, and debug and run the current application.
PainterBar1 provides buttons for creating, building and deploying the PowerClient or PowerServer projects. PainterBar1 is provided only in the CloudPro or Professional edition of PowerBuilder 2019 R3 or later.
PainterBar1 for a PowerClient project (available in the CloudPro or Professional edition of PowerBuilder 2019 R3 or later):
PainterBar1 for a PowerServer project (available in the CloudPro edition of PowerBuilder 2021 or later):
While you are getting used to using PowerBuilder, you can display a label on each button in a toolbar to remind you of its purpose. To do so, right-click any toolbar button and select Show Text from the pop-up menu.
The following table lists the buttons from left to right on the PowerBar1.
|
PowerBar1 button |
What you can use it for |
|---|---|
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New |
Create new objects. |
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Inherit |
Create new windows, user objects, and menus by inheriting from an existing object. |
|
Open |
Open existing objects. |
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Run/Preview |
Run windows or preview DataWindows. |
|
System Tree |
Work in the System Tree window, which can serve as the hub of your development session. For more information see The System Tree. |
|
Output Window |
Examine the output of a variety of operations (migration, builds, deployment, project execution, object saves, and searches). See The Output window. |
|
Next Error, Previous Error |
Navigate through the Output window. |
|
To-Do List |
Keep track of development tasks you need to do for the current application and use links to get you quickly to the place where you complete the tasks. |
|
Browser |
View information about system objects and objects in your application, such as their properties, events, functions, and global variables, and copy, export, or print the information. |
|
Clip Window |
Store objects or code you use frequently. You can drag or copy items to the Clip window to be saved and then drag or copy these items to the appropriate painter view when you want to use them. See The Clip window. |
|
Library |
Manage your libraries using the Library painter. |
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DB Profile |
Define and use named sets of parameters to connect to a particular database. |
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Database |
Maintain databases and database tables, control user access to databases, and manipulate data in databases using the Database painter. |
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Edit |
Edit text files (such as source, resource, and initialization files) in the file editor. |
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Incremental Build Workspace/Solution |
Update all the targets/projects and objects in the workspace/solution that have changed since the last build. |
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Full Build Workspace/Solution |
Update all the targets/projects and objects in the workspace/solution. |
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Deploy Workspace/Solution |
Deploy all the targets/projects in the workspace/solution. |
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Skip, Stop |
Interrupt a build, deploy, or search operation. When a series of operations is in progress, such as a full deploy of the workspace/solution, the Skip button lets you jump to the next operation. The Stop button cancels all operations. |
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Debug |
Debug the current target/project. You can set breakpoints and watch expressions, step through your code, examine and change variables during execution, and view the call stack and objects in memory. |
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Select & Debug |
Select a target/project and open the Debugger. |
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Run |
Run the current target/project just as your users would run it. For standard PowerBuilder application targets/projects, the application runs in the development environment. |
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Select & Run |
Select a target/project and run it. |
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Exit |
Close PowerBuilder. |
Customizing the PowerBar
You can customize the PowerBar. For example, you can choose whether to move the PowerBar around, add buttons for operations you perform frequently, and display text in the buttons.
For more information, see Using toolbars.
About PowerTips
In the PowerBar, when you leave the mouse pointer over a button for a second or two, PowerBuilder displays a brief description of the button, called a PowerTip.PowerTips display in PowerBuilder wherever there are toolbar buttons.
