PowerBuilder provides a variety of tools to help you with your development work. There are several ways to open tools:
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Click a button in the PowerBar for the tool you want
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Select the tool from the Tools menu
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Open the New dialog box and select the tool you want on the Tool tab page
The following table lists the tools available in the PowerBar. Some of these tools are also listed on the Tools menu.
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Tool |
What you use the tool for |
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To-Do List |
Keep track of development tasks you need to do for the current target/project and create links to get you quickly to the place where you need to complete the tasks. For information, see Using the To-Do List. |
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Browser |
View information about system objects and objects in your target/project, such as properties, events, functions, and global variables, and copy, export, or print the information. For information, see Browsing the class hierarchy. |
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Library painter |
Manage libraries, create a new library, build dynamic libraries, and use source control. |
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Database profiles |
Define and use named sets of parameters to connect to a particular database. For information, see the section called “Using database profiles” in Connecting to Your Database. |
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Database painter |
For information, see Managing the Database. |
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File Editor |
Edit text files such as source, resource, and initialization files. For information, see Using the file editor. |
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Debugger |
Set breakpoints and watch expressions, step through your application, examine and change variables during execution, and view the call stack and objects in memory. For information, see Debugging and Running Applications. |
The following table lists the tools you can launch from the Tool tab page in the New dialog box. You can also launch the Library painter and File Editor from this dialog box.
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Tool |
What you use the tool for |
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Migration Assistant |
Scans PowerBuilder libraries and highlights usage of obsolete functions and events. For information, see the section called “Upgrading targets/projects”. |
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DataWindow Syntax |
Helps construct the syntax required by Modify, Describe, and SyntaxFromSQL functions. For information, see the section called “Using DWSyntax” in DataWindow Programmers Guide. |
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Profiling Class View, Profiling Routine View, and Profiling Trace View |
Use trace information to create a profile of your application. For information, see Tracing and Profiling Applications. |
