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Beginners...Start Here!!!
One of the worst issues on PowerBuilder available

Official PowerBuilder® 6 Fundamentals, Second Edition
Steve Erlank , and Craig Levin
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ASIN: 1850329176

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Contains a solid introduction to object oriented, GUI development environments with no programming experience necessary. Provides client/server fundamentals with guidelines for writing successful applications. Presents design standards for creating effective interfaces and databases. Includes Internet techniques for deploying applications globally, with an introduction to creating full-featured, Internet-enabled programs.

Customer Reviews:

Must have for beginners.......2001-12-12

Of all the books for PowerBuilder I have used this is the greatest! I learned PowerBuilder in depth in less than a week with this book. While I have an extensive programming background, it would not be necessary to make use of this book. Well written and documented. If you are using PB 6.5 there are some minor differences between what is in the book and how your PB will work. The book was written with a prerelease version of PB 6. Hats off to the authors, this is one of the best books I have bought in a long time!

I thgought it was great !!!.......2001-11-07

I'm a VB, ASP and Coldfusion programmer. I've read the "Using Powerbuilder 6" and the "Powerbuilder Unleashed" series. The "Powerbuilder Unleashed" is a good reference for the intermediate and the "Using Powerbuilder 6" is worthless!! After purchasing this book I was up and coding, creating a multi-form application in a week. If you're a beginner and want a solid foundation this is the book.

This book was a waste of money........2000-05-14

This book was full of gaps in the tutorials. I would be on a complete roll and then be stuck with the worthless index. This book is only good if you have someonewho knows PowerBuilder near buy.

Beginners...Start Here!!!.......1999-09-24

I had no PowerBuilder experience whatsoever, but after going through this book I have developed several applications. The book is written in a very basic and step-by-step manner. This is the best PowerBuilder book I have come across for beginners ever!

One of the worst issues on PowerBuilder available.......1999-07-21

This book tends to be a comprehensive guide and the name even chosen as "Official PowerBuilder". What you are going to find inside some very brief description of the most difficult subjects and a very solid guide on how and where to click without even minimum description needed. Authors of the book first showing you some meaningless examples. First, the introduction of DataWindow (one of the most complicated classes available in PB) happens to be even before discussing a PowerScript language used throughout the "tutorial". The "tutorial" in it's turn is just nothing else, but a set of instructions that doesn't mean anything to you (unless you are a PowerBuilder programmer). Only after you went through a half of the book, the authors very briefly covering the most important bases of the language and the development environment. As the conclusion, this is one of the books you might find useful to read if you are a working programmer and want to refresh your memories. This is not the choice to start or to improve your PowerBuilder studies.

PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development

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Blah, blah, blah
Amazing book/Handy reference
Rehash of old information
Presents the new capabilities of PowerBuilder 9
The Bible of Power Builder 9.0.1 and EAServer 4.2.1

PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development
William Green , and John D. Olson
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ASIN: 0672324997

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Version 9 of PowerBuilder introduces many features designed specifically to blend the traditional strength of PowerBuilder as a rapid Client/Server application development tool with the new and emerging models for distributed application development. PowerBuilder developers need PowerBuilder-specific information on interacting with Java application servers, such as WebSphere, WebLogic, and Sybase's Enterprise Application Server (EAServer) and Web Service development. This book presents the new capabilities of PowerBuilder 9 along with the architecture and patterns required to create distributed systems in PowerBuilder.

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Advanced guide to distributed applications using PowerBuilder 9. This book addresses development Web and Intranet-based systems, including Web Services, Portals, Application-Servers, XML, and Mobile Access. Content provides both specific implementation techniques and architectural patterns for distributed application development. PowerBuilder 9, to be released Q4 2002, introduces many highly-anticipated distributed development features including support for Web Services and Java application servers.

Customer Reviews:

Blah, blah, blah.......2006-12-08

Save your money. This book, and its companion, are both written in editorial style, each chapter by a (potentially) different author who each feel that they must fill in the space with more history than substance.

Get the online documentation from Sybase for free and learn something without wasting your time. That is unless you like history.

Amazing book/Handy reference.......2004-03-19

For newbiew like me, this is the bible for entering the n-tier world with EAServer. Gives me a very good comparison with other options too.

After having bought this book for my work, I have found my colleagues who take this book for reference often appreciating it's contents, especially for the tips & tricks and well laid out examples.

I recommend all the PowerBuilder/Internet developers to invest in this book. Very affordable with good quality.

Rehash of old information.......2004-02-04

I have worked with PB since its inception about 12 years ago. During that time I have purchased everything written about it. This is the worst effort put into print. It is simply a rehash of articles on xml, soap, and internet theory. There is no relationship between PB 9 and this text other than the mention of it by the authors. Save yourself some money and wait or something that actually shows you how to develop internet and distributed applications -- this one does not!!!

Presents the new capabilities of PowerBuilder 9.......2004-01-12

PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development is the collaborative effort of computer expters William Green and John D. Olson and comprehensively presents the new capabilities of PowerBuilder 9 along with the architecture and patterns required to create distributed systems in PowerBuilder. Recommended for intermediate to advanced users, PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development deftly addresses development Web and Intranet-based systems, including Web Services, Portals, Application-Servers, XML, and Mobile Access.

The Bible of Power Builder 9.0.1 and EAServer 4.2.1.......2003-11-13

The best resourse for PB programmers who want migrate to web platform. The only resourse available to discover concepts in the steps of PB (User Objects) deploy to EAServer for web use.

Great distributed application concepts and evolution of infrastructures.

Good J2EE reference concerning to EAServer components.

Customer Reviews:

Use the PB online Help instead!.......2004-10-08

I was hoping this book would shed some light on more advance features of the datawindow. Instead, it is basically a re-hash of the online help file. Nothing new here. Brooks could have went into more more depth regarding the more non-intuitive datawindow presentation styles such as cross-tabs and graphs...but he didn't. Everytime I've reached for the book as a referrence, I've had to look elsewhere.

A nice desktop datawindow reference.......2003-09-14

This book has saved me hours of programming several times during my datawindow development and exposed some little known tips/tricks/techniques. Also, it is a good source to revise our skills.

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Definitive of What?.......2003-04-01

I have to thank those that wrote an honest review of the material covered in this book and must agree that many of these reviews were written by folks close to the author. After reading the mixed reviews I elected not to invest in this title and instead to borrow a copy from a fellow programer while on a contract. Though I did find a few things in the material I did not know, the vast majority of this book is basic information that anyone who has spent any time programming in PowerBuilder would already know. Since the author did have such a web presence (I am not surprised to see he has all but disappeared) and reputation I really had expected more and would have been very disgruntled had I spent money on this product. Instead spend your money on PowerBuilder Unleashed by Simon Henry and if you really can't stand to use the online documentation that shows all of the information contained in this book and want some bathroom reading material, pick up a used copy of this. At least then when you pick out the bits and pieces you might actually use you can sell it used yourself and will not feel cheated.

&1.50 was too much to pay for this.......2003-03-20

I saw this author present at tech wave on this same subject and he was incompetent and totally disorganized. I had hoped he was just having an off day but having picked up this book at a second hand book store I now know that he really is! This book is as poorly put together and thought out as his class was. The material is disorganized and when you find what you are looking for it is incomplete. I think these other reviewers are either friends of the author or work for the publisher because the $1.50 I paid for this book was too much! I sure hope Richard programs better than he writes!

Not impressed.......2003-03-19

I agree with Mr. Boyes. Having borrowed a copy of this book, I count myself fortunate I didn't pay for it. It is a basic tutorial for novices, without a clue on "where do we go from here?". The technical information appears to be a regurgitation of machanics availble from many other sources. Nothing new here...a basic anthology of known methods. I seriously wonder how many of these reviews were written by the author himself?

PowerBuilder 9: Advanced Client/Server Development

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outline power builder 9
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PB9 Advanced C/S Development
Good for advanced beginner or journeyman level

PowerBuilder 9: Advanced Client/Server Development
Bruce Armstrong , and Millard Brown
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ASIN: 0672325004

Book Description

Over a decade ago PowerBuilder introduced the idea of rapid Client/Server application development and, for much of that time, was the leader in both technology and sales in the enterprise development market. Although PowerBuilder has lost significant market share to Visual Basic and Delphi, it still enjoys an intensely loyal developer community of close to 300,000. Version 9 of PowerBuilder continues the tradition of introducing leading-edge technology to these developers. PowerBuilder 9 Client/Server Development zeroes in on the most important aspects of building client/server applications in PowerBuilder, including PBNI (native interface), PFC (foundation classes), and database connectivity.

Customer Reviews:

outline power builder 9.......2004-05-21

I want to see detail in book power builder 9

Excellent Choice.......2004-03-19

This is one of the best books PowerBuilder client-server programming books that I have ever read and is probably one of the most well-received books for PowerBuilder yet. Every person I know, who own these books, experienced or not, find it a
very handy reference.

I recommend all the PowerBuilder developers to invest in this book. It's really cheap for the quality of it's contents.

PB9 Advanced C/S Development.......2003-10-14

Authors

The 2 main authors of this book are Bruce Armstrong and Millard F. Brown III. If you are readers of the PBDJ magazine you will probably be familiar with these names. Both have also been involved with previous PowerBuilder book releases, are members of TeamSybase and have presented at user conferences around the world. Other contributing authors include a list of well known PowerBuilder experts such as Dave Fish, Bill Green, John Olsen, Roy Kiesler et al. The credentials of all the authors and co-authors of this book read like a Who's Who in PowerBuilder.

Book Overview

There are numerous books now available on PowerBuilder - this one does not aim to compete with these but to plug the gap in contents covered. PowerBuilder 9 - Advanced Client/Server Development zeroes in on some of the new features in this version including PBNI (native interface), XML datawindows, reworking of the source control interface, improved IDE and automated application builds using OrcaScript. Other subjects covered include PFC, an in-depth look at database connectivity, advanced coding and DW techniques, 3rd party tools and OLE.

Target Audience

The user level of this book is Intermediate - Advanced. The back cover states that this book is aimed at developers who know and use PowerBuilder and are looking to maximize their productivity. I would say that about half of the book succeeds in its aim, covering familiar subjects such as datawindows but with more detail and giving a few tips and techniques; covering new PB9 subjects and giving some useful productivity tips on the IDE for example. The remainder of the book serves as a point of reference such as the 200 pages on database connectivity which would be very useful for users developing for multiple database platforms.

Content

I would split the book into 3 main areas - an advanced look at existing features; an introduction to new PB9 features and a database connectivity reference.

The advanced look at existing features didn't uncover anything new for me but would serve as a useful reminder to someone who hasn't used PowerBuilder for a while. There are some good real life clear examples with supporting code and a few undocumented and therefore unsupported techniques.

The chapters on the new PB9 features would have been better if they had been more detailed. For example the chapter on XML datawindows assumes you know XML which is fair enough but it is a short and not very detailed chapter. In fact the PowerBuilder user guide provided with the product is much more detailed and useful than the chapter in this book. No tips or techniques are given in the chapter either. The chapter on the IDE and source control integration is useful especially if you are coming from PowerBuilder 7 and haven't used PowerBuilder 8.

The section on Database Connectivity is a useful reference point if you are developing for multiple database platforms but doesn't fit very well into the title of PowerBuilder 9 - Advanced Client Server Development. It does give a good amount of detail on an area that has previously not been covered particularly well in the past.

Writing Style

The writing style of the chapters vary because of the number of different authors. In general most of the chapters are written in a clear and concise manner with some good realistic examples. However some are a little too brief especially some of the new subjects areas such as XML Datawindows and OrcaScript. There is not enough detail and clear examples given for these new features.

Conclusion

If you haven't used PowerBuilder for a while or you are still using a version prior to Version 8 then you will find some useful information in this book, likewise if you are developing for multiple database platforms then the Database section will be very beneficial. I believe the book is more aimed at the intermediate level of knowledge rather than the advanced. Personally I wouldn't buy this book for myself because I wouldn't get enough new material from it that is not covered in the PowerBuilder User Guide.

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Good for advanced beginner or journeyman level.......2003-10-07

If you are an advanced PB programmer you will not find much here unless you have been stuck in versions 6.5 (or maybe even 7 but less so) and earlier. The authors give a reasonable overview of the new IDE and source control integration. There is also discussion of the newer features such as Powerbuilder Native Interface, XML datawindows, command line deployment, and error handling. Over 200 pages are devoted to database connectivity which may be of interest if you support multiple platforms.

Aside from some minor factual errors and the occasional typo, the information and examples are concise and to the point (although many leave out even rudimentary error checking which is vital in any 'real' application).

Customer Reviews:

Excellent book. Worth reading cover to cover........1999-05-25

I almost did not buy this book. I read the reviews and the book received a pretty bad review from one reader. Fortunately I found it in the book store and took a look at it - I was impressed. This is a pratical book for experienced developers, not Sybase promotional literature. It covers a lot of advanced material (with examples) and the authors seem to speak from experience. I took a look at the reviews again an noticed the poor review was from a reader in public school. So I guess I you should not buy this book if you are learning PowerBuilder. I DO recommend the book for experienced developers.

I really found this book useful........1999-02-03

There are in-depth chapters on distributed PowerBuilder applications and building multi-lingual applications. These two topics are of interest to me. The chapters walked me through all the steps to distribute an application and to make our application multi-lingual. There are a lot of samples and the code is really simple to follow. There is also a lot of coverage of other "Enterprise" issues.

Not for developers!.......1998-12-22

This text is very insightful and wounderfully written, however, I would consider using this book solely for lectures and theory. There are very few examples and and many topics are simply glossed over. If you would like to have a great deal of "head knowledge" in regards to PowerBuilder, this is the text for you. If you are a hands on developer, this book will leave you stranded, smart, but stranded! If you have a need to go into a meeting knowing all the buzz-words and PowerBuilderees, buy this book.

If you want to develop systems for your clients, keep surfing!

The author did say that "this is not a tutorial", he's right, it's not a tutorial, it's not even a reference text. Save your money!

Great coverage of a lot of advanced topics........1998-07-21

I really liked the book. It has a lot of good ideas about distributed applications, internet applications and powerbuilder 6. There is also a lot about Oracle and Sybase.

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Excellent PB7 reference for developers of all skill levels

Advanced PowerBuilder(r) 7 Techniques
Purshottam Chandak
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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PowerBuilder (r) for power users.

This latest edition of the #1 guide to advanced PowerBuilder techniques reveals powerful solutions to hard-core programming problems. From building business logic with User Objects, to creating layout forms with the HTML DataWindow, it offers step-by-step guidance on mastering the latest features of PowerBuilder 7. And, like its critically-acclaimed predecessor, it is loaded with proven, hard-to-find programming techniques, ready-to-run code, and real-world examples.

The authors show how to:
* Develop applications using PowerBuilder's new and improved user interface
* Program using PowerBuilder Foundation Classes
* Build advanced applications with integrated Internet tools
* Develop robust, scaleable distributed applications with Jaguar CTS
* Develop Distributed PowerBuilder (DPB) applications
* Interface with Microsoft Messaging API, Open Repository CASE API, Word, Excel, Windows SDK, and version control software
* Solve network and performance problems
* Test and debug PowerBuilder applications

CD-ROM includes:
* Source code from the book
* HOW 3.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent PB7 reference for developers of all skill levels.......1999-11-11

This is an excellent resource for Powerbuilder developers. Though the title indicates that it's for advanced users, I think that any developer will find this book to be quite useful... so don't let the word "advanced" intimidate you (the first part of the book covers the basics, if you need a review). On the other hand, those developers who have been using powerbuilder since the days of the dinosaur will get a lot out of this book. The author covers several advanced development issues that aren't discussed in most PB books. This book is well written & organized, and has a ton of examples. Highly recommended.

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Very good
Excellent tips, not so good on the practice
Don't waste your time!
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS!
Good practice for MCAT verbal section.

MCAT Verbal Reasoning Powerbuilder
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This study and skills-building guide is geared specifically for the most underrated component of the MCAT--Verbal Reasoning.

Customer Reviews:

Very good.......2001-12-14

This is book is very good for practicing passages that capture the ambiguous feeling of the mcat. The question stems are shorter thatn the actual one but the practice is excellent. Not to mention the price! Very good practice for the verbal section overall... PS don't follow their strategies though... !

Excellent tips, not so good on the practice.......2000-06-23

I've used this book in preparing for the MCAT, two things: 1) book is certainly worth reading, Bresnick gives many excellent pointers on speed reading and analyzing the passage 2) the passages at the end of the book are OK, but are not really representative and tend to be a little easier than the real MCAT.

But, despite some of the minor flaws the book is certainly worth getting.

Don't waste your time!.......2000-02-04

If you only have a few months to study for the MCAT, don't waste your time with this book . The passages are too easy and do not reflect the real MCAT-style questions. This book is for beginners only, say those who are studying a year before the test date and have extremely poor reading comprehension skills.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS!.......1999-10-19

This edition is the worst mcat verbal book I've ever seen in my quest to find a good verbal book. The passages are not even line-numbered! The questions that followed the passages were absolutely moronic and simplistic (these questions can offend anyone's intelligence). More importantly, the questions are NOT representative of the ones on the REAL MCAT. When you are searching for a practice verbal book, remember to find one that resembles the real test as much as possible or you'd be wasting your time (which we mcat students know is extremely precious) doing questions that don't help you prepare for the test. Look into LSAT practice books (especially the old, real LSAT tests now available in bookstores). These real LSAT passages are shorter than the MCAT ones, but they are challenging and the questions are excellent (they are well thought-out and truly require critical thinking skills). The verbal section was my biggest nightmare during my MCAT prep, but I scored an 11 because I worked hard using the right materials.

Good practice for MCAT verbal section........1999-07-28

The book offers extremely valuable practice for the MCAT verbal section at a very reasonable price (three full verbal sections and various other passages and questions throughout). However, the tips given to improve reading speed are not effective given that most people start studying for the mcat only a few months before the actual test. If verbal reasoning is your weakest point, then this book is a GREAT place to start. The more practice you get, the better off you will become. Good Luck.

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Excellent, a direct path to PowerBuilder programming.
Good Paperweight.
Lacking in total usefullness
The Best I've Found
A must have for developers of all levels!

PowerBuilder® 6: A Developer¿s Guide
David McClanahan
Manufacturer: M&T Books
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Dont settle for being a PowerBuilder user. Become a PowerBuilder master with PowerBuilder® 6: A Developers Guide. This comprehensive tutorial and reference features the expert knowledge and advice of Certified PowerBuilder Developer and leading authority David McClanahan.

PowerBuilder® 6: A Developers Guide is loaded with essential information every serious developer should know. Youll get in-depth instruction on basic subjects like painters and windows as well as more advanced topics like embedded SQL, multitiered applications, objects, Internet development, and more. The book even covers the Certified PowerBuilder Developer exam.

The CD-ROM includes all example files and source code contained in the book and links to relevant Web sites.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent, a direct path to PowerBuilder programming........2002-01-12

We just completed a week training with this book (though we're using PowerBuilder 8), with updates provided by the author. The entire class was up to speed so that on the 5th day, we were actually working on the new application system. As we worked through the examples in the book, I kept seeing examples of functions that we had planned and would need in the application, so I started cutting and pasting the code, objects and sometimes entire windows into our new application. I'd guess that as much as 70-80% of the completed application will be derived directly from this material, so in my view, the book proved worth it's weight in gold (training and function for our company). The support and advice from the website has been very useful also. In all, highly recommended, has saved us weeks if not months of development time.

Good Paperweight........2001-03-16

Although this book provides a mildly structured approach to attacking powerbuilder, it lacks any qualitites one should look for as a developer. Index is lacking, poor examples, the order in which it presents its information is rather poor. Highlights of the book: it doesn't go in depth with much, and were it not so poorly written, it could be a good beginners manual.

Lacking in total usefullness.......2000-01-28

If you purchase this book hoping to use the CD to follow the examples; DON'T. I tried to install the material following the author's instructions and had no success. When I e-mailed the author with an description of the error message; I received a non-response. I now have 1200 pages that should be tied to a working database to assist me in my development which now will not happen. Wait for the movie.

The Best I've Found.......2000-01-12

I am relatively new to PowerBuilder having been in an actual production environment (outside of college) for about 7 months now and have read everything I can find on PowerBuilder. This is by far the best book I have been able to find. The author explains its capabilities clearly and the examples actually match the lesson. Far too often the examples briefly touch the subject and you finish a book no better off than when you began. Not so with this one. I highly recommend it for beginning PowerBuilder developers.

A must have for developers of all levels!.......1999-10-22

PowerBuilder 6 A Developer's Guide is a must have. There are example code with real world solutions to real world applications. You can immediately piece together a complete system by using the techniques used in the many sample applications provided on the enclosed CD.

Book Description

PowerBuilder 6 Unleashed breaks into several parts to help you find information quickly. It provides a large array of information in a variety of areas. Understanding PowerBuilder includes issues such as DBMSs, SQL, Database Painter, and PowerScript Environment. Programming DataWindows covers topics like DataWindow scripting and advanced DataWindow techniques. Design to Deployment includes application development, analysis and design, standards and naming conventions, documentation and online help, testing and debugging, configuring and tuning, and cross platform PowerBuilder. Application Partitioning and the Internet covers several new topics such as distributed processing and application partitioning, developing distributed PowerBuilder, PowerBuilder and the Internet, and developing Internet applications with PowerBuilder. Actual PowerBuilding explores graphing, pipelining, mail enabling PowerBuilder apps, drag-and drop, multimedia, API calls, PowerSoft Open Library, OLE 2.0 and DDE.

Customer Reviews:

Great resource, lousy starting point........2006-10-21

If you are new to object-oriented programming, start with a vanilla C++ book, such as Jesse Liberty's C++ in 21 Days. With that under your belt, you can easily discern what is Powerbuilder and what is object-orientation in the Powerbuilder environment. This book walks through every feature in Powerbuilder, generally from the simplest or most basic, to the more obscure or less frequently used.
This is not an easy book, simply because it should be read in brief bursts, with the PB IDE to practice with. As with any other environment, you have to 'live in it' for a while to absorb it.
But I've owned almost every PB book recommended in these lists, and this is the best reference for PB overall.

Book lacks basic examples!.......2000-09-14

IF you want to own a book that looks impresive and does little to help you understand about Powerbuilder, then this is the book for you. There is more usless information in the book then one can create an object class for.

Good reference book.......2000-03-11

This is not a quick guide to PowerBuilder but it's a really best reference book out there.

Even for beginner's, this is a good book since learning curve for PowerBuilder is NOT steep.

Also it covers some database stuffs(as advantage of using PowerBuilder stems from easy integration with database through datawindows) that I found useful

I want my money back.......1999-11-17

I have been in IT for 11+ years and recently started moving into the client-server area.This book was used as a college prescribed book for my last semester (not enough copies of the regular book were available) but was so bad, even the lecturer stopped using it. We were told to borrow object oriented powerbuilder books from the library instead and this book was removed from the curriculum.

A Complete Reference Of Powerbuilder 6.0 (All Versions).......1999-09-09

The book goes into as much detail as most CPD's need. The reference ability does match powerbuilders on-line books. But as a secondary tool the book is useful.

Book Description

PowerBuilder 4 brings the power and flexibility of object-oriented programming to client/server databases. Now, with PowerBuilder 4 Programming For Dummies, you, too, can take advantage of this revolutionary software to create your own front-end database applications; information management tools for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX environments; and even PowerScripts for maximum customization. In PowerBuilder 4 Programming For Dummies, PowerBuilder wizards Jason and Ted Coombs share the hands-on experience they've gained writing large-scale PowerBuilder applications for the business and healthcare industries -- ready-to-use expertise you can't find anywhere else.

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