Updating PowerBuilder 11.5 to PowerBuilder 11.5.1

You can download the PowerBuilder Enterprise 11.5.1 update from the PowerBuilder page of the Sybase EBFs/Maintenance site (select “in all months” and click the GO button if you do not see the 11.5.1 release). Download the zip file and extract its contents to a temporary directory on your computer using the “Use folder names” option.

To install the PowerBuilder Enterprise 11.5.1 update, you must have already installed version 11.5 of PowerBuilder Enterprise on your computer.

StepsTo update PowerBuilder:

  1. Create a backup by copying the contents of your Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder directory to another directory.

  2. If you use the Translation Toolkit, back up the TransTlk directory in the Sybase\PowerBuilder 11.5 directory. Also, back up other files that contain information you do not want to lose, such as PBLs, database files, and .INI files.

  3. Run the setup.exe file in the PowerBuilder directory extracted from the zip file.

  4. Perform a full rebuild of your PowerBuilder applications in the System Tree or Library painter to ensure that all descendent objects are synchronized with their ancestors and to incorporate any compiler fixes in your code.

StepsTo update InfoMaker:

  1. Create a backup by copying the contents of your Sybase\Shared\PowerBuilder directory to another directory.

  2. If you use the Internet plug-ins, back up the Internet Tools directory in the Sybase\InfoMaker 11.5 directory. Also, back up other files that contain information you do not want to lose, such as PBLs, database files, and .INI files.

  3. Run the setup.exe file in the InfoMaker directory extracted from the zip file.