Deploying and running a .NET Assembly project

After you create a .NET Assembly project, you can deploy it from the Project painter or from a pop-up menu on the project object in the System Tree.

When you deploy a .NET Assembly project, PowerBuilder creates an assembly DLL fron the nonvisual user objects you selected in the wizard or project painter. If you also listed a setup file name, PowerBuilder creates an MSI file that includes the assembly DLL, PowerBuilder system libraries for .NET, and any resource files you listed in the wizard or project painter.

NoteDeploying required PowerBuilder files You can use the Runtime Packager to copy required PowerBuilder runtime files to deployment machines.

For information on required runtime files and the Runtime Packager, see “Deploying Applications and Components” in Application Techniques.

You can run or debug an assembly project from the PowerBuilder UI if you fill in the Application field (and optionally, the Argument and Start In fields) on the project Run tab in the Project painter.

For more information about debugging .NET targets, including .NET assembly components, see Chapter 15, “Debugging and Troubleshooting.”