The output of a variety of operations (migration, builds, deployment, project execution, object saves, and searches) displays in the Output window.
When you start a new PowerBuilder session, the Output window has a single tab, Default. New tabs are added as you perform operations.
Tab |
Contents |
|---|---|
Default |
General information about the progress of full or incremental builds and project deployment |
Debug |
Debugger output, including the paths of assemblies loaded to support .NET debugging |
Errors |
Messages that indicate problems that prevent the build or deploy process from completing successfully |
Warnings |
Warning and informational messages |
Search |
Output from search operations |
Unsupported features |
For .NET targets, names and locations of features not supported in the target type |
You can hide or display the Output window with the Output button on the PowerBar or by selecting Window>Output.
You control operations in the window using the Skip, Stop, Next Error, and Previous Error buttons or menu options.
Tabs display in the order in which they are created and remain in the Output window for the rest of the PowerBuilder session. To clear the output from the tabs automatically when you start a new build, make sure that the Automatically Clear Output Window check box on the General page of the System Options dialog box is selected. You can also clear and close tabs manually from the pop-up menu.
When appropriate, lines in the Output window provide links that invoke the correct painter when you double-click on that line. The pop-up menu also provides the options Edit and Edit Source to open an object in a painter or the Source editor. You can copy the contents of the current tab to the Windows clipboard, save its contents to a text file, or print its contents to your default printer.
