Since DataWindow technology can be used in different environments, it might not be obvious what approach you should take to implement your data-enabled application. This section describes the DataWindow technologies available for the basic application architectures and the requirements for each DataWindow solution.
The basic architectures are:
Client/server A program running on a client workstation accesses a database running on a server. The user interface and business logic reside together on the client computer.
Distributed application The user interface on the client computer calls components on a middle-tier server, which execute business logic and access the database server.
Web application A client Web browser sends requests for HTML or JSP documents to a Web server. The Web server passes control to a page or application server, where server-side scripts can access components on a transaction server that can connect to databases on a database server.
.NET application PowerBuilder lets you deploy DataWindows in .NET Web Forms and Windows Forms applications. For more information about .NET applications, see Deploying Applications and Components to .NET.
