Lesson 4: Creating an Employee List

The DataWindow object is one of the most powerful features of PocketBuilder. A DataWindow provides data access and programming capabilities. A DataWindow can connect to a database, retrieve rows, display the rows in various presentation styles, and update the database. In this lesson you create an Employee list using a DataWindow.

You must complete Lesson 3 to define and connect to the data source that you use in this lesson.

NoteSQL Anywhere version The databases in this tutorial are SQL Anywhere 10 databases. If you are using SQL Anywhere Studio 8.x or 9.x with Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA) databases, see the “Creating an Employee List” lesson in the previous version of this book that remains available on the Sybooks Web site.

When you install SQL Anywhere 10 to your device, make sure you select the International Components for Unicode (ICU) check box. If you did not install the ICU components, reinstall SQL Anywhere to the device with this check box selected before you begin this lesson.

In this lesson you:

NoteHow long does it take? About 45 minutes.