PowerBuilder 9 formats not supported
In PowerBuilder 9, ImportFile was enhanced
to support CSV and XML, and SaveAs was enhanced
to support PDF, XML, and XSL-FO. Except for CSV, these formats are
not supported in PocketBuilder.
You can use the ImportFile function to import data into a DataWindow control from a tab-delimited text (.txt) file or a comma-separated values (.csv) file.
File type |
File format to be imported |
|---|---|
.txt |
On the desktop, both ANSI and Unicode files can be imported in PocketBuilder, but only Unicode files can be imported on a deployment device. Unicode files cannot be imported into PowerBuilder 9, but can be imported into PowerBuilder 10 and higher. |
.csv |
Files created using either PowerBuilder or PocketBuilder can be imported into both versions. |
You use the SaveAs function to save the contents of a DataWindow control to one of several file formats. The following table summarizes whether the file formats differ—specifically how character strings are handled and whether they are saved in ANSI or Unicode format.
File type |
Format of saved file |
|---|---|
CSV! |
Comma-separated values saved as Unicode strings |
DIF!, Excel!, Excel5!, WKS! |
Character strings saved as ANSI strings |
HTMLTable! |
HTML syntax saved as Unicode strings |
SQLInsert! |
SQL syntax and data values saved as Unicode strings |
Text! |
Text saved as Unicode strings |
