About the development process

To build and deploy a PowerBuilder COM server from one or more custom class user objects, you need to complete the following steps:

  1. Create a new custom class user object or open an existing user object.

    If you use a Target or Object wizard, you also create a project object that you use to build and deploy the new object.

  2. Code the user object in the User Object painter.

    See “Defining the component interface”.

  3. Optionally, create and code additional user objects in the same application.

  4. If you did not use a wizard to create the user object(s), create a project using the COM/COM+ Component Project wizard or the Project painter.

    See “Building COM/COM+ components in the Project painter”.

  5. Open the project, modify the list of selected objects and their properties if necessary, and build the project.

  6. Deploy the server.

    See “Deploying a PowerBuilder COM server”.