Installing PowerBuilder

What to install

The PowerBuilder install offers three options: Compact, Typical, and Custom/Full.

Compact This option installs base PowerBuilder components and some additional features, including:

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Typical This option installs the set of components most users need. It includes the following features that are not included in the Compact install:

Custom/Full This option enables you to choose what you install. You can also install the following features that are not included in the Compact or Typical installs:

You must have Internet Explorer 6 or later installed on your computer before you run the common setup program if you want to install the Web targets feature.

If ASA 9.0.2 or later is not installed on your system, you must select it in the common setup program if you want to install the Web targets feature. For more information about required software, see Table 1-3.

If ASA 9.0.2 or later is not installed on your system, you must select it in the common setup program if you want to do the PowerBuilder tutorial or use the sample applications. When you install PowerBuilder, the setup program creates an ODBC data source for the demo database. If ASA is not installed on your system when you install PowerBuilder, setup does not install the demo database, sample applications, or tutorial files.

Installation procedure

You must have Administrator privileges to fully install this product. After installing, make sure users have write permission for the PowerBuilder 10.5 directory and the Windows registry.

The PowerBuilder setup program installs PowerBuilder in default drives and directories unless you specify otherwise. If a directory you specify does not exist, setup creates it.

StepsTo install PowerBuilder:

  1. On the Choose Destination Location page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or click Browse and select a different path, click OK, and click Next.

    NoteInstalling Web targets If Internet Explorer 6 or later or ASA 9.0.2 or later is not detected on your computer, a response window displays. You can choose to install without Web targets functionality or exit setup and install PowerBuilder later.

  2. On the Choose Destination Location For Shared Files page, click Next to accept the destination folder path shown, or browse to select the Sybase\Shared directory.

  3. On the Setup Type page, select whether you want a Typical, Compact, or Custom/Full install, and click Next.

    For information on what to select, see “What to install”.

  4. If you selected Custom/Full install, check the components you want to install on the Select Components page and click Next.

    You can expand the tree view to select or clear subcomponents of top-level components, and click Select All or Unselect All to select or clear all the check boxes.

    NoteDemo Database The Demo Database is selected by default if you select the Code Examples or Tutorial components.

  5. On the Select Program Folder page, select the program folder to which program icons will be added or specify a new one, and click Next.

  6. On the Start Copying Files page, review your settings, then click Next to begin installing files or Back to change your selections.

  7. On the InstallShield Wizard Complete page, select the check box if you want to read the Readme file, and click Finish to return to the common setup program.

    You must close the Readme file to continue.