Chapter 1: Working with PocketBuilder

Working with tools

PocketBuilder provides a variety of tools to help you with your development work. There are several ways to open tools:

Click a button for the tool you want in the PowerBar
Select the tool from the Tools menu
Open the New dialog box and select the tool you want on the Tool tab page

Tools in the PowerBar

Table 1-4 lists the tools available in the PowerBar. Some of these tools are also listed on the Tools menu.

**Table 1-4: Tools available in the PowerBar**
Tool	What you use the tool for
To-Do List	Keep track of development tasks you need to do for the current target and create links to get quickly to the place where you need to complete the tasks. For information, see “Using the To-Do List”.
Browser	View information about system objects and objects in your PowerScript target, such as properties, events, functions, and global variables, and copy, export, or print the information. For information, see “Browsing the class hierarchy”.
Library painter	Manage libraries, create a new library, and build dynamic libraries.
Database profiles	Define and use named sets of parameters to connect to a particular database. For information, see the PocketBuilder Resource Guide.
Database painter	View and manage database connections for your applications. For information, see Chapter 16, “Managing the Database.”
File editor	Edit text files such as source, resource, and initialization files. For information, see “Using the File editor”.
Launch emulator	Open a Pocket PC or Smartphone emulator on the desktop. If PocketBuilder cannot find a supported emulator on the desktop, an error message displays.
Debugger	Set breakpoints and watch expressions, step through your application, examine and change variables during execution, and view the call stack and objects in memory. For information, see Chapter 25, “Testing and Debugging Applications.”

Tools in the New dialog box

Table 1-5 lists the tools you can launch from the Tool tab page in the New dialog box. The Library painter and File editor can also be launched from the Tools menu and the toolbar.

**Table 1-5: Tools available in the New dialog box**
Tool	What you use the tool for
File editor	Edit text files such as source, resource, and initialization files. For information, see “Using the File editor”.
Library	Manage libraries, create a new library, and build dynamic libraries.
DataWindow Syntax	Report on properties of DataWindow objects and the controls within DataWindow objects. For information, see DataWindow Syntax online Help.
Export CE to Desktop	Convert PocketBuilder libraries to PowerBuilder libraries. For information, see “Converting a PocketBuilder target to PowerBuilder”.
Manage Certificates	Manage certificates that you can use to digitally sign PocketBuilder applications and CAB files.
Code Signing Wizard	Attach a digital signature to a file that you want to deploy.

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