PowerBuilder .NET Targets and Projects

In PowerBuilder .NET, as in PowerBuilder Classic, you can work with one or more targets in a workspace. However, PowerBuilder .NET targets have PBTX extensions, and you cannot save them to the root directory of a computer drive.

A PowerBuilder .NET workspace can have WPF Window Application and .NET Assembly target types. A target may also contain documentation and resource files.

You can configure separate projects for different runtime platforms and build types.

• Creating a WPF Window Target
  Use the WPF Window Application target wizard to create a WPF Window Application target.
• Adding Resources to a Target
  When you create a new target in PowerBuilder .NET, you can use the Select Resources page of the new target wizard to include resources such as pictures or text files. After the target is created, you use the context menu items on the target or its subfolders to include new or existing resource files.
• Runtime Requirements for WPF Window Application Targets
  At runtime, the WPF applications that you generate from PowerBuilder .NET execute using the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR).
• Creating a .NET Assembly Target
  Create .NET Assembly targets from scratch or from an existing target that contains at least one nonvisual custom class object. You can also migrate .NET Assembly targets from PowerBuilder Classic to PowerBuilder .NET.
• Runtime Requirements for .NET Assembly Targets
  At runtime, the .NET assemblies that you generate from .NET Assembly targets execute using the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR).
• WCF Client Project Overview
  Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a runtime engine and set of APIs that allow you to send messages between clients and services using security settings and a communications protocol defined by service binding properties.