Chapter 16 Working with PowerBuilder

Selecting a PowerBuilder version

If you have different versions of PowerBuilder installed on your machine PowerDesigner uses by default the most recent version.

If you want to work on an earlier version of PowerBuilder, you can select a version in the generation and reverse engineering dialog boxes.

Generation

To select a PowerBuilder version during generation:

1. Select Language→Generate PowerBuilder.
   
   The generation dialog box appears.
2. Click the Options tab to display the corresponding page.
3. Select the Using Libraries radio button and select a target or an application.
   
4. Click the Change button.
   
   The Set PowerBuilder Version dialog box appears.
5. Select a PowerBuilder version in the dropdown listbox.
   
6. Click OK.
   
   The current PowerBuilder version is updated.

Reverse engineering

To select a PowerBuilder version during reverse engineering:

1. Select Language→Reverse Engineer PowerBuilder.
   
   The reverse engineer dialog box appears.
2. Select files, libraries or directories to reverse engineer in the Reverse Engineer box.
   
3. Click the Change button.
   
   The Set PowerBuilder Version dialog box appears.
4. Select a PowerBuilder version in the dropdown listbox.
   
5. Click OK.
   
   The current PowerBuilder version is updated.

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