your presenters dave fish– engineering evangelist jim o’neil – sales evangelist john strano...

Your Presenters

Dave Fish – Engineering EvangelistJim O’Neil – Sales EvangelistJohn Strano – PowerBuilder Evangelist

PowerBuilder Market Focus and Road Map

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Market Focus – Sybase Goals

• Attract next generation of application developers

• Focus on .NET and Eclipse platforms to extend reach

• Support Sybase servers as key to Sybase platform success

• Provide key technology differentiators within an open 4GL IDE

• Leverage DataWindow technology as the cornerstone of Sybase offerings

Market Focus – The PowerBuilder Products

• PowerBuilder– 4GL development for Windows, Web, and distributed applications– Provide key technology to simplify .NET development

• PowerBuilder Application Server Plug-in– Newest member of the PowerBuilder family– Deploy PowerBuilder objects to J2EE application servers

• PocketBuilder– 4GL RAD for mobile devices– Build data-driven mobile applications in less than one hour

• DataWindow .NET– 4GL productivity in Visual Studio .NET– Extend the Sybase reach into the Microsoft market

DataWindows Everywhere…

– PowerBuilder for Client/Server, Web, Web Services and now .NET– PowerBuilder Application Server Plug-In

• WebLogic• WebSphere• JBoss

– DataWindow .NET– PocketBuilder

DataWindows greatly reduce the amount of code you need to write for your application

The DataWindow Painter provides an intuitive graphical user interface granting you immediate productivity

Messaging

• Sybase is committed to PowerBuilder– PowerBuilder 11 delivers core functionality enhancements

• Database driver enhancements• DataWindow enhancements• IDE and user enhancements

– …and major new features• .NET deployment options• Web Services DataWindow• New SQL Server database driver

• Sybase is committed to fully supporting and exploiting .NET– PowerBuilder 11 release– DataWindow .NET 2.5 (due 3Q 2007)

PowerBuilder Roadmap Simplified development for today

Language Independence

ApplicationConnectivity

MultiplePlatformSupport

PowerAnd

Performance

2007PowerBuilder 11.0

.NET Simplified

• Deploy applications and NVOs to .NET

• Leverage/extend PB investment

• UI/IDE updates• Native SQL Server

support

PowerBuilder Roadmap Simplified development for today, tomorrow

Language Independence

ApplicationConnectivity

MultiplePlatformSupport

PowerAnd

Performance

2007PowerBuilder 11.0

.NET Simplified

• Deploy applications and NVOs to .NET

• Leverage/extend PB investment

• UI/IDE updates• Native SQL Server

support

.NET Enhanced

2007PowerBuilder 11.1

• .NET incremental rebuild• Smart Client for Win32• EAServer .NET support• Additional AJAX-style

functionality• .NET support for Pipeline• Informix 10 support

PowerBuilder Roadmap Simplified development for today, tomorrow, and beyond

Language Independence

ApplicationConnectivity

MultiplePlatformSupport

PowerAnd

Performance

2007PowerBuilder 11.0

.NET Simplified

• Deploy applications and NVOs to .NET

• Leverage/extend PB investment

• UI/IDE updates• Native SQL Server

support

.NET Enhanced

2007PowerBuilder 11.1

• .NET incremental rebuild• Smart Client for Win32• EAServer .NET support• Additional AJAX-style

functionality• .NET support for Pipeline• Informix 10 support

.NET Exploited

2008PowerBuilder 12

• .NET in IDE• WPF/WCF support at

design time and runtime• Fully managed code at

deployment• Complete .NET

interoperability

PowerBuilder 11 Features

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PowerBuilder 11 Release Defining Features• IDE and user interface enhancements

• DataWindow enhancements

• Updated database connectivity

• .NET deployment capabilities– .NET Web Form applications in ASP .NET 2.0– .NET Windows Form and Smart Client applications– .NET Web Services– .NET Assemblies

IDE and User Interface Enhancements

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IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

• System tree

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

• System tree

• Project painter

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

• System tree

• Project painter

• Output window tabs

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

• System tree

• Project painter

• Output window tabs

• Exception support in debugger

IDE Enhancements

• AutoScript

• Resizable dialog boxes

• Updated menus and toolbars

• System tree

• Project painter

• Output window tabs

• Exception support in debugger

• Window animation and transparency

DataWindow Enhancements

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DataWindow Enhancements

• Display ellipsis for truncated data

• Retain DataWindow retrieval argument values

• Web TreeView DataWindow

• Web Service DataWindow data source

Display Ellipsis for Truncated Data

Retain DataWindow Retrieval Arguments

• Stored with target information in registry

• Not applicable at runtime

Web TreeView DataWindow

Additional TreeView DataWindow Features

• Zero-height detail band supported

• Repositioned rows retain their collapsed/expanded state

• Standard TreeView events added to DataWindow control

Web Services DataWindow Data Source

• Deliver data to DataWindow via a Web Service– Supports disconnected client model

– Eliminates requirement that vendor’s client software reside on end-user machine

• Web Service ‘result set’ support– Data type support

• Simple data type (or array of simple data types)

• Non-nested structure (or array of structures)

– Method retrieval options

• Return value

• Reference output parameter

Web Service DataWindow Definition

DataWindowPainter

PowerBuilderWeb Service support using

the .NET engine

Metadata

WSDLA DataWindowObject

Generated.NET

Assembly

Web Service DataWindow Retrieval

• Uses existing DataWindow retrieval PowerScript syntax

• Optional wsconnection object supports runtime customization– Endpoint

– User ID and password

– Timeout

– Security options

– Proxy server setttings

Web Service DataWindow Updates

• Analogous to Stored Procedure update options

Web Service DataWindow Error Handling

• New WSError event is analog of existing DataWindow DbError event when using a Web service data source

Argument Description

Operation Type of operation (Retrieve, Update, Insert, Delete, …)

Rownum Row number (or 0 if not applicable such during

BufferName Name of the buffer being accessed while the error occurred

WSInfo The WSDL file, the URL that defines the Web service, or the assembly that is used access the Web service

Method Name of the Web service method invoked

ErrorMessage Exception message returned from the method

Web Service DataWindow Runtime Operation

The Web Service

The DataWindow

engine

PowerBuilder Web Service support using

the .NET engine

Generated assembly and

the .NET framework

Retrieval method call

Returned data

Metadata

DataWindow Enhancements Demonstration

Database Connectivity Enhancements

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Database Connectivity Enhancements

• New Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15 native driver

• New Microsoft SQL Server native driver

• Oracle RAC support

• MobiLink support

• New interface supports version 15 and later – SQLCA.DBMS = “ASE” (DLL name PBASE110.DLL)– Requires Open Client 15– ASE 15 feature support

• Identifier names up to 128 characters• Scrollable cursors• New integral data types

• Updated SYC interface supports some features of ASE 15– Scrollable cursors– New integral data types

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15

Microsoft SQL Server

• New native driver interface– SQLCA.DBMS = “SNC” (DLL name PBSNC110.DLL)– Supports SQL Server 2000 and 2005– Relies on SQL Server 2005 native client installation

• SQL Server 2005 support– Multiple active result sets (MARS)– Bypass validation during encryption– Snapshot isolation level

• DBParm support– Cache stored procedure parameter descriptions (SPCache)– Host and AppName parameters reinstated previous MSS native driver

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)

• RAC is an optional feature where single database is deployed across a hardware cluster

• Supported by PowerBuilder Oracle 10g interface only

• Handling RAC failure events– Define custom Transaction object– Set HANotification DBParm on Transaction object to enable notification– Implement DBNotification event on Transaction object to handle the error– Set return value of DBNotification event

• 0: initiate failover• Other value: stop processing current command, return error

MobiLink Support

• Sybase technology providing session-based synchronization between a main database and multiple remote databases

• New PowerBuilder built-in objects support .NET Windows Form applications– MLSynchronization – abstract base class for MLSync object– MLSync – wraps call to dbmlsync.exe to perform

synchronization and respond to callbacks

– SyncParm – structure used to set properties for the MLSync object obtained from default or customized

synchronization options window– SyncProcessType – enumeration indicating direction of the

synchronization

PowerBuilder and .NET

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PowerBuilder’s 4-Phase .NET Integration Initiative

• Web Services (PB9)

• DataWindow .NET (PB10 Timeframe)

• .NET Deployment (PB11)

• .NET Resource Consumption (PB12)

PowerBuilder .NET Compiler Internals

• Deployment relies on .NET SDK’s C# compiler

• Execution relies on PowerBuilder .NET System Libraries

PB2CS

PowerBuilder .NET Compiler

Framework

PowerBuilder System Library

for .NET

C# Code.NET

Application

Generates

Depends On References

PBL Files

Deploying .NET Applications:Web Form Applications in ASP.NET 2.0

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Architecture:.NET Web Form Applications

DB Drivers

DataWindow .NETWebForm Control

PB Web Form Application

PB System Library for .NET

PB ApplicationCompiles to

Unmanaged DLLs (without PBVM)

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Core.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Interop.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Common.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Web.DLL

PBSHR.DLL

PBDWM.DLL

What Happens at Deployment

• PowerScript code is compiled to a .NET assembly

• PBDs with DWO definitions are copied

• Resource files are copied– PowerBuilder stock images– INI files

• ASP.NET files are generated– default.aspx: the main ASP.NET page– default.htm: wrapper for default.aspx to hide IE toolbars and menu

What PowerBuilder Features Are Supported

• Most PowerScript language features– All data types– Function invocation (dynamic, post, trigger)– Event handling– Embedded SQL

• Most visual and non-visual controls– Rich Text Control to be supported in EBF– Pipeline object to be supported in maintenance releaseExceptions:

• File operations: File Manager

• Sending e-mail (via SMTP not MAPI): Mail Manager

• DataWindow printing: Print Manager

What PowerBuilder Features Are Not Supported

• Some system classes such as– Profile-related classes (but application tracing is available via web config)– Trace-related classes (but database SQL tracing is available via web config)

• Some system functions such as– DDE-related functions– Clipboard-related functions

• Some controls, properties, and events such as– OLEControl / OLECustomer Control (partial support)– InkPicture /InkEdit– Drag-and-drop events– EditLabels of TreeView

.NET Web Form Application Demonstration

Deploying .NET Applications:Windows Form and Smart Client Applications

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Architecture:.NET Windows Form Applications

DB Drivers

DataWindow .NETWindows Form Control

PB System Library for .NET

PB ApplicationCompiles to

Unmanaged DLLs (without PBVM)

Application configApplication manifest

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Core.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Interop.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Common.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Win.DLL

PBSHR.DLL

PBDWM.DLL

PB Windows Form Application

PowerBuilder .NET Windows Form Applications

• Supports most features available in PowerBuilder Win32 applications– PowerScript language features– DataWindow, Editmask, RichText, InkEdit, InkPicture,…– DataStore, Transaction, ResultSet,…– Most system functions

• Consume .NET classes via PowerScript .NET interoperability

• Preserve PowerBuilder development skills– Create a PowerBuilder application– Deploy it as a .NET Windows Form application

PowerBuilder .NET Smart Client Support

• Solves the biggest headache of all…

…Application Deployment

• The best of the Rich Client world• The ubiquity of the Web

Comparison Among Rich, Thin, and Smart Clients

Rich Client Thin Client Smart Client

Rich user experience Yes No Yes

Responsive Yes No Yes

Heavy footprint Yes No No

DLL hell Yes No No

Network dependency No Yes No

Easy deployment No Yes Yes

Developer productivity Yes No Yes

Occasionally connected No No Yes

Performs well in low bandwidth network

No No Yes

Uses local resources Yes No Yes

PowerBuilder .NET Smart Client Support

• Occasionally connected– PowerBuilder with MobiLink

• Always up-to-date applications – PowerBuilder’s “Intelligent Update”

• Maximize performance using client resources– PowerBuilder applications deployed as Windows Form (Rich Client)

• Communicate utilizing Web Services– PowerBuilder’s Web Service DataWindow

• Utilize network resources– PowerBuilder’s Web Service DataWindow– PowerBuilder’s “Intelligent Update”– PowerBuilder with MobiLink

MobiLink Synchronization Overview

• MobiLink synchronization objective: create Smart Client, offline-enabled application

• Requirements– Runtime

• ASA 9 or 10 database drivers and MobiLink deployed

• PowerBuilder Win32 or .NET Windows Form application

– Design time

• PowerBuilder 11.0

• SQL Anywhere 9/10

MobiLink Synchronization Architecture

Intelligent Update Overview

• Reduces pain of updating a typical client-server application

• Based on “ClickOnce” technology of .NET Framework 2.0

• Makes deploying a Windows Form application as easy as deploying a Web application

Deployment Model

Application installations and updates are deployed via centralized servers (via HTTP, FTP, UNC,…)

.NET Windows Form/Smart Client Demonstration

Consuming .NET Resources:PowerBuilder 11 .NET Interoperability

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.NET Interoperability

• .NET interoperability enables PowerBuilder applications to consume non-visual .NET resources– Common Type System (CTS) types supported

– .NET interfaces

• PowerScript language extensions– Code blocks and conditional compilation support

– Parameterized constructors

– Static properties and methods

– .NET exception propagation

• System Tree includes .NET assembly metadata

PowerBuilder 11 .NET Interoperability Demonstration

Creating .NET Resources:Deploying NVOs as .NET Assemblies

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Deploying NVOs as .NET Assemblies

• .NET Assembly Target type

• PowerScript data types automatically mapped to C#

• Integrated .NET debugger support

DataWindow .NET

NVO .NET Assembly PBLs with NVOs

PB System Library for .NETUnmanaged DLLs

(without PBVM)

Architecture:.NET Assemblies

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Interop.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Common.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Win.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Core.DLL

PBSHR.DLL

DB Drivers

PBDWM.DLL

Compiles to

Deploying NVOs as .NET Assemblies Demonstration

Creating .NET Resources:Deploying NVOs as .NET Web Services

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Deploying NVOs as .NET Web Services

• .NET Web Services Target type

• Stateless design

• Public methods mapped to Web Service messages– Selectively exclude additional methods from deployment– Method aliases permitted (e.g., to account for overloading)– Design time validation available

• PowerScript data types mapped to XML schema types

• Integrated .NET debugger support

DataWindow .NET

NVO ASP.NETWeb Service PBLs with NVOs

PB System Library for .NETUnmanaged DLLs

(without PBVM)

Architecture:.NET Web Services

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Interop.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Common.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Web.DLL

Sybase.PowerBuilder.Core.DLL

PBSHR.DLL

DB Drivers

PBDWM.DLL

Compiles to

Deploying NVOs as .NET Web Services Demonstration

Future PowerBuilder Technology Showcase

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Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

• High fidelity application experiences

• Blends together UI, documents, and media content

• Ultra-rich UI and data visualization through XAML– Extensible Application Markup Language

– Vector-based animation

WPF DataWindow Demonstration

WPF DataWindow Demonstration

Thank you!