New Features in PowerBuilder 10.5 Beta 2 - Sybase

New Features in PowerBuilder 10.5 Beta 2The features described in this document are available in Beta 2. For moreinformation about using these features, see the New Features section in the onlineHelp. For a list of known issues, see the PB105readme.txt file.Rich Text ControlRich Text Format (RTF) is a standard for specifying formatting instructions anddocument content in a single document. An editor that supports RTF interprets theformatting instructions and displays the text with the specified format. PowerBuilder10.5 replaces the third-party control used to implement the RichTextEdit control andthe RichText DataWindow presentation style with a newer control that is betteraligned with the latest standards. Replacing the control brings a modern look andfeel to the RichTextEdit control and RichText DataWindow and fixes several knownissues. There are some differences in behavior between the old and new controls;however, differences that might affect backward compatibility have been kept to aminimum.Byte DatatypeA new primitive datatype, Byte, has been added to PowerBuilder 10.5. The Bytedatatype represents an 8-bit unsigned data item. In PowerScript ® syntax, Byte hasthe same usage as Uint except that its range is from 0 to 255. The Byte datatype isalso supported in the DataWindow, the Database painter, and PBNI. PowerScriptfunctions with parameters that are integral datatypes support Byte as a parameter.Three new functions, Byte, GetByte, and SetByte, have been added to support theByte datatype.DataWindow Autosize HeightThe Autosize Height feature allows the placement of objects with variable sizes, suchas nested reports, in all bands. Bands use the size of the object to determine theheight of the band. This feature has always been available for detail bands but nowapplies to all DataWindow bands, including Header, Footer, Summary, Group Header,and Trailer bands.Web Service Enhancement for PowerBuilder ClientsPowerBuilder 10.5 retains the Web Service wizard and EASYSOAP engine fromPowerBuilder 10, but it adds a new engine that uses a .NET XML Web service engine.The Web Service Proxy wizard prompts you to specify a WSDL file, a service in theWSDL file, and a specific operation for the service, and then creates a proxygenerator. You can modify your choices in the Project painter if necessary, and thengenerate a proxy.There are two runtime engines. The EasySoap engine (pbsoapclient105.pbx andpbsoapclient105.pbd) is the engine that was used in PowerBuilder 10.x. The new.NET engine (pbwsclient105.pbx and pbwsclient105.pbd) provides better support forcomplex data types and will provide better support for SOAP headers, security, andattachments in the future. For the .NET engine, the wizard creates an assembly foreach WSDL file. You need to deploy this assembly with your .NET Web servicesapplication.

Adaptive Server® Enterprise 15.0 SupportTwo new datatypes introduced in Adaptive Server 15.0, UniText and BigInt, aresupported in this beta.New IconsOld icons and bitmaps have been replaced with redesigned icons that give a new lookand feel to the PowerBuilder development environment and to PowerBuilderapplications.