The PBNI SDK
When
you install PowerBuilder, the Software Development Kit (SDK) for PBNI
is installed in the PowerBuilder 15.0\SDK\PBNI directory.
The SDK tools, pbsig170 and pbx2pbd170,
are also installed in the Shared\PowerBuilder directory
so that they are available in your path.
The SDK contains the components shown in the following table.
Table 1-1: Contents of the PBNI SDK
Component
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Description
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pbx2pbd170.exe
|
A tool that generates a PBD file from
a PowerBuilder extension file. The extension file is a DLL file
that must export a set of PBNI functions. The DLL is usually called a
PBX and can be given the suffix .pbx.
|
pbsig170.exe
|
A tool that generates a set of strings
representing the return type and arguments of each function in a PBL. Use these strings to call PowerBuilder
functions from external modules.
|
include\pbni.h
|
A header file that defines the structures
and interfaces used to build PowerBuilder extensions.
|
include\pbarray.h
|
A header file that contains helper classes
that make it easier to create arrays and access data in them.
|
include\pbfield.h
|
A header file that contains helper classes
that make it easier to access data in fields.
|
include\pbtraits.h
|
A header file used by pbarray.h and pbfield.h that
provides specializations for the pbvalue_type enumerated
types.
|
include\pbext.h
|
A header file that defines the functions
that PowerBuilder extension functions must export.
|
include\pbevtid.h
|
A header file that maps the PowerBuilder
event IDs to event names for use in visual extensions.
|
include\pbnimd.h
|
A header file that defines machine-dependent
datatypes used in pbni.h.
|
include\pbrsa.h
|
A header file that defines interfaces
and structures used to access DataWindow and DataStore data.
|
src\pbarray.cpp
|
A source file that must be added to your
project if you want to use the following helper classes defined
in pbarray.h:
|
src\pbfuninv.cpp
|
A source file that must be added to your
project if you want to use the following helper classes defined
in pbni.h: PBGlobalFunctionInvoker
PBObjectFunctionInvoker PBEventTrigger
|
src\pbobject.cpp
|
A source file that must be added to your
project if you want to use the following helper class defined in pbni.h: PBObjectCreator.
|
wizards\VCProjects
8.0
|
A Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 wizard
that makes it easier for you to create PBNI projects.
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wizards\VCProjects
7.1
|
A Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 wizard
that makes it easier for you to create PBNI projects.
|
wizards\VCProjects
7.0
|
A Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 wizard
that makes it easier for you to create PBNI projects.
|
wizards\VCWizards
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Files required by the Visual Studio wizards.
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pbni170.hlp, pbni170.cnt
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Help files for PBNI.
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