¨   To get started with a PFC application:

1. Access the Application painter.
2. Define a library list that contains PFC PBLs:

PFCAPSRV.PBL
PFCDWSRV.PBL
PFCMAIN.PBL
PFCWNSRV.PBL
PFEAPSRV.PBL
PFEDWSRV.PBL
PFEMAIN.PBL
PFEWNSRV.PBL

3. From the Application painter, display the PowerScript painter and define a global variable, gnv_app, of type n_cst_appmanager.

n_cst_appmanager  gnv_app

The variable name must be gnv_app
PFC objects, functions, and events require that you define the application manager as gnv_app, with a data type of n_cst_appmanager (or an n_cst_appmanager descendant).

4. Add PowerScript code to your application's Open event to create n_cst_appmanager and call the pfc_Open event:

gnv_app = CREATE n_cst_appmanager
gnv_app.Event pfc_Open(commandline)

5. Add PowerScript code to your application's Close event to call the pfc_Close event and destroy n_cst_appmanager:

gnv_app.Event pfc_Close( )
DESTROY n_cst_appmanager

6. Close the Application painter and save the changes.
7. Access the User Object painter and open n_cst_appmanager, found in PFEAPSRV.PBL.
8. Call n_cst_appmanager functions in the Constructor event to initialize instance variables for version, company, and INI file.
9. Call n_cst_appmanager functions in the pfc_Open event to enable the application services you want.
10. Add code to the pfc_Open user event to open your application's initial window (typically the frame window), optionally including a call to the of_Splash function, which displays a splash screen.
11. Save n_cst_appmanager.

Predefined libraries

To see a predefined PFC application running, use one of these applications:

Sample application. Open the PEAT.PBL application, found in pfc\DemoApp. This provides a small sample application.

Code examples. Open the EXAMPFC.PBL application, found in pfc\Examples. This provides examples of many PFC functions and services.

PFC quick-start libraries. Open the QCKSTART.PBL application, found in pfc\qckstart. The functionality provided by the PFC quick-start PBLs is the rough equivalent of what you get from the PowerBuilder GenApp application.

It's best if your application works with a copy of the PFC quick-start libraries. That way, you'll always have the original copy as a backup.

PFC Tutorial

The PFC User's Guide includes a tutorial that explains the basics of coding a PFC application.