New user interface and development methodology
Workspaces and targets Opening the Code Examples application User interface changes in PowerBuilder 8 Working with PowerBuilder 8 Starting PowerBuilder with an open script Using the System Tree window Changes to the Library painter Using the Clip and Output windows Using the Source editor AutoScript enhancements Source control changes Exception handling
New Web features
Web targets 4GL Web pages Web DataWindow scripting Web DataWindow Container component New Web DataWindow events New Web DataWindow server-side methods JavaScript include files for the Web DataWindow HTML rendering of controls
New in EAServer integration
Creating an EAServer profile Creating an EAServer component that implements an existing interface Building an EJB client Client- and component-managed EAServer transactions SSL connections and callbacks Concurrency property for EAServer components Multiple PowerBuilder VMs in EAServer
New in database connectivity
New and enhanced database interfaces in PowerBuilder 8 Support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation Support for database proxy connections in EAServer Loading database interface libraries PB.INI no longer used for database information
Miscellaneous
Building and deploying from a command line Version information for executable files Enhanced color support New object and control properties New DataWindow expressions New DataWindow object properties New and modified PowerScript functions SaveObject event for OLE controls DBCS support Changed GUIDs and MIME types
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