PowerBuilder 6 - Using DataWindows

Using DataWindows tutorial shows how to manipulate and display data and data sources using DataWindows.

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This PowerBuilder course is for programmers who want to learn how to display data using edit styles masks and conditional expressions. Our PowerBuilder Using DataWindows tutorial offer unique benefits unavailable from other self-paced training vendors. Each course is developed using a rigorous set of criteria that includes quality content, interaction, graphics, and interspersed questions, making learning fun, interesting, and effective.

• Use edit styles and define style properties
• Create EditMasks style columns and DropDownDW style columns
• Use display formats and validation rules
• Customize DataWindows
• Set display defaults
• Use conditional expressions
• Display data and data sources
• Modify data and data sources

• Using Edit Styles
  • Assigning edit styles
  • The Edit edit style
  • The DropDownListBox edit style
  • The RadioButton edit style
  • The CheckBox edit style

• EditMasks and Drop-Down DataWindows
  • The EditMask style
  • Using drop-down DataWindows

• Display Formats and Validation
  • Using display formats
  • Using validation rules

• Customizing DataWindows
  • Using the Database Painter
  • Defining your own edit styles
  • Defining your own display formats
  • Defining your own validation rules

• Column Defaults and Conditionals
  • Setting different column defaults
  • Using the rows column specifications
  • Using conditional expressions

• Displaying Data and Data Sources
  • Filtering
  • Sorting
  • Modifying your data source
  • Customizing your data source viewing area

• Modifying the Data Source
  • Changing your data source
  • Modifying joins
  • Changing a DataWindow's columns
  • Changing a DataWindow's tables
  • Using the DISTINCT statement
  • Using the SQL Select painter
  • Using the WHERE Clause in the SQL Toolbox
  • SQL statements versus DataWindow functions

• Manipulating Data
  • Retrieving data into a DataWindow
  • Inserting rows into a DataWindow
  • Deleting rows from your DataWindow
  • Updating your database with your DataWindow
  • Confirming actions before losing data
  • Data retrieval
  • The ItemChanged event
  • Adding test data

• Instructional steps -- walk through a procedure
• Exercises -- try it out
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• Hotwords - See related information
• Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses
• Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
• Printable Exercises - PDF downloadable files
• Sample Application Files - PDF downloadable files
• Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and grade - if passed, green check mark will appear as 'mastered' - hyperlinks to units within the course to go back and re-take a certain unit again. Use as pre-test to determine which topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.

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