Native gradient colors…

I just saw this posting over in Reed's PocketBuilder blog:

Sneak Peek - native gradient colors in PocketBuilder 2.5.1

I'm assuming that will mean it will appear in a PowerBuilder version near you soon as well...

PowerBuilder 11.2 Web Seminar

PowerBuilder 11.2 will be available shortly and Sybase is holding a Web seminar with John Strano to highlight the key features of this release. During this Web seminar, John will show you the new capabilities found in PowerBuilder 11.2 that bring increased performance to your mission-critical applications, including using AJAX and .NET development to EAServer. In addition, John will show you a range of as well as database, UI, and usability enhancements.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM EST

The PowerBuilder 11.2 webcast will cover:

* Certificate Store Support for Smart Client-published Applications
* Usability and UI Enhancements
* Database Connectivity Enhancements
* Enabling the DEBUG Condition for ORCA and OrcaScript
* Application Pools for Web Forms in IIS7
* EAServer Support for .NET-deployed PowerBuilder Clients
* AJAX Functionality for WebForm-Deployed Applications

Register for the seminar

TechWave Call for Papers deadline extended

Due to popular demand Sybase is extending the TechWave Call for Papers one extra week to Monday, March 31. Don't miss this last chance to earn a free conference pass. If you've solved a unique business challenge utilizing Sybase products, they'd like to hear about it and would love for you to share your story with your peers. Completing the form only takes about 15 minutes. Applications must be submitted no later than Monday, March 31. For more information on the conference and how to develop an application to present please visit www.sybase.com/techwave. Specific questions can be directed to sybase.techwave@sybase.com.

CodeArmor adds support for PowerBuilder

V.i. Labs announced version 2.2 of CodeArmor, a tool that provides granular encryption, decryption, anti-debugging, anti-tampering, and secure run-time execution monitoring for applications in order to prevent piracy, tampering, misuse or theft.

TechWave 2008 Call for Papers is now open

The call for papers for TechWave 2008 is now open. Initial applicatons must be submitted by March 18th. Final presentations have to be submitted by June 25th. TechWave 2008 is August 4th through 8th.

If your paper is accepted, you can attend TechWave for "free". I know that included the pass to TechWave itself. I don't know if Sybase covers travel or hotel costs.

GetFileOpenName revisted…

A while back I indicated that there was an undocumented feature of GetFileOpenName that allowed multiple file types per option. The good news is that Sybase updated the documentation to include it. The bad news is that in the process they removed the documentation on how to specify multiple options.

To get both, try this:

GetFileOpenName ( "Open File", pathname, filename, "TXT", "Graphic Files (*.bmp;*.gif;*.jpg;*.jpeg),*.bmp;*.gif;*.jpg;*.jpeg,All Types(*.*),*.*" )

You'll see two options in the dropdown, and the first has multiple file types. Note semicolons between the filetypes and commas between the sets of options (as well as between the description and the actual filter value).

How to provide a strong name to a PowerBuilder generated .Net assembly

1. Generate a private key using the strong name tool:

sn.exe -k TeamSybasePrivateKeyFile.snk

2. Use the IL disassembler tool in the .Net SDK to convert the PowerBuilder generated assembly back to IL:

ILDASM.exe TeamSybase.dll /out:TeamSybaseSigned.il

3. Use the IL assembler tool in the .Net runtime to recompile the IL into a signed assembly:

ILASM.exe TeamSybaseSigned.il /dll /key=TeamSybasePrivateKeyFile.snk

4. You can use the strong name tool to verify that the strong name was correctly applied:

sn -v TeamSybaseSigned.dll