< tool , database > A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications . It runs under MS-DOS (?) and Microsoft Windows . There are also versions for Microsoft Windows , Windows NT , Macintosh , and Unix .
Applications can be built by creating windows , controls (such as listboxes and buttons ), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript , is loosely based on BASIC .
PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle . It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend ( WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database ).
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Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.powerbuilder .
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(2001-03-23)