After completing PowerBuilder 5 Overview the user should be able to:
 

		Identify the major components of PowerBuilder
		Create PowerBuilder libraries applications windows and menus
		Code simple events in PowerScript
		Run an application
		Customize toolbars
		Use online help

Introducing PowerBuilder
Describes the major components of PowerBuilder and explains why PowerBuilder is an object-oriented environment.
 

	The major components of PowerBuilder 5
	Visual and iterative design

Using PowerBuilder Libraries
Gives an overview of PowerBuilder libraries one of the five components in PowerBuilder's environment.
 

Creating a PowerBuilder library

Using PowerBuilder Application Painter and Applications
Introduces how to use the application painter to manage application objects.
 

	Switching from one application to another
	Creating a new PowerBuilder application
	Specifying attributes of a PowerBuilder object on the application property sheet

Using Menu Options in PowerBuilder Painters
Describes those menu items in PowerBuilder painters that are used most often.
 

	Using menu options to save work close a painter and exit PowerBuilder
	Using control menu boxes

Using Menus
Gives an overview of the steps for creating a simple menu using the menu painter.
 

	The components of a menu: menu bar items and options
	Creating a menu using the menu painter

Using Windows
Introduces how to define a window using the window painter.
 

	Creating a new window in the window painter
	Associating a menu with a window
	Different window types

Pulling It Together with PowerScript and Events
Introduces programming in PowerScript.
 

	Event programming versus sequential programming
	Coding an application event
	Coding a menu event

Using Databases Toolbars and Online Help
Gives an overview of three components in the PowerBuilder environment: PowerBuilder Database Toolbars and Online Help.
 

	How the database interface and DataWindows fit into PowerBuilder
	Customizing PowerBuilder toolbars
	Using online help

This course is distributed with the PowerBuilder 5 Glossary.