After completing Using DataWindows the user should be able to:


 

	Create and use DataWindows
	Modify DataWindows
	Use DataWindows to manipulate data
	Create reports

Creating DataWindows
Teaches how to create and use a DataWindow as a graphical interface to a database.
 

	Using the DataWindow Painter
	Setting and changing DataWindow default options
	Using different data sources
	Using different presentation styles
	Using DataWindow controls
	Associating a DataWindow with a window or tab control

Enhancing DataWindows
Demonstrates how to modify enhance and better use DataWindows in your PowerBuilder applications.
 

	Defining and using edit styles
	Formatting data with display formats
	Validating data with validation rules
	Setting default values for columns
	Implementing conditional expressions

Manipulating Data Using DataWindows
Teaches how to use DataWindows to manipulate data.
 

	Suppressing filtering and sorting data
	Modifying the data source
	Retrieving and updating database information
	Specifying retrieval arguments and data
	Working with crosstabs
	Accessing data in a DataWindow

Creating Reports
Demonstrates how easy it is to generate reports in PowerBuilder.
 

	Creating reports using the report painter
	Creating a grouped report
	Exploiting the features of the Group Presentation style
	Adding a graph to a report
	Creating labels
	Including another report or DataWindow in a report

This course is distributed with the PowerBuilder 5 Glossary.