PBTools for PowerBuilder (Version 6.0 to 2024)

Description PBTools is a free utility that provides a set of useful tools for PowerBuilder from version 6.0 to 2024. After installation, PBTools adds new icons to the PowerBuilder toolbar, enabling quick access to essential functions.

Installation

• Close PowerBuilder.
• Install PBTools.
• Restart PowerBuilder to see the new toolbar icons.

Key Features

Grid DataWindow: Customize the color and shape of Grid DataWindow headers with a single click.

Compare Objects: Compare two libraries or projects and view a list of matching objects for code comparison.

Find Double Objects: Easily locate duplicate objects within the project.

Dynamic Script: Run dynamic PowerBuilder scripts across all DataWindows. For example, change all edit styles simultaneously in DataWindows.

Global Replace: Replace any word or phrase across the project. PBTools can either export the modified objects or directly alter the libraries.

Object Find: Quickly search for any object in the project without needing to type the full object name.

Unused Object Find: Identify and list unused objects within the project.

Unused Variable Find: Discover and highlight unused variables within the project.

API Help: Provides a helpful guide to Windows API functions.

Comment Tool: Paste comments into scripts. This feature was originally developed by RC SIZER and later integrated into PBTools.

LibraryAnalyzer: Analyzes libraries or projects, extracts all SQL statements, and shows the necessary database permissions to run the SQL queries.

Synchronizer: A one-click tool that copies files to another location and runs an executable. It can also copy, delete, back up with date/time stamps, and compress or decompress zip files. The zip functionality was written by RSmith.

Murat Yelkovan