We are excited to announce that PowerBuilder 2019 R3 LTS Japanese and InfoMaker 2019 R3 LTS Japanese, build 2722, are officially released and available for downloading!

New Features and Bug Fixes

PowerBuilder Bundle

• PowerScript development (PowerBuilder IDE, PowerBuilder Runtime, and PowerBuilder Compiler)
  • Updated environment support:
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Oracle 18c and 19c
    • PostgreSQL 11 and 12
    • SQL Server 2019
      • Supports the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server.
      • Supports connecting with SQL Server through TLS 1.2.
  • Provides the PowerClient project type that deploys the client application to the Web server for seamless installation and self-updating.
  • Enables new UI theme for applications to easily apply a modern look and feel.
  • Provides a new WebBrowser Control that uses Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) for the latest web browsing functionality.
  • PowerBuilder IDE and PowerBuilder Runtime are decoupled for separate installation and upgrade. Developers can switch the runtime version used in PowerBuilder IDE for running, debugging, and compiling applications. 
  • Updated license mechanism: allows one user account to log into more than one version on the same machine simultaneously.
  • Enables applications to directly call .NET assemblies, via two objects: DotNetAssembly and DotNetObject.
  • Provides the TX Text Control that was incorporated in PowerBuilder 12.6 and supports the 64-bit version of the TX Text Control.
  • Provides a new RibbonBar Control for creating modern ribbons to organize user commands in user interfaces.
  • Adds the Microsoft UI Automation accessibility support.
  • Enhanced the source control features, for example, creating and switching Git branches in the PowerBuilder IDE.
  • Enhanced JSONParser and JSONGenerator for getting and setting an item by path, and handling special values.
  • Enhanced the HTTPClient object with validation of ignoring certain types of server certificate error and a revocation checking for server certificate when sending a request.

• C# migration & development (SnapDevelop, .NET DataStore, and PowerScript Migrator)
  • Provides SnapDevelop, a lightweight C# IDE, for developing C# projects, with a number of advanced features such as scaffolding (it helps effectively create services and controllers from models), and Web API Tester (it allows developers to directly inspect, test, and debug the REST Web APIs).
  • Supports using .NET DataStore to automatically generate C# models from existing DataWindows, and implement DataWindows in C#. 
  • Provides PowerScript Migrator to automatically translate non-visual PowerBuilder code and objects to C#.

• Application deployment (PowerServer (PB Edition), PowerServer Toolkit, etc.)
  • Officially supports the latest software: Windows Server 2019, Android 11, iOS 14, JBoss EAP 7.2, WildFly 18, Microsoft SQL Server 2019, Oracle 18c and 19c, PostgreSQL 12.x.
  • Enables the testing of PowerServer Web applications by using AscentialTest 9.5.2 or above.
  • (Web only) Adds support to more PowerBuilder features:
    
    • JSONPackage object
    • TokenRequest, TokenResponse, OAuthClient, OAuthRequest, and ResourceResponse objects
    • CompressorObject and ExtractorObject
    • CrypterObject and CoderObject
  • Supports deploying applications to PowerServer 2020.
  • Enhances the application packaging tool: The package profile configuration process and the packaging process are logically separated.
  • Supports deploying applications via SFTP.

Important note: The PowerServer (PB Edition) and PowerServer Toolkit included in this PowerBuilder 2019 R3 release are versioned as 2020 for better synchronizing with PowerServer 2020.

For more new features and detailed information in this PowerBuilder 2019 R3 Japanese release, please see here.

For bug fixes in this PowerBuilder 2019 R3 Japanese release, please see here.

InfoMaker

• InfoMaker IDE is decoupled from the runtime files (PowerBuilder Runtime).
• Uses NativePDF as the default printing option.
• Supports using "Built-in TX Text Control ActiveX 28.0" as the rich text editor.
• Supports the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL).

For more new features and detailed information in this InfoMaker 2019 R3 Japanese release, please see here.

For bug fixes in this InfoMaker 2019 R3 Japanese release, please see here.

PowerBuilder/InfoMaker Installer

• Provides Appeon Installer that enables an online procedure for installing the products or downloading the product offline installation packages.
• Support installing the demo applications to PostgreSQL (in addition to the SQL Anywhere engine).
• Allows to install PowerBuilder Runtime separately from PowerBuilder IDE.
• Provides PowerBuilder Compiler as a product to install in the installer.

For more new features and detailed information about the installer, please see here.

Downloads

Please get the PowerBuilder Installer 2019 R3 JP or InfoMaker Installer 2019 R3 JP from our Downloads portal.

We are excited to announce that PowerServer 2020 MR Build 2703 for Windows/Unix/Linux is officially released and available for download!

Improvements and Bug Fixes:

 The following new features or enhancements are added:

• Incorporated the new features and bug fixes added in PowerServer (PB Edition) 2020 Build 2670. See here.
• A new interface of_ismocklocation is added to the eon_mobile_geolocation object to check if the current location is a mock location.
• Upgrade Cordova plugins to use the WKWebView component.

For more detailed information on improvements in PowerServer 2020 MR Build 2703, please see here.

For bug fixes in PowerServer 2020 MR Build 2703, please see here.

Installation/Upgrade Process:

1. Before you upgrade to this Appeon PowerServer 2020 Build 2703, it is strongly recommended that you read the important instructions.

2. An SHA256 hash code is provided for each installer. Please use the SHA256 code to verify the integrity of the downloaded installer file: You can get an sha256sum program from the Internet (for example, at http://www.labtestproject.com/files/win/sha256sum/sha256sum.exe), and follow the instructions of the program to compare the SHA256 value of the downloaded installer file and the SHA256 value that is provided for the installer.

3. Please stop your application server (for example IIS, WebLogic, etc.) before installation.

4. Please get the proper installer from the links below and then run the Appeon PowerServer 2020 Build 2703 setup file; please make sure all the components (Appeon PowerServer, and Appeon Workspace) have been upgraded together.

5. Please upgrade PowerServer Toolkit to version 2017 or later for working with this PowerServer version or to version 2020 Build 2323 or later if you need to package a mobile project for your applications. Note that you must have PowerBuilder CloudPro license to use PowerServer Toolkit. 

6. After the installation, please verify the product versions to make sure you have all pieces successfully upgraded: you need to start your application server and verify that AEM still works and displays the version Appeon PowerServer 2020 Build 2703.00, and you also need to open Appeon Workspace and verify it also displays Appeon Workspace Build 2703.00.

7. Redeploy apps in a “Full Deployment” mode: once you have all the pieces upgraded, you now would need to do a “Full Deployment” of your applications to the upgraded Appeon Server.

Important Notes:

1. Trial versions are not included in the below table, if you want a free trial, please contact trial@appeon.com.

2. If the PowerServer (AEM) becomes inactivated after upgrading to PowerServer 2020 Build 2703, please click here to activate it.

A maintenance release (build 2703) for PowerBuilder 2019 R3 and InfoMaker 2019 R3 is officially released and available for downloading! This latest release includes updates and bug fixes for:

• PowerScript development (PowerBuilder IDE, PowerBuilder Runtime, and PowerBuilder Compiler)
• C# migration & development (SnapDevelop, .NET DataStore, and PowerScript Migrator)
• Application deployment (PowerServer (PB Edition), PowerServer Toolkit, etc., under version 2020)
• InfoMaker (InfoMaker IDE, PowerBuilder Runtime)

Improvements

• PowerBuilder
  • The support for Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and Microsoft UI Automation can be enabled or disabled using the Accessibility option in the PB.INI file.

  • Git source control supports logging in with a token.

  • Orcascr.exe will automatically search for the runtime files according to the registry.
  • The runtime packager has been adjusted: 
    • The rich text options are re-named and re-grouped in a more reasonable way; 
    • Accessibility Support (Section 508) is moved from Additional Features to core components; 
    • PB DOM is moved from Obsolete Features to Additional Features.
• PowerServer (PB Edition) and PowerServer Toolkit, under version 2020

  • A new interface of_ismocklocation is added to the eon_mobile_geolocation object to check if the current location is a mock location.

  • Upgrade Cordova plugins to use the WKWebView component.

You may see here for more information on the improvements for PowerBuilder 2019 R3 MR (build 2703) and PowerServer (PB Edition) 2020 MR (build 2703).

Bug Fixes

You may see here for the bug fixes for PowerBuilder 2019 R3 MR (build 2703), here for the bug fixes for SnapDevelop 2019 R3 MR (build 2703), and here for the bug fixes for PowerServer (PB Edition) 2020 MR (build 2703). There are no bug fixes for this InfoMaker 2019 R3 MR release. 

Downloads

Please get the installers from our Downloads portal. You may either install the latest version from scratch or use the installers to upgrade from earlier 2019 versions (2019 GA, 2019 MR, 2019 R2 GA, 2019 R2 MR, or 2019 R3 GA).

A maintenance release (build 1951) for PowerBuilder 2017 R3 and InfoMaker 2017 R3 is officially released and available for downloading! This maintenance release includes updates and bug fixes for PowerBuilder IDE and InfoMaker.

Updated Product Components

The below product components have been updated in this maintenance release:

• PowerBuilder IDE
• InfoMaker

The below product components are not updated in this maintenance release:

• PowerServer Toolkit
• PowerServer (PB Edition)
• PowerServer Help
• PowerServer Web Component

Improvements

The following feature change is included in PowerBuilder 2017 R3 (MR 1951) and InfoMaker 2017 R3 (MR 1951):

• (Online and offline license) Starting from PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 MR 1951 (and PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2019 R3 GA), one user account can log into more than one version on the same machine simultaneously, just like logging into the multiple instances of the same version.

Previously, if your user account has been used to log into one version of PowerBuilder/InfoMaker, then this same account cannot be used to log into another version of PowerBuilder/InfoMaker on the same machine, unless this account is logged out first. While in PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 MR 1951 (and PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2019 R3 GA), the same account can be used to log into more than one version on the same machine simultaneously. For example, if you have installed and logged into 2019 R3 GA successfully, and then if you installed PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 MR 1951, you can automatically log into PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 MR 1951 using the same user account of 2019 R3 GA, without needing to log out from 2019 R3 GA first.

IMPORTANT notes (for both online and offline license upgrade): If you want to upgrade PowerBuilder/InfoMaker to 2019 R3 GA or 2017 R3 MR 1951, you will need to log out from PowerBuilder/InfoMaker to deactivate the license first before the upgrade, otherwise, the license file will be occupied and may not be upgraded successfully, and you may need to log out the license (if it is an online license) from the Appeon website or contact Appeon support to log out the license (if it is an offline license).

Bug Fixes

You may see here for the bug fixes for PowerBuilder 2017 R3 MR (build 1951) and here for the bug fixes for InfoMaker 2017 R3 MR (build 1951).

Downloads

Please get the installers from our Downloads portal. 

Installation Notes

1. If you are currently using PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 (build 1858, 1880, or 1915), please directly apply this MR (build 1951) on the top of your current 2017 R3.
2. If you are currently using PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 or 2017 R2, please first upgrade your current 2017 or 2017 R2 to 2017 R3 (build 1858) and then apply this MR (build 1951).

We are excited to announce that PowerBuilder 2019 R3 GA version and InfoMaker 2019 R3 GA version, build 2670, are officially released and available for downloading!

New Features and Bug Fixes

• PowerScript development (PowerBuilder IDE, PowerBuilder Runtime, and PowerBuilder Compiler)
  • A new project type, PowerClient, is introduced and it enables seamless installation and self-updating for PowerBuilder applications regardless of client/server or cloud-native architecture.
  • PowerBuilder IDE and PowerBuilder Runtime are decoupled for separate installation and upgrade. Developers can switch the runtime version used for running, debugging, and compiling your application. It also enables developers to get enhancements to the IDE without affecting runtime, maintain multiple projects with various runtime versions, and easily revert back runtime versions.
  • Provides a demo app to demonstrate how to easily enrich PowerBuilder with modern interactive charts.
  • The WebBrowser control has been enhanced to easily integrate JavaScript with PowerScript, both synchronously and asynchronously. Besides being able to securely display Web content, developers can enrich their apps with new visual possibilities and JavaScript functionality. It also supports basic or digests authentication.
  • Source control managements have been improved:
    
    • Supports automatically refreshing all PBLs after downloading the source code from the server (Git and SVN);
    • Supports creating and switching branches in the PowerBuilder IDE (Git only);
    • Supports moving the project along with its source control bindings to a new location without needing to bind with the source control again (Git and SVN);
  • The license mechanism is improved for one user account to log into more than one version on the same machine simultaneously. (Note that this feature will work in 2019 R3 and all subsequent releases, but not in any of the previous releases.)
  • Double-clicking an object (such as applications, DataWindow object, windows, menus, user objects, functions, etc.) in the Browser window can open the painter associated with the object.
  • When a DataWindow column is set to the DropDownDW edit style and associated with a DataWindow object, you can right click the DataWindow column and then select Modify DropDownDW... to directly open and edit the associated DataWindow object in the painter.
  • Supports creating a PBR (PowerBuilder resource) file to list the resource names used by the RibbonBar control and compiling the PBR with the application executable.
  • JSONParser and JSONGenerator are enhanced to support getting and setting an item by path, and handling special values.
  • The HTTPClient object has added a validation of ignoring certain types of server certificate error and a revocation checking for server certificate when sending a request.
  • The 64-bit version of the TX Text Control is supported.
  • Supports Microsoft UI Automation to offer a richer set of properties and extended interfaces to manipulate not only standard controls but also custom controls such as PowerBuilder DataWindows and child controls in DataWindows.
  • Supports the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL).
  • Supports PowerBuilder application connecting with the Microsoft SQL Server database through TLS 1.2 (using either MSOLEDBSQL SQL Server or SNC SQL Native Client interface).

For more new features and detailed information, please see here.

For bug fixes, please see here.

• C# migration & development (SnapDevelop, .NET DataStore, and PowerScript Migrator)
  • Enhanced Docker Support.
  • Async Methods for Web API Projects.
  • Added support for .NET Core 3.1.
  • Added support for ASE and HANA database and cloud database servers.
  • Database tables can be directly converted to C# models in the DB Server Explorer.
  • The scaffolding UI layout has been re-designed with a more streamlined and logical structure.
  • Optimized debugging in exception management, breakpoint settings, and asynchronous debugging, etc.
  • PowerScript Migrator now supports batch translation.
  • DataWindow Converter enhancements:
    
    • More model generation settings;
    • Generating DataContext available during Model Export;
    • Provides redirection links to Child DataWindows.

For more new features and detailed information, please see here.

For bug fixes, please see here.

• Application deployment (PowerServer (PB Edition), PowerServer Toolkit, etc.)
  • The following latest software is supported:
    
    • iOS 14
    • Android 11

Important note: If you reinstall PowerBuilder 2019 R2/R3, make sure to reinstall PowerServer Toolkit 2020 MR after it. Otherwise, PowerServer Toolkit will fail to work.

For more new features and detailed information, please see here.

For bug fixes, please see here.

• InfoMaker
  • The InfoMaker runtime files are separated from the IDE to be PowerBuilder Runtime, which is used by both the PowerBuilder IDE and InfoMaker IDE.
  • Supports using "Built-in TX Text Control ActiveX 28.0" as the rich text editor.
  • Supports the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL).

For more new features and detailed information, please see here.

For bug fixes, please see here.

• PowerBuilder/InfoMaker Installer
  
  • Support installing the demo applications to PostgreSQL (in addition to the SQL Anywhere engine).
  • PowerBuilder Runtime can be installed separately from PowerBuilder IDE.
  • PowerBuilder Compiler is provided as a product to install in the PowerBuilder Installer.
  • It is possible to modify installation if you have not fully installed all the products in a certain version.

For more new features and detailed information, please see here.

Downloads

Please get the PowerBuilder Installer 2019 R3 or InfoMaker Installer 2019 R3 from our Downloads portal. You may either install the latest version from scratch or use the installers to upgrade from earlier 2019 versions (2019 GA, 2019 MR, 2019 R2 GA, 2019 R2 MR, or 2019 R3 Beta versions).

We are excited to announce that a maintenance release (build 1935) for PowerBuilder 2017 R3 LTS Japanese and InfoMaker 2017 R3 LTS Japanese are officially released and available for downloading! This latest release includes updates for PowerBuilder IDE and InfoMaker.

Updated Product Components

The below product components have been updated in this maintenance release:

• PowerBuilder IDE
• InfoMaker

The below product components are not updated in this maintenance release:

• PowerServer (PB Edition)
• PowerServer Help
• PowerServer Toolkit
• PowerServer Web Component

Bug Fixes

You may see here for Bug Fixes in the MR (build 1935) for PowerBuilder 2017 R3 Japanese and here for Bug Fixes in the MR (build 1935) for InfoMaker 2017 R3 Japanese.

Downloads

Please get the installers from User Center. 

Important Notes

1. If you are currently using PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 R3 Japanese (build 1862, 1892, 1901, 1917, or 1926), please directly apply this MR (build 1935) on the top of your current 2017 R3 Japanese.
2. If you are currently using PowerBuilder/InfoMaker 2017 Japanese or 2017 R2 Japanese, please first upgrade your 2017 Japanese or 2017 R2 Japanese to 2017 R3 Japanese (build 1862) and then apply this MR (build 1935).