Automating PowerBuilder applications
Pega Robotic Automation includes support for the PowerBuilder DataWindow control, which interrogates in Pega Robot Studio as a DataGrid control.
A DataWindow control is a grid-like control that looks like a form. It has various controls, such as text fields, buttons, radio buttons, and so on, which do not have to be positioned next to each other on a horizontal dimension and can repeat vertically an indefinite number of times. Accordingly, a DataGrid in PowerBuilder must always have at least one row (starting with row number 1).
The following files are deployed:
- OpenSpan.Translators.PowerBuilder.dll
- OpenSpan.Adapters.PowerBuilder.dll
Version support
Pega Robotic Automation supports DataWindow versions 6.0 through 2017 and all common DataGrid properties and methods, such as Name, GetCellValue, SetCellValue, and so on. Events are supported only for versions that display under the Events support column in the following table:
PowerBuilder version | Module watched | Events support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | pbdwe60.dll | none | n/a |
7.0 | pbdwe70.dll | 7.0.0.5031 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
8.0 | pbdwe80.dll | none | n/a |
9.0 | pbdwe90.dll | none | n/a |
10.0 | pbdwe100.dll | 10.0.0.4510 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
10.2 | pbdwe100.dll | 10.2.1.9731 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
10.5 | pbdwe105.dll | 10.5.0.4500 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
11.0 | pbdwe110.dll | 11.0.0.6525 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
11.5 | pwdwe115.dll | 11.5.1.4608 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
12.0 | pwdwe120.dll | 12.0.0.5530 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
2017 * | pbdwe170.dll | 17.0.0.1666 | Supported events: CellValueChanged |
* PowerBuilder changed their versioning to reflect the year. Robotic Automation Studio's support for PowerBuilder 2017 is the same as for PowerBuilder 12.
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