Release Notes for PowerBuilder® and InfoMaker® Version 2022 R2 Localized Runtime Files

Release Notes for PowerBuilder^® and InfoMaker^® Version 2022 R2 Localized Runtime Files (Build 2828)

Last revised: November 28, 2023

This file contains installation information for the localized runtime files for PowerBuilder and InfoMaker 2022 R2.

Section I: General Information

PowerBuilder localized runtime files are available in nine languages: Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, and Chinese.

The localized PowerBuilder runtime files are needed to display standard dialog boxes, PowerBuilder messages, and user interface elements (such as day and month names in spin controls) in the local language. PowerBuilder functions return translated strings when appropriate. For example, the PowerBuilder DayName function returns a day name in the local language, and the String function returns a month in the local language when used with a display format that uses the mask "mmm."

Section II: Application Requirements

The localized runtime files, as the name suggests, are used to localize the runtime of the compiled applications (they should NOT be used to localize the IDE).

To localize the following applications with the files in this distribution, follow instructions in Section IV: Localizing C/S applications (PB & IM):

Traditional C/S applications compiled using the PowerBuilder Application project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828
Applications compiled using InfoMaker 2022 R2 2828

To localize the following applications with the files in this distribution, follow instructions in Section V: Localizing PowerClient and PowerServer applications:

Applications compiled using the PowerServer project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828
Applications compiled using the PowerClient project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828

Section III: Contents of Distribution

This distribution includes the following zip files containing localized runtime files for PowerBuilder and InfoMaker 2022 R2 2828.

Zip Files
File	Language
`220Danish_2828.zip`	Danish
`220Dutch_2828.zip`	Dutch
`220French_2828.zip`	French
`220German_2828.zip`	German
`220Italian_2828.zip`	Italian
`220Norwegian_2828.zip`	Norwegian
`220Spanish_2828.zip`	Spanish
`220Swedish_2828.zip`	Swedish
`220Chinese_2828.zip`	Chinese

Each zip file contains localized versions of the following files. Only the files required by your application need be deployed to users' computers.

Localized Files
File	Required for
`pbvm.dll`	Runtime
`pbshr.dll`	Runtime
`pbuis.dll`	Runtime
`pbdwe.dll`	DataWindows and DataStores
`pbtxtext.dll`	Rich Text
`pbrtc.dll`	Rich Text
`pbtra.dll`	Database connection tracing
`pbtabbedbar.dll`	Tabbed view
`pbin9.dll`	INFORMIX I-Net 9
`pbi10.dll`	INFORMIX 10
`pbmsoledbsql.dll`	Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
`pbo90.dll`	Oracle 9i and later
`pbo10.dll`	Oracle 10g and later
`pbora.dll`	Oracle 11g and later
`pbsnc.dll`	Microsoft SQL Native Client
`pbsmtpclient.dll`	SMTPClient
`pbase.dll`	SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for ASE 15.x and later
`pbsyc.dll`	SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for ASE 11.x and later
`pbodb.dll`	PowerBuilder ODBC interface
`pbole.dll`	PowerBuilder OLE DB interface
`pbhttpclient.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`pbrestclient.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`pbjson.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`pbcrypt.dll`	Data encryption/decryption.
`pboauth.dll`	OAuth 2.0 support.
`pbsysfunc.dll`	System functions.
`pbcompression.dll`	Data compression capability.
`pbtheme.dll`	UI theme support.
`pbwebbrowser.dll`	WebBrowser
`pbresource.dll`	PowerBuilder resource file
`x64\pbvm.dll`	Runtime
`x64\pbshr.dll`	Runtime
`x64\pbuis.dll`	Runtime
`x64\pbdwe.dll`	DataWindows and DataStores
`x64\pbrtc.dll`	Rich Text
`x64\pbtra.dll`	Database connection tracing
`x64\pbtabbedbar.dll`	Tabbed view
`x64\pbin9.dll`	INFORMIX I-Net 9
`x64\pbi10.dll`	INFORMIX 10
`x64\pbmsoledbsql.dll`	Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
`x64\pbo90.dll`	Oracle 9i and later
`x64\pbo10.dll`	Oracle 10g and later
`x64\pbora.dll`	Oracle 11g and later
`x64\pbsnc.dll`	Microsoft SQL Native Client
`x64\pbase.dll`	SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for ASE 15.x and later
`x64\pbsyc.dll`	SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for ASE 11.x and later
`x64\pbodb.dll`	PowerBuilder ODBC interface
`x64\pbtxtext.dll`	Rich Text
`x64\pbhttpclient.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`x64\pbrestclient.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`x64\pbjson.dll`	JSON data exchange and RESTful Web APIs.
`x64\pbcrypt.dll`	Data encryption/decryption.
`x64\pboauth.dll`	OAuth 2.0 support.
`x64\pbsysfunc.dll`	System functions.
`x64\pbcompression.dll`	Data compression capability.
`x64\pbtheme.dll`	UI theme support.
`x64\PBMSTEXT.DLL`	Microsoft RichEdit Control.
`x64\pbsmtpclient.dll`	SMTPClient.
`x64\pbwebbrowser.dll`	WebBrowser.
`x64\pbresource.dll`	PowerBuilder resource file.

In addition to the files listed in the preceding table, each zip file includes some core runtime files, such as libjcc.dll, libjutils.dll etc. These files are not localized but are required on all computers on which you install the localized runtime files. For information about additional runtime files your application might require, see the section on "PowerBuilder runtime files" in Application Techniques in the PowerBuilder 2022 R2 collection.

Section IV: Localizing C/S applications (PB & IM)

Instructions in this section can be used to localize the following applications:

Traditional C/S applications compiled using the PowerBuilder Application project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828
Applications compiled using InfoMaker 2022 R2 2828

To install the application and localized files:

Create a temporary folder on the computer where you will install the application.
Copy the zip file for the language you require to the temporary folder.
Create a folder for the application on the computer, for example C:\appname.
Copy the application developed using PowerBuilder or InfoMaker 2022 R2 to the folder you created in Step 3.
If the application folder has the necessary PowerBuilder Runtime files packaged, extract the contents of the zip file into the same folder, or into another folder on the application's search path. If the application folder does not contain the necessary PowerBuilder Runtime files because you have installed PowerBuilder Runtime separately using the PowerBuilder Installer (installed in the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [Version]), extract the contents of the zip file to replace the files that already exist in the PowerBuilder Runtime installation folder.
Note: Because you should never run (or test) the IDE with the localized runtime files, please do not copy the runtime files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [Version]) when PowerBuilder/InfoMaker IDE is installed.

Section V: Localizing PowerClient and PowerServer applications

Instructions in this section can be used to localize the following applications:

Applications compiled using the PowerServer project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828
Applications compiled using the PowerClient project type with PowerBuilder 2022 R2 2828

To deploy the application and localized files:

Back up the folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [Version].
Extract the zip file for the language you require into C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [Version] (notice the different folders for 32-bit and 64-bit).
For PowerClient, upload the runtime files to the server; for PowerServer, deploy (using Build & Deploy, AutoBuild, or package/install) the application to the server.
Note that 1) each server can contain only one localized runtime. If you want to support more than one language, prepare an individual server for each language.

2) IDE does not fully support the localized runtime, for example, some IDE menus may still display in English instead of the localized text, or the localized text may not display completely in the IDE. In such case, you can consider restoring C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [Version] with the original files.

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Translator Credits

We want to thank and credit the Appeon partners and community members who contributed to the translation of the localized product runtime: (Danish) Michael Kramer, (German) S&F Datentechnik/Heino Hellmers and Christian Freund, (Italian) Software Products Italia/Pasquale Salerno, and (Spanish etc.) Dora Sistemas/Angeles Guillen.