PowerBuilder 12.6

PowerBuilder 12.6 is now available. While this version was originally announced as PowerBuilder 15, it has been renamed to PB 12.6 but contains exactly the same features as the beta provided earlier this year. 



New Features

OData Support

PowerBuilder Classic and PowerBuilder .NET can use OData datasources.

64-Bit Windows Applications

Create 64-bit native applications in PowerBuilder Classic.

Dockable Windows

Release Bulletin

SAP® PowerBuilder version 12.6 supports these operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition 32-bit and 64-bit with Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32-bit and 64-bit with Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (supported for runtime)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (supported for runtime)

Product Compatibilities


Table 1: Software Products Tested with PowerBuilder
Software Type or Product Compatibility Description
Application servers PowerBuilder Classic has been tested with EAServer 6.3.1.
SQL Anywhere PowerBuilder 12.6 has been tested with SQL Anywhere 16.0.
PowerDesigner PowerBuilder 12.6 has been tested with PowerDesigner® 15.3 ESD #9.
Microsoft .NET Framework PowerBuilder .NET and PowerBuilder Classic are compatible with Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5.
Ghostscript The DataWindow Save As PDF feature has been tested with AFPL Ghostscript version 8.60.

Migration Information

You can migrate a PowerBuilder application from any version of PowerBuilder directly to PowerBuilder Classic. You cannot migrate applications from PowerBuilder .NET to PowerBuilder Classic, or from PowerBuilder Classic to older versions of PowerBuilder.

Migrate older applications to PowerBuilder Classic before you port them to PowerBuilder .NET.

In this section:

Installation Guide

This guide is for anyone installing SAP PowerBuilder. Read this guide before you run the setup program to install PowerBuilder.
You can also install SQL Anywhere from the setup program.