Using PowerBuilder Compiler for PB 2019 and PB 2017
PowerBuilder 2017 introduced a new standalone tool "PowerBuilder Compiler" (including OrcaScript). It has been designed to significantly facilitate build scripts, and allows the entire build and deployment process to be automated outside of PowerBuilder.
The PowerBuilder standalone compiler can compile or deploy PB projects using DOS commands on Windows.
PBC can also be used with PB2019 projects, but Appeon recommends using its new PBAutoBuild tool, available with PB 2021.
Tools & Resources:
- PB Standalone Compiler: PB 2017, PB 2019, 2021
- PB Orcascript Language: PB 2017, PB 2019, PB 2021
- Using GIT with PowerBuilder: PB 2017, PB 2019, PB 2021
- Using SVN with PowerBuilder: PB 2017, PB 2019, PB 2021
Automated Build Generation with Jenkins
You can configure a Jenkins Job to use the PowerBuilder Standalone Compiler with the ORCAScript language.
Tools & Resources:
- Jenkins plugin to Pull code from GIT
- Jenkins plugin to Pull code from SVN
- Jenkins plugin to Pull code from Azure Devops/TFS
- Jenkins plugin to compile PB 2017/2019 code
- Building project with Jenkins for PB 2017/2019 (Bruce Armstrong Article)