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  1. Anders Ångström
    Anders Ångström
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  3. Thursday, 28 January 2021 16:38 PM UTC

Where can i get all the necessary runtime files for running an exe-application for Powerbuilder 2019 R3?

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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  1. Thursday, 28 January 2021 16:44 PM UTC
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In the installer, there is PB Runtime.  That is now a separate program from the IDE.  We made this change to support single PB IDE being able to run, compile, and debug against multiple versions of PB runtime.  

https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019r3/application_techniques/ch09s02.html#Installing_PowerBuilder_Runtime

https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019r3/whats_new/Separating_Runtime_from_IDE.html

 

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Anders Ångström
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  1. Friday, 29 January 2021 15:24 PM UTC
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Thank you!

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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  2. Friday, 29 January 2021 16:08 PM UTC
You're welcome.
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Daryl Foster
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  1. Friday, 29 January 2021 00:36 AM UTC
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Hi Armeen, in the past you've published zip files with all the runtime files on your Knowledgebase page (https://www.appeon.com/taxonomy/term/1074/1075).  Will you still be doing that for the new versions for people who prefer that?  (I know I could look at the PowerClient or the Runtime Packager, but the zip files were really useful for a simple deployment.)

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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
  1. Armeen Mazda @Appeon
  2. Friday, 29 January 2021 04:09 AM UTC
Hi Daryl, Sorry, we don't plan to keep doing this as there is just too little demand. Aside from PowerClient or the Runtime Package options, a third option is after you have installed PowerBuilder you could simply zip up all the runtime files located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime XX.X.X.XXXX (where X is the version number). We now version multiple runtimes by folders, and single PB IDE can compile and deploy to multiple runtime versions (even minor versions and maintenance releases).
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Daryl Foster
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  2. Friday, 29 January 2021 04:33 AM UTC
No worries, thanks Armeen
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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  2. Friday, 29 January 2021 05:57 AM UTC
Thanks for your understanding.
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John Fauss
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  1. Thursday, 28 January 2021 17:22 PM UTC
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Hi, Anders - 

Also in the Application Techniques documentation that Armeen linked is a section describing the runtime DLL files:

https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019r3/application_techniques/ch09s02.html#PowerBuilder_runtime_files

You may also wish to consider using PB Runtime Package utility to create a .msi for your application, then perform a test install to determine what runtime files it includes in the installation package.

Regards, John

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mike S
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  2. Thursday, 28 January 2021 17:44 PM UTC
*MOST* of the required runtime files are in:

%AppeonInstallPath%\Common\PowerBuilder\Runtime [version]



Be aware that neither this directory nor the the PB runtime packager install all PB files that your application may need. pblab.ini is an example of a file that is not included in the installer and is not in the runtime directory.





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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  2. Thursday, 28 January 2021 18:20 PM UTC
This is another good reason why to use PowerClient - it is fool-proof deployment and updates of your apps. ;-)
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Anders Ångström
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  2. Friday, 29 January 2021 15:23 PM UTC
Thank you!
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