Ken Howe

In a previous article (PBDJ, vol. 12, issue 5) I wrote about the best file formats for using Windows XP icons in PowerBuilder. In the summary of that article I mentioned how to create your own XP style icons. A number of people have since contacted me asking for more detail on how to create such icons and a second article on how to go about creating icons for their own applications. I can't commend too strongly the impact a professional icon library can have on your applications. I think it's money well worth investing. At my current employer we've purchased a library of icons from www.iconexperience.com. However, there are many good libraries on the market. Experience has shown me that companies are willing to spend countless thousands of dollars creating computer sys... (more)

High-Color Images in PowerBuilder

I recently completed a new major upgrade to PBDelta, which included updating all the icons to a Windows XP look and feel. This article explains some of the gotchas involved in using high-color icons with PowerBuilder and how to avoid or work around them. At the end I'll explain how I created the icons for PBDelta v5 and provide a few links to some important articles explaining the Windows... (more)

Controlled Error Logging with Jaguar CTS

AZs the title suggests, this article is about the error-logging feature within Jaguar CTS. Although this is a simple feature with simple commands, I'll show you how you can enhance it and add a level of control to the logging facility. I'll also show how to access the Jaguar repository from within your own components and applications. You'd think with such a cool remote debugging feature ... (more)

Controlled Error Logging with Jaguar CTS

AZs the title suggests, this article is about the error-logging feature within Jaguar CTS. Although this is a simple feature with simple commands, I'll show you how you can enhance it and add a level of control to the logging facility. I'll also show how to access the Jaguar repository from within your own components and applications. You'd think with such a cool remote debugging feature ... (more)