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PBExplorer - Multipurpose PowerBuilder Code Managing Tool

PBExplorer allows convergent management of multiple applications written in PowerBuilder. It takes a lot of effort to provide clean and reliable version control of sources and compiled code for multiple PowerBuilder based applications. PBExplorer streamlines the whole process, providing dramatic time savings when rebuilding large projects like Amdocs' Ensemble. Whatever the scope, PBExplorer can do in minutes what used to take hours!

PBExplorer is a Unique Tool for Extracting Business Logic from your Applications

PBExplorer's enhanced analysis, trace and search capabilities allow you to accurately extract in minutes what used to take a team of well-trained programmers weeks to accomplish.

If your goal is conversion, the pseudo code created after extraction can be immediately used to start coding in the language of your choice. PBExplorer even provides for conversion of your client/server PowerBuilder based applications to pure Java code, in a fraction of the normal time!

If there is a need to extract specific features from your existing application, PBExplorer will find the corresponding feature source code and extract it in seconds.

PBExplorer is a Comprehensive Automatic Analyzer

A lot of time is wasted fixing mysterious failures, memory leaks and other bugs that may be remnants of earlier migrations. PBExplorer can test your applications, issue reports, and rid you of these annoying problems forever.

Whether you are adding a feature or fixing a problem, PBExplorer's Automatic Analyzing features are the catalyst to saving your time, increasing quality control, and ensuring that your systems are bug free.

PBExplorer HighLights

PBExplorer provides 3 Categories of Features:
Error Checking/Problem Resolution
Application/Project Knowledge/Management
Business Logic Analyzer and Code Conversion

All features provided by PowerBuilder for managing applications.
Datawindow syntax error, SQL and funtionality analysis.
Object search.
Search and replace for string references in object.
References to and from object, cross-reference search.
Object duplication reporting.
Trace file analysis.
Build and project management for multiple applications.
Version control.
Conversion of compiled Datawindow back to Source.
Conversion of PowerBuilder code to pure Java code using Java Swing and AWT.

Sample Screenshot - Datawindow Syntax Analysis

Tuxedo Services Scan

Search Tuxedo service name:

Track each "uf_svc_call..." function
Store found line in an array variable
Analyze a value's type (variable, constant or function)
Get Service name and its value

Search input/output FML field parameters:

Track each "uf_chg_fml..." or "uf_get_fml..." function
Store found line in an array variable
Get FML field name and its value
Analyze a value's type (variable, constant or function)

Create a search list to find business logic related to each parameter in the trace file.

Find range of use for each parameter
Get line numbers of the hits from the trace file according to the range.

Tuxedo Services Analyzer Results Window