Using Manifest File in PowerBuilder 5

Hi,
We are working in an old project which was developed in PowerBuilder 5.0,
We followed the below steps to get the list of DLL and OCX getting register with our Application
1. Searched in application installation path.
2. Searched in source code.
Is there any other way to get the list of components and reference list?
We need the above list to create manifest file.
We have another big challenge that whether Manifest file is work with PB5 or not? If yes,how to make PB5 app to communicate with manifest?
Please help...
Thanks,
Sundar

Roland,
Please help me to find third party DLL and mention the DLLs to be register.
I hope that the below dlls are related to PowerBuilder 5.0 and need not to register
Pbbgr050.dll, Pbdbt050.dll, Pbdwe050.dll, Pbodb050.dll, Pbroi050.dll, Pbrtc050.dll, Pbrte050.dll, Pbrtf050.dll, Pbshr050.dll, Pbtyp050.dll
I have doubt on following DLLs and ocx
msvcrt.dll, MSVCRT40.dll, OLEPRO32.dll, Pfccom32.dll, CTDATE32.ocx
Please confirm above 4 DLLs and 1 OCX are need to register?
Thanks,
Sundar

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Hi Spawn,
Name should not be a problem.. I will probably post you the entire code (I modified it to meet your goals for having multiple column xml nodes as well)
For the code snippet below:
a. In powershell all my changes will have ## prefixed comments
b. in XML I have changed one column name to "Name" to replicate your case and also added a parent node for making the xml well formed.
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<Values>
<Value>More Data</Value>
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Partha
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SOFTWARE_VERSION = attr.getValue(Attributes.Name.IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION);
SOFTWARE_VENDOR = attr.getValue(Attributes.Name.IMPLEMENTATION_VENDOR);
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Classpath in manifest file

what is 'classpath' in manifest file used for?
I tried to create classpath, but doesnt have any significant different....
thanks
YAn

This is what the tutorial says about class-path in a manifest file:
Download extensions are JAR files that are referenced by the manifest files of other JAR files. See the trail on the extension mechanism for information about extensions.
     In a typical situation, an applet will be bundled in a JAR file whose manifest references a JAR file (or several JAR files) that will serve as an extension for the purposes of that applet. Extensions
     may reference each other in the same way.
     Download extensions are specified in the Class-Path header field in the manifest file of an applet, application, or another extension. A Class-Path header might look like this, for example:
          Class-Path: servlet.jar infobus.jar acme/beans.jar
     With this header, the classes in the files servlet.jar, infobus.jar, and acme/beans.jar will serve as extensions for purposes of the applet or application. The URLs in the Class-Path
     header are given relative to the URL of the JAR file of the applet or application. For more details, see the link shown below:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/basics/manifest.html
V.V.

Asdoc how to add a custom local namespace with manifest file?

Hi there,
I use the flex 4 beta1 sdk to test the following:
I have:
MainScreen.mxml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Group xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
    xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo"
    xmlns:views="com.xyz.core.view.components.*"
    >
    <views:AbcView id="abcView" right="20" />
</s:Group>
I tried to use a manifest file which seems to be how to handle this kind of situation (using ant):
    <arg line="-namespace views ${manifest.file}"/>
    <arg line="-doc-namespaces views"/>
the manifest.xml contain the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<componentPackage>
           <component id="AbcView" class="com.xyz.core.view.components.AbcView" />
</componentPackage>
when I compile asdoc return the following error:
...MainScreen.mxml(52): Error: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: AbcView
Any idea how I can force asdoc to add/recognize AbcView.mxml ? Is my use of manifest file correct in this situation?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Best regards.
maddec

Hello,
>Do you have the source path defined?
yes definitely.
>and does it contains the folder that is parent of com.xyz.core.view.components ?
yes absolutely
>Can you post your complete call to asdoc?
Please find below the ant task I use:
Thank you very much for your help.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="asdoc" default="main" basedir=".">

    
    <property name="Flex.dir" location="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Flex Builder 3 Plug-in"/>
    
    <property name="FlexSDK.dir" location="${Flex.dir}\sdks\4.0.0.7219"/>
    
    
    <property name="asDocs.exe" location="${FlexSDK.dir}\bin\asdoc.exe"/>
    
    
    <property name="AppClasses.dir" value='-doc-sources "${basedir}/src"'/>
    <property name="asdoc.source.paths" value='-source-path "${basedir}/src/"' />
    
    <property name="asdoc.config" value='-load-config="${FlexSDK.dir}/frameworks/flex-config.xml"' />
    <property name="sp.config" value='-load-config+="${basedir}/conditionalCompil.xml"' />
    
    <property name="source.path.srcShared" value='-source-path+="D:/analogdesign/Clients/Minsh/flash/GIT-sources/minsh-flex-widget/s rcShared"' />
    <property name="libs.path" value='-external-library-path="${basedir}/libs"' />
    
    <property name="manifest.file" location="${basedir}\ant\customCpnsManifest.xml" />
    
    <property name="window.title" value='-window-title="Minsh API Documentation"' />
    <property name="main.title" value='-main-title="Minsh API Documentation"' />
    
    <property name="output.dir" location="${basedir}\output\AppDocs"/>
    <property name="asdoc.output" value='-output="${output.dir}"' />

<target name="main" depends="clean,compile" description="full build of asdocs"/>

<target name="clean">
    <delete dir="${output.dir}" failOnError="false" includeEmptyDirs="true"/>
    <mkdir dir="${output.dir}"/>
</target>

<target name="compile">
    <exec executable="${asDocs.exe}" failonerror="true">
        <arg line="${asdoc.config}"/>
        <arg line="${sp.config}"/>
        <arg line="${asdoc.source.paths}"/>
        <arg line="${AppClasses.dir}"/>
        <arg line="${libs.path}"/>
        <arg line="${source.path.srcShared}"/>
        <arg line="-namespace views ${manifest.file}"/>
        <arg line="-doc-namespaces views"/>
        <arg line="${window.title}"/>
        <arg line="${main.title}"/>
        <arg line="${asdoc.output}"/>
    </exec>
</target>
</project>
Best regards.
maddec

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