PBToolboxAI — Documentation #

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A commercial library of modern visual components (HTML/CSS/JS rendered by WebView2) exposed to PowerBuilder as plain userobjects. You drop a control, assign typed properties, receive PB events: no HTML, no URL, no JSON to handle.

Developer guide #

#	Page	Contents
1	Installation and deployment	Requirements, files to ship, IDE integration, WebView2 runtime
2	Getting started	Open and migrate the shipped demo, first component on screen
3	Shared foundation `u_pbt_base`	Property engine, items, events, life cycle, `of_reset`
4	Themes and appearance	Themes (style × mode), accent color, token overrides, icons, rich text
5	Language and reading direction	`PBT_SetLanguage`, translations, RTL
6	Cross-cutting features	Tooltips, hosting PB controls, file drop, keyboard focus, image export, non-visual utilities
7	FAQ and troubleshooting	Common symptoms and what causes them
8	License and demo mode	`dev` / `runtime` / `demo` keys, demo mode

Component reference #

One page per version 1 component: docs/composants/.

Category	Components
Showcase	ribbon
Containers and navigation	dockcontainer · listbar · tab · tilesbox · toolbar
Bars and progress	progressbar · statusbar
Text and input	button · codeeditor · statictext
User feedback	messagebox · toaster
Media and viewers	pdfviewer · picture · webbrowser

What you get #

File	Purpose
`pbtoolboxai.dll` (x86 / x64)	Self-contained engine (web bundles, themes and dictionaries embedded)
`pbtoolboxai.pbl`	`u_pbt_` userobjects, `n_pbt_` item classes, external function declarations
`pbtoolboxai_demo`	Demo application (showcase, code samples, interactive documentation)
`docs/`	This documentation
WebView2 bootstrapper (optional)	For the rare machines without the runtime

Compatibility #

PowerBuilder: 10.2 → 2025.
Windows: 10 and 11 (WebView2 runtime preinstalled). Windows Server / LTSC: install the runtime, see Installation.
32-bit and 64-bit: both copies ship under the same name, pbtoolboxai.dll (folders x86\ and x64\).
No .NET, ActiveX or PBNI dependency, and no COM registration.

API conventions #

Prefixes: userobjects u_pbt_, item classes n_pbt_, methods of_, events ue_, DLL exports PBT_.
Every value you can drive is a property, assigned directly: uo_texte.is_text = "Hello". Additions and actions remain methods (of_add_*, of_remove_*, of_reset…).
The of_* methods return a long: ≥ 0 = OK, < 0 = error (-2: component not created; -5: invalid argument). of_get_last_error() gives the details.
Commands issued before the component is ready are queued and replayed automatically: you can configure everything right from the window constructor.