Drag PowerBuilder 2025 development into a modern editor. Syntax highlighting, a Solution Explorer that understands .pbsln/.pbproj/.pbt, one-click build/rebuild/run via PBAutoBuild, snippets, file icons, and an AI knowledge-base generator that writes a CLAUDE.md from your solution.
Full TextMate grammar for `.sra`, `.srw`, `.srd`, `.srf`, `.srm`, `.sru`, `.srs`, `.srp`, `.srj`. Plus language-config (folding, comments, brackets).
Activity-bar view that parses your `.pbsln`, walks projects + PBL libraries, and exposes them like Visual Studio's solution tree.
Wraps `PBAutoBuild250.exe`. Incremental + full builds with problem-matchers that turn compile errors into clickable Problems entries.
"New Window", "New User Object", "New DataWindow", "New Menu", "New Structure", "New Global Function" — all from the command palette.
One command to collapse type properties, forward declarations, and create/destroy blocks so you can actually see the code that matters. Auto on file open.
"Generate CLAUDE.md" walks the solution and writes a structured project description Claude Code can use to navigate the codebase. AI knowledge base setup included.
Common PB idioms + project templates. Type a prefix, get the boilerplate.
Optional VS Code icon theme that gives PowerBuilder file types proper iconography in the explorer.
Right-click any PB object and jump straight back to the PowerBuilder IDE for the cases that VS Code still can't handle.
Use the download button above. The file is about 125 KB.
In VS Code, open the Extensions view → click the … menu → Install from VSIX… → pick the file. Or from the command line:
code --install-extension powerbuilder-2025-0.1.0.vsix
Open Settings → search "powerbuilder" → set powerbuilder.installPath if you didn't install to the default C:\Program Files (x86)\Appeon\PowerBuilder 25.0.
The PowerBuilder activity-bar icon appears. Solution Explorer auto-populates. Build / Run buttons go live.
| Version | 0.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Target | VS Code 1.85+ on Windows (PowerBuilder is Win-only) |
| Licence | MIT |
| Tested with | PowerBuilder 2025 (Appeon) |
| Status | v0.1 — usable, actively iterated |