GetVersionName

Description

Gets complete version information for the current PowerBuilder execution context. A complete version includes a major version, a minor version, and a fix level (such as 8.0.3).

Applies to

ContextInformation objects

Syntax

servicereference.GetVersionName ( name )

Argument

Description

servicereference

Reference to the ContextInformation service instance.

name

String into which the function places the version name. This argument is passed by reference.


Return value

Integer.

Returns 1 if the function succeeds and -1 if an error occurs.

Usage

Call this function to determine the maintenance level of the current context.

Examples

This example calls the GetVersionName function. ci is an instance variable of type ContextInformation:

String ls_name
String ls_version
Constant String ls_currver = "8.0.3"
 
GetContextService("ContextInformation", ci)
ci.GetVersionName(ls_version)
IF ls_version <> ls_currver THEN
   MessageBox("Error", &
      "Must be at Version " + ls_currver)
END IF

See also

GetCompanyName

GetFixesVersion

GetHostObject

GetMajorVersion

GetMinorVersion

GetName

GetShortName