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 IFSee also
