The Environment object is a system structure used to hold information about the computing platform the PowerBuilder application is running on. You populate the Environment object using the GetEnvironment function.
The Environment object has no events.
For more information about the GetEnvironment function, see the section called “GetEnvironment” in PowerScript Reference.
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Environment property |
Datatype |
Description |
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CharSet |
CharSet (enumerated) |
The international character set used by PowerBuilder. Values include:
The values CharSetAnsiArabic! and CharSetAnsiHebrew! are not valid choices in PowerBuilder 6 or later. |
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ClassDefinition |
PowerObject |
An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control. |
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CPUType |
CPUTypes (enumerated) |
The type of CPU. For a complete list of CPUTypes values, see the Enumerated tab of the Browser. |
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Language |
LanguageID (enumerated) |
Specifies the value of the language setting for the machine. For a complete list of LanguageID values, see the Enumerated tab of the Browser. |
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MachineCode |
Boolean |
Specifies whether the application executable is machine code (compiled). Values are: TRUE -- Executable is machine code. FALSE -- Executable is not machine code (pseudo-code). |
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NumberOfColors |
LongLong |
Number of colors on the screen. |
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OSFixesRevision |
Integer |
The maintenance version of the operating system. |
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OSMajorRevision |
Integer |
The major version of the operating system. For example, this value would be 6 for Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8.1, and 10 for Windows Server 2016 or 2019 or Windows 10. For a complete list, see Operating System Version on MSDN. |
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OSMinorRevision |
Integer |
The point release of the operating system. For example, this value would be 0 for Windows 11 or 10, or Windows Server 2019, 2016, or 2008, 1 for Windows 7, 2 for Windows 8. For a complete list, see Operating System Version on MSDN. |
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OSType |
OSTypes (enumerated) |
Operating system or environment. For a complete list of OSType values, see the Enumerated tab of the Browser. |
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PBBuildNumber |
Integer |
The build number of this version of PowerBuilder. |
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PBFixesRevision |
Integer |
The maintenance version of PowerBuilder. |
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PBMajorRevision |
Integer |
The major version of PowerBuilder. |
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PBMinorRevision |
Integer |
The point release of PowerBuilder. 0 indicates GA, 1 indicates R2, and 2 indicates R3. |
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PBType |
PBTypes (enumerated) |
Version of the PowerBuilder product. For a complete list of PBType values, see the Enumerated tab of the Browser. |
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ProcessBitness |
Integer |
Identifies whether the application is a 32-bit or 64-bit process. Values are: 32 -- stands for 32-bit 64 -- stands for 64-bit |
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RuntimePath |
String |
The installation location of PowerBuilder Runtime that is currently used by the application. |
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ScreenHeight |
Long |
Height of the screen in pixels. |
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ScreenWidth |
Long |
Width of the screen in pixels. |
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Win16 (obsolete) |
Boolean |
Indicates the type of the operating system in which the application executable is running. Values are: TRUE -- Executable is running under a 16-bit operating system. FALSE -- Executable is running under a 32-bit operating system. |
