GetVersionName

PowerScript function

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 )

1	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 &lt;&gt; ls_currver THEN
   MessageBox("Error", &amp;
      "Must be at Version " + ls_currver)
END IF