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.

Returns

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

Example 1

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