When you add a menu item, PocketBuilder gives it a default name, which displays in the Name box in the Properties view. This is the name by which you refer to a menu item in a script.
The default name is a concatenation of the default prefix for menus, m_, and the valid PowerBuilder characters and symbols in the text you typed for the menu item. If there are no valid characters or symbols in the text you typed for the menu item, PocketBuilder creates a unique name m_n, where n is the lowest number that can be combined with the prefix to create a unique name.
Prefix may be different
The default prefix is different if it has been changed in
the Options dialog box.
The complete menu item name (prefix and suffix) can be up to 40 characters. If the prefix and suffix exceed this size, PocketBuilder uses only the first 40 characters without displaying a warning message.
If you add a menu item that has the same name as an existing menu item, PocketBuilder displays a dialog box that suggests a unique name for the menu item. For example, you might already have an Options item on the Edit menu with the default name m_options. If you add an Options item to another menu, PocketBuilder cannot give it the name m_options.
After you add a menu item, the name that PocketBuilder assigns to the menu item is locked. Even if you later change the text that displays for the menu item, PocketBuilder does not rename the menu item. This ensures that you can change the text that displays in a menu without having to revise all your scripts that refer to the menu item by the name that PocketBuilder assigns to it.
If you want to rename a menu item after changing the text that displays for it, you can unlock the name.
To have PocketBuilder rename a menu item:
On the General properties page in the Properties view, clear the Lock Name check box.
Change the text that displays for the menu item.
