Powerbuilder Common Prefixes
Common prefixes for objects
| Prefix | Description |
|---|---|
| w_ | Window |
| m_ | Menu |
| d_ | DataWindow |
| pipe_ | Data Pipeline |
| q_ | Query |
| n_ or n_standardobject_ | Standard calss user object, where standardobject represents the type of object; for example, n_trans |
| n_ or n_cst | Custom class user object |
| u_ or u_standardobject_ | Standard visual user object, where sandardobject represents the type of object; for example, u_cb |
| u_ | Custom visual user object |
| f_ | Global function |
| of_ | Object-level function |
| s_ | Global structure |
| str_ | Object-level structrue |
| ue_ | User event |
Prefixes for standard datatypes
| Prefix | Description |
|---|---|
| a | Any |
| blb | Blob |
| b | Boolean |
| ch | Character |
| d | Date |
| dtm | DateTime |
| dc | Decimal |
| dbl | Double |
| e | Enumerated |
| i | Integer |
| l | Long |
| r | Real |
| s | String |
| tm | Time |
| ui | UnsignedInteger |
| ul | UnsignedLong |
Prefixes for selected PowerBuilder system objects
| Prefix | Description |
|---|---|
| ds | DataStore |
| dw | DataWindow |
| dwc | DataWindowChild |
| dwo | DWobject |
| env | Environment |
| err | Error |
| gr | Graph |
| inet | Inet |
| ir | InternetResult |
| lvi | ListViewItem |
| mfd | MailFileDescription |
| mm | MailMessage |
| mr | MailRecipient |
| ms | MailSession |
| msg | Message |
| nvo | NonVisualObject |
| tr | Transaction |
| tvi | TreeViewItem |