5.2 How Information is Presented on Each Method

PowerCOBOL Methods are explained as follows:

Method name:	The name of the method is the string used in the topic title.
Description:	Describes the purpose of the method.
Used in controls:	Lists the controls that have the method.
Used in objects:	Lists the objects that have the method.
Parameters:	Lists the method's parameters, with definitions of the OLE Data Types and the COBOL data descriptions. Bracketed arguments can be omitted. "VT_BSTR - X(8192)" means the string is 8192 bytes or less. The VT_BSTR type of parameter can be shortened if necessary.
Description of parameters:	Describes the parameters of the method.
Return value:	Describes the Data Type of the method's return value and COBOL data description.
Example:	Provides an example of using the method.
Backward compatibility method name:	The equivalent method names from earlier release of PowerCOBOL. Use the "Method name" rather than these names when creating new applications.
Backward compatibility arguments:	The equivalent arguments of the method (Backward compatibility method name) from earlier release of PowerCOBOL. Use the "Parameters" rather than these arguments when creating new applications.