You should change the default suffix to a suffix that is meaningful in your application. For example, if you have command buttons that update and retrieve database information, you might call them cb_update and cb_retrieve. If you have many controls on a window, using intuitive names makes it easier for you and others to write and understand scripts for these controls.
Using application-based names instead of sequential numbers also minimizes the likelihood that you will have name conflicts when you use inheritance to create windows.
Select the control to display the control’s properties in the Properties view.
On the General tab page, select the application-specific
suffix (for example, the 1 in
the cb_1 command
button name) and type a more meaningful one.
You can use any valid PowerBuilder identifier with up to 255 characters. For information about PowerBuilder identifiers, see the PowerScript Reference.
To change a control's name: