Language limitations

Genero language features not supported on mobile devices.

Important: This topic is provided as a quick glance at Genero Business Development Language limitations in mobile applications. Details can be found in the BDL reference topics.

Platform specifics

Features with limitted support

The following language options have limited support:
  • The RUN instruction has limited support on mobile platforms.
    • The RUN instruction is not supported on mobile devices, because of operating system limitations.
    • RUN command WITHOUT WAITING is not supported when programs run on an application server and display on a mobile device, because the Genero GUI protocol is not able to handle multiple connections at the same time.

Unsupported features

The following language features are not supported:

  • The INPUT ARRAY instruction is not supported.

  • The base.Channel.openPipe method is not supported.

  • The Java interface cannot be used in apps running on iOS devices: There is no standard free JVM available.