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This is part of Family API which allow to create dual-os version of program runs under OS/2 and DOS
Note: This is legacy API call. It is recommended to use 32-bit equivalent
GetVersion
This call returns the OS version number.
Syntax
ver=GetVersion()
Parameters
None
Return Value
- rc (WORD) - Windows version for Windows 1.x, 2.x !!!check this!!!
- rc (DWORD) - Windows version for Windows 3.x+ !!!check this!!!
Return value description is:
- High Byte of Low DWord is a Minor Windows Version
- Low Byte of Low DWord is a Major Version
- High Byte of High Word is a Major DOS version
- Low Byte of High Word is a Minor DOS version
Bindings
C
MASM
Returns WORD
Example
Notes
- Actual return value is a Double Word (not documented). High Word is a DOS (or other host platform) version.
- High Word was extended in versions later versions of Windows.
| Group | Functions |
|---|---|
| Module manager | GETVERSION GETMODULEHANDLE GETMODULEUSAGE GETMODULEFILENAME GETPROCADDRESS MAKEPROCINSTANCE FREEPROCINSTANCE GETINSTANCEDATA CATCH THROW GETCODEHANDLE LOADLIBRARY |
| Memory Manager | GlobalAlloc GlobalCompact GlobalDiscard GlobalFree GlobalLock GlobalReAlloc GlobalSize GlobalUnlock GlobalFlags LocalAlloc LocalCompact LocalDiscard LocalFree LocalLock LocalFreeze LocalMelt LocalReAlloc LocalSize LocalUnlock LocalHandleDelta LockData UnlockData LocalFlags |
| Task Scheduler | GetCurrentTask Yield SetPriority |
| Resource Manager | AddFontResource RemoveFontResource LoadBitmap LoadCursor LoadIcon LoadMenu LoadString LoadAccelerators FindResource LoadResource AllocResource LockResource FreeResource AccessResource SizeofResource SetResourceHandler |
| String Translation | AnsiUpper AnsiLower AnsiNext AnsiPrev |
| Atom Manager | InitAtomTable AddAtom DeleteAtom FindAtom GetAtomName |
| Windows Initialization File | GetProfileInt GetProfileString WriteProfileString |
| Debugging | FatalExit |
| File I/O | OpenFile GetTempFileName GetTempDrive |
| Registry | RegOpenKey RegCreateKey RegCloseKey RegDeleteKey RegSetValue RegQueryValue RegEnumKey |