WIN$VERSION

Returns version information for Windows host platforms.

This routine provides more information about the system than is returned by the ACCEPT FROM SYSTEM-INFO statement.

Usage

CALL "WIN$VERSION" 
    USING WINVERSION-DATA

Parameters

WINVERSION-DATA Group item. The WINVERSION-DATA group item is found in the COPY library winvers.def.

Comments

Upon return from WIN$VERSION, all of the data elements contained in WINVERSION-DATA are filled in. If you call WIN$VERSION and the host machine is not a Windows system, the fields are set to zero.

The following list provides a description of each WINVERSION-DATA field. For a list of possible values for any given field, see the Microsoft operating-system-version Web page.

  • WIN-MAJOR-VERSION - The major version number reported by Windows.
  • WIN-MINOR-VERSION - The minor version number reported by Windows.
  • WIN-PLATFORM - Provides a general description of the host system.
  • WIN-WORDSIZE - This item is set to WIN-WORDSIZE-32 for a 32-bit operating system, and WIN-WORDSIZE-64 for a 64-bit operating system.
  • WIN-BUILDNUMBER - Identifies the build number of the operating system.
  • WIN-CSDVERSION - Indicates the latest Service Pack installed on the system. If no Service Pack has been installed the string is empty.
  • WIN-SERVICEPACK-MAJOR - Indicates the major version number of the latest Service Pack installed on the system. If no Service Pack has been installed the value is 0.
  • WIN-SERVICEPACK-MINOR - Indicates the minor version number of the latest Service Pack installed on the system. If no Service Pack has been installed the value is 0.
  • WIN-SUITEMASK - This is a bit mask that identifies the product suites available on the system.
  • WIN-PRODUCTTTYPE - Identifies additional information about the system.
Parent topic: General Syntax and Library List