WIN$VERSION

Returns version information for Windows and Windows NT 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 as follows:

01  WINVERSION-DATA. 
    03  WIN-MAJOR-VERSION     PIC X COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-MINOR-VERSION     PIC X COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-PLATFORM          PIC X COMP-X. 
        88  PLATFORM-WIN-31   VALUE 1. 
        88  PLATFORM-WIN-95   VALUE 2. 
        88  PLATFORM-WIN-9X   VALUE 2. 
        88  PLATFORM-WIN-NT   VALUE 3. 
    03  WIN-WORDSIZE          PIC X COMP-X. 
        88  WIN-WORDSIZE-16   VALUE 1. 
        88  WIN-WORDSIZE-32   VALUE 2. 
        88  WIN-WORDSIZE-64   VALUE 3. 
    03  WIN-BUILDNUMBER                 PIC X(4) COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-CSDVERSION                  PIC X(128). 
    03  WIN-SERVICEPACK-MAJOR           PIC X COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-SERVICEPACK-MINOR           PIC X COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-SUITEMASK                   PIC X(4) COMP-X. 
    03  WIN-PRODUCTTYPE                 PIC X COMP-X. 
        88 WIN-NT-WORKSTATION           VALUE 1. 
        88 WIN-NT-DOMAIN-CONTROLLER     VALUE 2. 
        88 WIN-NT-SERVER                VALUE 3.

WINVERSION-DATA 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 or Windows NT 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. If the host is Windows NT/Windows 2000, the value is set to PLATFORM-WIN-NT. If the host is Windows 98, the value is set to PLATFORM-WIN-9X.
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.