SysWindowsVersion (Function)

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SysWindowsVersion (Function)

In french: SysVersionWindows

Returns information about the Windows version used on the current computer.

Returns the version of the system.

To get information about the Android version, use SysAndroidVersion.

Example

Syntax

<Result> = SysWindowsVersion([<Type of information>])

<Result>: Character string

Information about the Windows version,
Empty string ("") if an error occurred.

<Type of information>: Optional constant

Indicates the requested information:
Parameter not specified Windows version:
"11" for Windows 11
"10" for Windows 10
"8" for Windows 8
"7" for Windows 7
"VISTA"
"LINUX"
"2022S" for Windows 2022 Server
"2019S" for Windows 2019 Server
"2016S" for Windows 2016 Server
"2012S" for Windows 2012 Server
"2008S" for Windows 2008 Server
"2003S" for Windows 2003 Server
"XP" for Windows XP
"ME" for Windows Millenium
"NT 4", "NT 5" (for Windows 2000 for example)
"NT 3.5"
"98"
"95"
"32s" for Windows 3.1
Empty string if the Windows version is unknown.
Android version:
android 1.5
android 1.6
android 2.3
...
System version: DARWIN
New in version 2024
sysNativeProcessor
Current computer processor:
"x86"
"x64"
"Intel Itanium-based"
"ARM"
"ARM64"
"ARM Thumb"
"ARM Thumb-2"
"MIPS"
"MIPS R3000"
"MIPS R4000"
"MIPS R10000"
"MIPS WCE v2"
"MIPS FPU"
"MIPS FPU16"
"Alpha"
"Alpha 64"
"SH3"
"SH3DSP"
"SH3E"
"SH4"
"SH5"
"TAM33BD"
"IBM PowerPC"
"IBM PowerPC FP"
"Infineon"
"CEF"
"EFI Byte Code"
"M32R"
"EEC"
This constant is not available.
sysProcessor Returns the runtime mode of program in the current environment:
"32": the program operates in 32-bit mode in a 32-bit environment.
"64": the program operates in 32-bit or 64-bit mode in a 64-bit environment.
This constant is not available.
sysVersionBuild Windows compilation number.
For example: "1381".
This constant is not available.
sysVersionInfo Specific information about the Windows version. For example:
"Service Pack x" for NT
"" for Windows 95A (empty string)
"B" for Windows 95B
" " for Windows 98 (a space).
"Pro" for Windows XP Pro
"Home Edition" for Windows XP Home Edition.
This constant is not available.
sysVersionNumber Windows kernel version number.
For example:
"3.51" for NT 3.51.
"10" for Windows 11 21H2...
This constant is not available.
sysVersionPlatform System platform:
"Win32s" for WIN32 in 3.11
"Windows" for Windows 95/98/ME
"NT" for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003 Server
"UNIX" for Linux.
This constant is not available.

This parameter is not available.

Related Examples:

Complete examples (WINDEV): WD Magnifier

[ + ] This example enables you to zoom part of the screen with a magnifier.
The maximum zoom value is set to 8.
Summary of the example supplied with WINDEV:
The WLanguge function named dCopyBlt() and the WLanguage property named ..Opacity allow you to perform a capture of the Windows desktop at the location of a window without this window appearing in the screen shot.
This example uses this tip to zoom the part of the screen found below the magnifier.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd290std.dll