GetWindowsVersion¶
GetWindowsVersion returns information about the windows version.
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rvVersion = GetWindowsVersion()
Return Value
rvVersion is a real vector with three elements: [bWindowsNT, nVersion, nBuildNo].The following table summarizes the operating system version numbers.
| Operating system | Version number |
|---|---|
| Windows 8 / Windows 10 | 6.2 |
| Windows 7 | 6.1 |
| Windows Server 2008 (“Longhorn”) | 6.0 |
| Windows Vista | 6.0 |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 | 5.2 |
| Windows Server 2003 | 5.2 |
| Windows XP | 5.1 |
| Windows 2000 | 5.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 | 4.0 |
Example
The following function call was executed on the following system: Windows NT, Version 5.0 (Windows 2000), Build 2195.
* GetWindowsVersion()
1.0000 5.0000 2195.0000
See also
id-1763049