Xbasic

VERSION Function

Syntax

String as C = VERSION([C format])

Arguments

format: Optional. A character string that specifies the information to return. Values for Flag are:"V" = Version number (e.g. "5") "B" = Build number (e.g. "765") "E" = Edition (e.g. "Developers Edition", "Runtime", "Trial" etc.) (Not supported for V9 and above. Use a5_is_runtime()) "U" = Number of users licensed to use the product "K" = Serial number

Description

VERSION() returns the version number and other information about Alpha Anywhere. If flag is NULL, returns the major version number. E.g "5".

Example

?version("B")
= "1549"
?version("E")
= "Developers edition"
?version("K")
= "7284209783210627"
?version("U")
= "5"
?version("V")
= "6.0" 

V9 and above:
To determine if the Runtime or Run Engine is running.
?a5_is_runtime()
= .F.

Flags

: ON Operating System name (e.g. "Windows XP")
: OV Operating System Version Number (e.g. "5.1")
: OB Operating System Build Number (e.g. "2600")
: OS Operating System Service Pack (e.g. "3.0")
: OP Platform (Workstation, or Server)