GetVersion
- Syntax
- Parameters
- Return Value
- Bindings
  - C
  - MASM
  - Example
- Notes

This is part of Family API which allow to create dual-os version of program runs under OS/2 and DOS

Note: This is legacy API call. It is recommended to use 32-bit equivalent

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GetVersion

This call returns the OS version number.

Syntax

ver=GetVersion()

Parameters

None

Return Value

rc (WORD) - Windows version for Windows 1.x, 2.x !!!check this!!!
rc (DWORD) - Windows version for Windows 3.x+ !!!check this!!!

Return value description is:

High Byte of Low DWord is a Minor Windows Version
Low Byte of Low DWord is a Major Version
High Byte of High Word is a Major DOS version
Low Byte of High Word is a Minor DOS version

Bindings

C

MASM

Returns WORD

Example

Notes

Actual return value is a Double Word (not documented). High Word is a DOS (or other host platform) version.
High Word was extended in versions later versions of Windows.

Group	Functions
Module Management	GetVersion GetModuleHandle GetModuleUsage GetModuleFileName GetProcAddress MakeProcInstance FreeProcInstance GetInstanceData Catch Throw GetCodeHandle LoadLibrary FreeLibrary
Global Memory Management	GlobalAlloc GlobalCompact GlobalDiscard GlobalFree GlobalLock GlobalReAlloc GlobalSize GlobalUnlock GlobalFlags
Local Memory Management	LocalInit LocalAlloc LocalCompact LocalDiscard LocalFree LocalLock LocalFreeze LocalMelt LocalReAlloc LocalSize LocalUnlock LocalHandleDelta LockData UnlockData LocalFlags
Task Scheduling	GetCurrentTask Yield SetPriority
Resource Management	AddFontResource RemoveFontResource LoadBitmap LoadCursor LoadIcon LoadMenu LoadString LoadAccelerators FindResource LoadResource AllocResource LockResource FreeResource AccessResource SizeofResource SetResourceHandler
String Manipulation	AnsiUpper AnsiLower AnsiNext AnsiPrev AnsiUpperBuff AnsiLowerBuff lstrcmp lstrcmpi IsCharAlpha IsCharAlphaNumeric IsCharUpper IsCharLower _wsprintf wvsprintf
Atom Management	InitAtomTable AddAtom DeleteAtom FindAtom GetAtomName GlobalAddAtom GlobalDeleteAtom GlobalFindAtom GlobalGetAtomName
Initialization Files	GetProfileInt GetProfileString WriteProfileString
Debugging	FatalExit
File Input/Output	_lopen _lcreat _llseek _lread _lwrite _lclose OpenFile GetTempFileName GetTempDrive
Registry	RegOpenKey RegCreateKey RegCloseKey RegDeleteKey RegSetValue RegQueryValue RegEnumKey
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Message Handling	GetMessage PeekMessage PostMessage PostAppMessage SendMessage ReplyMessage InSendMessage WaitMessage TranslateMessage DispatchMessage GetMessagePos GetMessageTime GetMessageExtraInfo PostQuitMessage RegisterWindowMessage SetMessageQueue GetQueueStatus GetInputState QuerySendMessage
Painting and Drawing	BeginPaint EndPaint GetDC GetDCEx GetWindowDC ReleaseDC DrawText GrayString TabbedTextOut GetTabbedTextExtent FillRect InvertRect FrameRect DrawFocusRect DrawIcon ScrollDC ScrollWindow ScrollWindowEx FillWindow PaintRect GetControlBrush
Menus	CreateMenu CreatePopupMenu DestroyMenu GetMenu SetMenu GetSystemMenu GetSubMenu AppendMenu InsertMenu ModifyMenu DeleteMenu RemoveMenu ChangeMenu CheckMenuItem EnableMenuItem HiliteMenuItem GetMenuState GetMenuString GetMenuItemCount GetMenuItemID DrawMenuBar TrackPopupMenu GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions SetMenuItemBitmaps IsMenu
Clipboard	OpenClipboard CloseClipboard EmptyClipboard GetClipboardOwner GetOpenClipboardWindow SetClipboardData GetClipboardData CountClipboardFormats EnumClipboardFormats RegisterClipboardFormat GetClipboardFormatName IsClipboardFormatAvailable GetPriorityClipboardFormat SetClipboardViewer GetClipboardViewer ChangeClipboardChain
Caret	CreateCaret DestroyCaret SetCaretPos GetCaretPos HideCaret ShowCaret SetCaretBlinkTime GetCaretBlinkTime
Cursor and Icon	SetCursor GetCursor SetCursorPos GetCursorPos ShowCursor ClipCursor GetClipCursor LoadCursor LoadIcon CreateCursor CreateIcon CopyCursor CopyIcon DestroyCursor DestroyIcon CreateCursorIconIndirect
Scroll Bars	SetScrollPos GetScrollPos SetScrollRange GetScrollRange ShowScrollBar EnableScrollBar CalcChildScroll
Dialog Boxes	DialogBox DialogBoxIndirect DialogBoxParam DialogBoxIndirectParam CreateDialog CreateDialogIndirect CreateDialogParam CreateDialogIndirectParam EndDialog GetDlgItem SetDlgItemText GetDlgItemText SetDlgItemInt GetDlgItemInt CheckDlgButton IsDlgButtonChecked CheckRadioButton SendDlgItemMessage GetNextDlgGroupItem GetNextDlgTabItem GetDlgCtrlID IsDialogMessage MapDialogRect GetDialogBaseUnits DefDlgProc DlgDirList DlgDirListComboBox DlgDirSelect DlgDirSelectEx DlgDirSelectComboBox DlgDirSelectComboBoxEx
Device Context Management	GetDC GetDCEx GetWindowDC ReleaseDC SaveDC RestoreDC CreateDC CreateCompatibleDC DeleteDC ResetDC
Coordinates and Transformations	SetMapMode GetMapMode SetWindowOrg GetWindowOrg SetWindowExt GetWindowExt SetViewportOrg GetViewportOrg SetViewportExt GetViewportExt OffsetWindowOrg OffsetViewportOrg ScaleWindowExt ScaleViewportExt DPtoLP LPtoDP
Drawing Functions	SetPixel GetPixel MoveTo LineTo Polyline Polygon PolyPolygon Rectangle RoundRect Ellipse Arc Chord Pie FloodFill ExtFloodFill DrawFocusRect PatBlt BitBlt StretchBlt StretchDIBits SetDIBits GetDIBits SetDIBitsToDevice
Regions	CreateRectRgn CreateRectRgnIndirect CreateRoundRectRgn CreateEllipticRgn CreateEllipticRgnIndirect CreatePolygonRgn CreatePolyPolygonRgn CombineRgn EqualRgn OffsetRgn FillRgn FrameRgn InvertRgn PaintRgn SelectClipRgn ExcludeClipRect IntersectClipRect OffsetClipRgn GetClipBox GetRgnBox PtInRegion RectInRegion SetRectRgn
Bitmaps	CreateBitmap CreateBitmapIndirect CreateCompatibleBitmap CreateDiscardableBitmap CreateDIBitmap CreateDIBPatternBrush SetBitmapBits GetBitmapBits SetBitmapDimension GetBitmapDimension
Brushes and Pens	CreateSolidBrush CreateHatchBrush CreatePatternBrush CreateBrushIndirect CreatePen CreatePenIndirect SetBrushOrg GetBrushOrg SelectObject GetObject DeleteObject GetStockObject UnrealizeObject
Fonts and Text	CreateFont CreateFontIndirect CreateScalableFontResource AddFontResource RemoveFontResource EnumFonts EnumFontFamilies GetTextMetrics GetTextExtent GetTextFace GetCharWidth GetCharABCWidths GetOutlineTextMetrics GetGlyphOutline GetKerningPairs SetTextColor GetTextColor SetBkColor GetBkColor SetBkMode GetBkMode SetTextAlign GetTextAlign SetTextCharacterExtra GetTextCharacterExtra SetTextJustification TextOut ExtTextOut TabbedTextOut GetTabbedTextExtent
Metafiles	CreateMetaFile CloseMetaFile DeleteMetaFile CopyMetaFile GetMetaFile GetMetaFileBits SetMetaFileBits PlayMetaFile PlayMetaFileRecord EnumMetaFile IsValidMetaFile
Printing	StartDoc EndDoc StartPage EndPage SetAbortProc AbortDoc QueryAbort OpenJob CloseJob DeleteJob WriteSpool StartSpoolPage EndSpoolPage SpoolFile
Palettes	CreatePalette SelectPalette RealizePalette GetPaletteEntries SetPaletteEntries ResizePalette AnimatePalette UpdateColors GetNearestPaletteIndex GetNearestColor SetSystemPaletteUse GetSystemPaletteUse GetSystemPaletteEntries
Device Capabilities	GetDeviceCaps GetRasterizerCaps GetEnvironment SetEnvironment GetAspectRatioFilter Escape CreateIC
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Timer	SetTimer KillTimer GetTickCount GetTimerResolution GetCurrentTime
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Networking (WNet)	WNetErrorText WNetOpenJob WNetCloseJob WNetAbortJob WNetHoldJob WNetReleaseJob WNetCancelJob WNetSetJobCopies WNetWatchQueue WNetUnwatchQueue WNetLockQueueData WNetUnlockQueueData WNetGetConnection WNetGetCaps WNetDeviceMode WNetBrowseDialog WNetGetUser WNetAddConnection WNetCancelConnection WNetGetError WNetGetErrorText WNetEnable WNetDisable WNetRestoreConnection WNetWriteJob WNetConnectDialog WNetDisconnectDialog WNetConnectionDialog WNetViewQueueDialog WNetPropertyDialog WNetGetDirectoryType WNetDirectoryNotify WNetGetPropertyText
System Information	GetSystemMetrics GetSysColor SetSysColors SystemParametersInfo GetFreeSystemResources GetSystemDebugState GetDoubleClickTime SetDoubleClickTime SwapMouseButton GetKeyState GetAsyncKeyState GetKeyboardState SetKeyboardState mouse_event GetMouseEventProc EnableHardwareInput IsUserIdle LockInput MessageBeep WinHelp
Window Classes	RegisterClass RegisterClassEx UnregisterClass GetClassInfo GetClassInfoEx GetClassWord SetClassWord GetClassLong SetClassLong GetClassName
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MDI Support	DefFrameProc DefMDIChildProc TranslateMDISysAccel
Drivers	OpenDriver CloseDriver SendDriverMessage GetDriverModuleHandle GetDriverInfo GetNextDriver DefDriverProc
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