@OSVersion Trouble

[AdmiralAlkex]

By the way, it gets even worse if you start looking at the project names.

Are you referring to anything special? I found a list HERE and they seem to be mostly random.

Edit:Speeling

Edited November 16, 2009 by AdmiralAlkex

[Bowmore]

All you need to know about checking if the version of windows is compatible with your code.

VerifyVersionInfo Function

VerSetConditionMask Function

Version Checking (Just Don’t Do It)

[GEOSoft]

Are you referring to anything special? I found a list HERE and they seem to be mostly random.

Edit:Speeling

Thats actually what I was refering to. There was very little cosistency to the codenames other than the few that were named for various locations or features in the Whistler-Blackcomb area. Bill Gates has (had?) a condo there and spends a lot of time in the area.

On top of that you can add in the fact that a couple of codenames were re-used on different projects.

[AdmiralAlkex]

Thats actually what I was refering to. There was very little cosistency to the codenames other than the few that were named for various locations or features in the Whistler-Blackcomb area. Bill Gates has (had?) a condo there and spends a lot of time in the area.

On top of that you can add in the fact that a couple of codenames were re-used on different projects.

Okey I understand. (Nashville = )

[JohnOne]

How would I detect if the OS version is equal to or greater that Windows Vista then?

Maybe these are mathimatical operators but

This works

If @OSVersion <> "WIN_VISTA" Then
MsgBox(0,"Operating System",@OSVersion)
EndIf

[AdmiralAlkex]

Maybe these are mathimatical operators but

This works

If @OSVersion <> "WIN_VISTA" Then
MsgBox(0,"Operating System",@OSVersion)
EndIf

No it doesn't. I bolded the part you missed.

How would I detect if the OS version is equal to or greater that Windows Vista then?

Your code would fail hard on Win7 if you're running the beta or a future stable.

Something like this would be better:

If @OSBuild > 5999 Then
    MsgBox(0, "", "You're running Windows Vista or 7")
EndIf

[Vadersapien]

Hmmm...I just realized it would be easier if I just checked if imageres.dll existed...that way it would be fairly futureproof.

Only problem I can see is Windows Neptune, but seriously, how many uses that?

Windows Neptune!...Isn't that an OS halfway between 2000 and Whistler?

And yeah, the windows code names are quite random, but they usually mean something. For example Memphis(Windows 98) was a clue to an easter egg within the OS...

[GEOSoft]

You can leave it as is with the exception of the If @OSVERSION statement. If imageres.dll doesn't exist there won't be an image on the control.

Edit: The easter egg clue for 98 was based on the code name, not the other way around. Vista started out life as Longhorn for which I have read various reasons.

1> Named after the Longhorn Saloon in Whistler (Possible)

2> Named after another mountain peak in the Whistler-Blackcomb region. (Probable)

3> Named after a ranch (not!)

It was finally changed to Vienna which was Microsofts way of saying "We want to make it clear that Bill is no longer in control."

Edited November 17, 2009 by GEOSoft

[BrettF]

Something to munch on.

MsgBox (0, "Is " & @OSVersion & " later than WINXP?", _GreaterThanVersion ("WIN_XP"))

Func _GreaterThanVersion ($VER_STRING)
    Local $OS_ARRAY[5] = ["WIN_2000", "WIN_XP", "WIN_2003", "WIN_VISTA", "WIN_2008"] ; Array of OS Versions
    $want = __ArraySearchEx ($OS_ARRAY, $VER_STRING)
    $current = __ArraySearchEx ($OS_ARRAY, @OSVersion)
    IF $current >= $want Then Return True
    Return False
EndFunc

Func __ArraySearchEx ($array, $string)
    For $i = 0 to UBound ($array) - 1
        If $array[$i] = $string Then Return $i
    Next
    Return -1
EndFunc

[rajeshontheweb]

for version comparisons, wraithdu has already worked on VerifyVersionInfo just what i was gonna post here, (it ALWAYS saves a lots of time rewriting codes when u use the search funtions huh!)