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Function name : GetVersionEx

Group: System Information - Library: kernel32

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The GetVersionEx function obtains extended information about the version of the operating system that is currently running

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Code examples:

Extended OS Version info
How to Start a Process as Another User (NT/XP/2K)

Declaration:

BOOL GetVersionEx(
    LPOSVERSIONINFO  lpVersionInformation 	
	// points to version information structure
   );  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetVersionEx IN kernel32;
	STRING @ lpVersionInformation
  

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Parameters:

lpVersionInformation Points to an OSVERSIONINFO data structure that the function fills with operating system version information

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE

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Comments:

See also: GetVersion, GetProductInfo.

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