> >> If you can open a command shell you can get the OS version with the
> >> 'ver' command under Windows:
> >>
> >> C:\>ver
> >>
> >> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> >
> > How do you do this from a program though. Under UNIX uname() is a
> > function call as well as a program. It returns the os name, version,
> > hostname and system type.
> >
>
> GetVersionEx() will get you the windows version, service
> pack, etc IIRC.
in perl:
use POSIX;
print join(',',POSIX::uname()),"\n";
prints:
Windows NT,hostname.domain.com,5.0,Build 2195 (Service Pack 4),x86
Works on all Platforms.
(more detail on Win with: use Win32; join(' ', Win32::GetOSVersion()),
"\n";)
Andreas
