GetSystemInfo$() Function Returns Incorrect Information

ID: Q110196

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
• Microsoft Windows NT, version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

SUMMARY

The Microsoft WordBasic GetSystemInfo$() function returns information about the environment in which Word is running:

   Type   Explanation
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   21     The environment (for example, Windows or Windows NT)
   24     The Windows version number

GetSystemInfo$(21) returns "Windows" regardless of whether Word is running under Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows.

GetSystemInfo$(24) returns version "3.10," when Word is running under Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11.

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Version           : 6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997