Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:37:39 +0200
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> From: "ypwang" <ypwang AT sitechasia DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:56:27 +0800
>
> Run the internal-command "ver" and you will get the currrent version, If we
> can use this method to get the output then we can easily point out which
> platform is running.

Let me reiterate the problem.  The issue is how do library functions
detect W2K.  Not application programs, _library_ functions.

It is IMHO inappropriate for a general-purpose library function to
invoke an external program (the shell, which implements the VER
command), especially since W2K is known to not like nested programs
too much.

I agree that, for an application code, running VER is a solution,
along a few others which where mentioned in this thread.