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To: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Win2k vs Win NT4 -how to distinguish
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:04:38 +0800
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

> 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.

OK, I agree with you that we can't invoke a program in the library while it's useful for applications. but if we can get the method of VER did, I mean maybe VER just invoke a INTxx to get that version info, then we can invoke a INTxx in the library, isn't it?