OSVERSION Function

Microsoft Dynamics Nav 2009

Returns a string which contains the name and version of the operating system or operating environment.


String := OSVERSION

Property Value/Return Value

Type: Text constant or code

Specifies the type and version of the operating system or operating environment. The following table shows examples.

Operating system	Return value
Windows XP	Windows_NT_5.1
Windows Server 2003	Windows_NT_5.2
Windows Vista	Windows_NT_6.0.1
Windows Server 2008 (domain controller)	Windows_NT_6.0.2
Windows Server 2008	Windows_NT_6.0.3

This function is not supported in the RoleTailored client.

This example shows how to use the OSVERSION function.

This example requires that you create the following text constant in the C/AL Globals window.

Text constant	ENU value
Text000	'The operating system is: %1'

Ver := OSVERSION;
MESSAGE(Text000, Ver);

The following is a typical result:

The operating system is: Windows_NT_6.0.1