F$VERSION()

Description

F$VERSION() is used to retrieve the EASI version number.

Call Signature

string F$VERSION ( )

Return Value

string

The string returned contains the EASI version number, the system type, and the operating system.

Remarks

Possible operating system types include Unix, VMS, and DOS. This intrinsic function has been superceded by GetVersion().

Typical values are:

"V6.0    VAX         VMS"
"V6.0    IBM/PC      NT"
"V6.0    R6000       UNIX"

Example

The following commands extract the "version" number string and convert it to a numeric representation so that it can be compared as a number.

if( F$VALUE(F$EXTRACT(F$VERSION,2,4)) < 5.2 )
then
	print "EASI version must be V5.2 or later."
endif

Deprecated

Use GetVersion()