Platform

(Engine-Level Function)

Description:

Returns a fifteen element structure that indicates the platform under which VTScada is currently running.

Returns:

Structure - see comments

Usage:

Script only.

Function Groups:

Network, Software and Hardware

Related to:

WKStaInfo

Format:

Platform()

Parameters:

None

Comments:

The return value for this function is a fifteen element structure in which the elements have the following meanings

Element	Value
PlatformId	0 = Windows ME, Windows 98 SE, Windows 95 1 = Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7
MajorVersion	Major version number of the operating system
MinorVersion	Minor version number of the operating system
ProductType	Additional information about the system. For a list of the codes and their meanings, refer to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724833.aspx
SuiteMask	Identifies the product suites available on the system. For a list of the codes and their meanings, please refer to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724833.aspx
BuildNumber	The build number of the operating system
SPName	The latest service pack installed on the system
SPMajorVersion	Major version # of latest service pack installed
SPMinorVersion	Minor version # of latest service pack installed
ProductInfo	For a list of the codes and their meanings, please refer to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724358.aspx
CPUArchitecture	A 0 indicates x86 architecture, while a 9 indicates x64 architecture
NumberOfCPUs	The number of processing threads in the machine.
PhysicalMemory	The amount of physical memory, measured in bytes. Not the available memory.
InServiceMode	TRUE if VTScada has been started in service mode
TempFilePath	The path of the directory designated for temporary files

Some common names and their major and minor versions are as follows:

Common Name	Major Version	Minor Version
Windows Server 2012	6	2
Windows 8.1	6	3
Windows 2016	10	0
Windows 2019	10	0
Windows 10	10	0
Windows 11	10	0

Prior to VTS 8.0, this function returned a three-element array. Backwards compatibility has been maintained so that code designed to use the earlier version of this function will still work properly.

Example:

If 1 Main;
[
  p = Platform();
    IfThen(p\MajorVersion == 6 && p\MinorVersion == 0
 && p\ProductType == 1,
       UsingVista = 1;
    );
];

This script checks to see if the platform is Windows Vista