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#define INCL_WINWINDOWMGR
 
ULONG WinQueryVersion(hab)
HAB hab;    /* handle of the anchor block */
 
The WinQueryVersion function returns the version and revision character of
MS OS/2.
 
Parameter  Description
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hab        Identifies an anchor block.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is the version number, consisting of the major and minor
version number and the revision character. The low word contains the minor
version in the low byte and the major version in the high byte. The high
word contains the revision character in the low byte. You can use the
following macros to extract this information:
 
Macro                      Result
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LOBYTE(LOUSHORT(return))   Retrieves the major version number.
 
HIBYTE(LOUSHORT(return))   Retrieves the minor version number.
 
LOUCHAR(HIUSHORT(return))  Retrieves the revision character.
 
See Also
 
DosGetVersion, LOBYTE, LOUCHAR, LOUSHORT, HIBYTE, HIUSHORT
 
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