What information does the API GetVersion() return

[John Elmen]

I am not a programmer however I am having a problem with a
MS Access 97 module in a database. This module is a support
routine for a form which allows a user to input the name
and path of a database file containing tables to attach to.
In this module, a call is made to the GetVersion() API and
the user supplied path/name of the other access database,
that contains the tables, is passed as a parameter. For
example:

GetVersion(c:\databases\Sample_db.mdb)

The module in question then does a check on the "version"
number which is returned. I am trying to find out what the
returned "version" number refers to.

The value returned is being compared to a value of 4.62 and
if less than this value, returns an error message of sorts.
The test is failing and generating an error message on my
screen. I am trying to understand why the program is doing
this check in hopes of correcting the problem.

Any information would be a big help!!!!

 

[Graham R Seach]

John,

The GetVersion() API returns the current version number of Windows.
Public Declare Function GetVersion Lib "kernel32" () As Long

As you can see, it has No arguments, so
GetVersion(c:\databases\Sample_db.mdb) will simply generate an error.
Firstly because the API does not have arguments, and secondly, because you
can't pass a string without enclosing it in quotes.

I am inclined to think that you are not actually using the GetVersion() API,
but that the original programmer wrote a function of the same name, and
*that* function takes an argument. But what *that* function does, I have no
idea.

Regards,
Graham R Seach
Microsoft Access MVP
Sydney, Australia

Microsoft Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference
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