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$ZVERSION(1) (ObjectScript)

Returns the operating system type.

Synopsis

$ZVERSION(1)

Argument

The only supported argument value is the number 1.

Description

$ZVERSION(1) returns the current operating system type as an integer code. It returns the following values: 2 for Windows, 3 for UNIX®, and 0 if not known.

You can use the isWINDOWS and isUNIX system-supplied macros to return the same information as a boolean value.

You can use the %SYSTEM.Version.GetOS()Opens in a new tab to return the same information as a string.

You can use the $ZVERSION special variable to return complete InterSystems IRIS version information, including the current operating system type.

Example

The following example returns the current operating system type:

#include %occInclude
  WRITE "OS type as code: ",$ZVERSION(1),!
  WRITE "OS type as Boolean: ",!
  WRITE "Windows? ",$$$isWINDOWS,"  UNIX? ",$$$isUNIX,!
  WRITE "OS type as string: ",$SYSTEM.Version.GetOS(),!
  WRITE "InterSystems IRIS Version: ",$ZVERSION

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