getting system information from Blitz

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Hansie

(Posted 2003) [#1]

All,

How does one get system information using Blitz3D?

I am thinking of info such as:

- what CPU is installed?
- how much memory is installed?
- what OS
etc etc

is that at all possible?

GfK	(Posted 2003) [#2]

OS:

Print SystemProperty$("OS")

CPU (says my Athlon is an Intel tho?):

Print SystemProperty$("CPU")

Read up on the SystemProperty() and GetEnv() functions for more trickery.

Perturbatio

(Posted 2003) [#3]

Yeah, says mine is intel too.

BlitzSupport

(Posted 2003) [#4]

You'll have to use the userlibs. The Registry is a good place to pick up all this kinda stuff...

Hansie

(Posted 2003) [#5]

but guys,

without sounding like a "moran" all the docs say is that SystemProperty() is used only to get "folder" information??? where on earth is "OS" and "CPU" mentioned in the documentation?????

_PJ_	(Posted 2013) [#6]

SystemProperty("OS") returns "Windows XP" for Windows 8 - even if the value is still the default "Windows_NT"

DOH!
Solved this, I had been running IDEal in "Compatibility Mode for Windows XP" and forgotten.

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My personal recommendation would be to use the Kernal32 to retireive system info, or AdvApi32 and check the registry for more accurate system info results.