Chapter 27 System Information

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When it is complete, the overview will discuss the following functions:

Function Description

ExpandEnvironmentStrings Expands environment variable strings
GetComputerName Retrieves current computer name
GetCurrentTask Returns current task handle
GetFileVersionInfo Returns version information about a file
GetFileVersionInfoSize Returns the size of a file's version information
GetSystemDir Returns the Windows system subdirectory
GetSystemInfo Returns current system info
GetSystemMetrics Retrieves the system metrics
GetThreadDesktop Returns thread desktop handle
GetWindowsDir Returns the Windows directory
IsTask Determines whether a task handle is valid
SetComputerName Sets the current computer namec
SystemParametersInfo Queries or sets system-wide parameters
VerFindFile Determines where to install a file
VerInstallFile Installs a file
VerLanguageName Converts a binary language ID into a string
VerQueryValue Returns version information about a block
WinHelp Invokes Windows Help
DOS3Call Obsolete
GetCurrentPDB Obsolete
GetDOSEnvironment Obsolete
GetFileResource Obsolete
GetFileResourceSize Obsolete
GetWinFlags Obsolete; use GetSystemInfo