Version

Return the DLL version

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Description:

This is a USBm.dll function that returns the version of the DLL.

Command Syntax:

number USBm_Version( string )

The USBm_Version function syntax has these parts:

Remarks:

In VB the string passed as an argument must be large enough to hold all the characters that the function places in the string. The best way to achieve this is to set the string to a large size with the String function as in this code:

strStrng = String(250, ” “)

Note: USBm_Version does not return TRUE⁄FALSE. The return value is the integer version number.

Note: USBm_Version does not affect the internal error string.

VB Declaration (USBmAPI.bas)

Public Declare Function USBm_Version _     Lib “USBm.dll” _         (ByVal versionstring As String) _     As Integer

VB Example

Dim strng As String * 255 Dim result As Integer     result = USBm_Version strng     frmStatus.lstDevices.AddItem “About the USBm DLL: ” & strng

This code fragment shows that strng is loaded with the “version” text of the DLL. Assuming that the form called “Main” exists with a text box called “Info”, the “version” information will be made visible to the user. “Result” will contain a numerical version number.

C Prototype

int USBm_Version( char *version );

C Example

RobotBASIC

About, Copyright, Version Date, and Version Number are all handled by the RobotBASIC function usbm_DllSpecs().

usbm_DllSpecs()

Returns a string that contains information about the DLL. There are four sections separated by the | character. You can use the Extract() function to extract each section separately if desired. The sections are:

About

Copyright

Version Date

Version Number