ExeTypeInfo

Returns an integer describing the type of EXE file specified.

Syntax:

ExeTypeInfo(exename)

Parameters:

(s) exename the name of the desired .EXE, .COM, .PIF, .BAT file or data file.

Returns:

(i) integer  0 = not an EXE file. 1 = Old style DOS EXE.
2 = New Style DOS EXE.
3 = Windows EXE.
10 = Windows NT EXE
20 = 64-bit Windows EXE.

Use this function to return an integer describing and identifying the type of EXE file specified.

Example:

a=ExeTypeInfo(FileLocate("notepad.exe"))
Switch a
   Case 0
      b="Not an EXE file"
      Break
   Case 1
      b="Old DOS EXE"
      Break
   Case 2
      b="New DOS EXE"
      Break
   Case 3
      b="Windows EXE"
      Break
   Case 10
      b="Windows NT EXE"
      Break

   Case 20      

      b="Windows 64-bit EXE"      

      Break
   Case a
      b="Unknown file type, value = %a%"
      Break
EndSwitch
Message("File Type", b)

See Also:

AskFileName, FileFullName, FileMapName