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SystemInfo.OSVersionString

Returns the Name of the operating system with version.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
SystemInfo 1.5 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "SystemInfo.OSVersionString" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns version text.

Description

Returns the Name of the operating system with version.
e.g. "macOS 10.5.1"

Older versions of FileMaker (e.g. version 18) will only run in compatibility mode on newer macOS version and may only see 10.16 as version. Then this function returns 0 on Ventura.

Changed to return Ubuntu version on Linux for v13.5.

Examples

Shows OS Version String:

Show Custom Dialog [MBS( "SystemInfo.OSVersionString" )]

Release notes

Blog Entries

This function is free to use.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 19th October 2023


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