Solution
There are a few different application property nodes that reveal information on the operating system in which a VI is running on. The properties are as follows:
- Operating System:Name - Name of the operating system where the application is actually running.
- Operating System:Version Number - Version number of the actual operating system.
- Operating System:Build Number - Build number of the actual operating system
- Operating System:Detailed Name - Detailed name of the operating system where the application is actually running. This string value returns the operating system and its version, such as Microsoft Windows XP. This property is similar to a combination of Operating System:Name and Operating System:Version, which return the platform name and a numeric version number respectively.
- Application:Target:Operating System Property - Indicates the operating system for which the application was built.
Below is the results of the property nodes being run on a PC with Windows 7 Enterprise Edition:
NOTES: Service Packs do not make a difference in Version Numbers