QM_GetQuickTimeVersion

QM_GetQuickTimeVersion(versionString):error
	versionString	String8	QuickTime version
	error	Longint	Error result

Returns an encoded string value that expresses the QuickTime version number:

Characters	Description
1	F = final, B = beta, A = alpha, D = development
2-3-4	Internal number
5-6	Version number
7	Update number
8	Revision number

For example, the string "F0000300" stands for the final release of version 3.0.

If QuickTime is not installed, an error code is returned and versionString is set to empty.

Example

C_STRING(8;$QuickTimeVersion)

$err:=QM_GetQuickTimeVersion ($QuickTimeVersion)
Case of
: ($err=qm_NoErr )

$errMsg:=""

: (($err=qm_QuickTimeVersionErr ) | ($err=qm_qtmlDllLoadErr ))

$errMsg:="QMedia requires QuickTime 4.0 or later."+Char(13)+Char(13)
$errMsg:=$errMsg+"Visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ for download information."

: ($err=qm_QTMLGlueDLLNotFoundErr )

$errMsg:="QMedia could not find the QTMLGlue.DLL dynamic link library."+Char(13)+Char(13)
$errMsg:=$errMsg+"See the QMedia manual for installation instructions."

: ($err=qm_QTMLGlueDLLVersionErr )

$errMsg:="QMedia requires a newer version of the QTMLGlue.DLL dynamic link library."+Char(13)+Char(13)
$errMsg:=$errMsg+"See the QMedia manual for installation instructions."

Else

$errMsg:="QMedia returned error "+String($err)+"."

End case

Related commands

QM_GetQuickTimeVRVersion

Returns the QuickTime VR version.