VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

Name

ScriptEngineMinorVersion Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Globals

Syntax

ScriptEngineMinorVersion(  )

Return Value

An Integer containing the minor version number

Description

Indicates the minor version (the number to the right of the decimal point) of the programming language currently in use

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• This function is also implemented in the JScript scripting engine.

• If your script requires some functionality available in a baseline minor version, ordinarily you would want to make sure that the script is running on that version or a later version. Test for a minor version with a code fragment like:

  Dim iMajor As Integer = ScriptEngineMajorVersion(  )
  Dim iMinor As Integer = ScriptEngineMinorVersion(  )
  If (lMajor = x And lMinor >= y) Or (lMajor > x) Then
     ...

VB .NET/VB 6 Differences

This function is new to VB .NET.

See Also

ScriptEngine Function, ScriptEngineBuildVersion Function, ScriptEngineMajorVersion Function