ScriptForge.Platform service
The Platform service provides a collection of properties about the current execution environment and context, such as:
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The hardware platform (architecture, CPU count, machine type, etc)
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Operating system information (OS type, release, version, etc)
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The LibreOffice version
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The current user name
All properties of the Platform service are read-only.
Service invocation
The code snippet below instantiates the Platform service and accesses the Architecture property.
GlobalScope.BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("ScriptForge")
Dim platform As Variant
platform = CreateScriptService("Platform")
MsgBox platform.Architecture
This service is fully supported in both Basic and Python languages. All examples are expressed using the Basic programming language and can be easily converted to Python.
Properties
|
Name |
Readonly |
Type |
Description |
|
Architecture |
Yes |
String |
The hardware bit architecture. Example: '32bit' or '64bit' |
|
ComputerName |
Yes |
String |
The computer's network name. |
|
CPUCount |
Yes |
Integer |
The number of central processing units. |
|
CurrentUser |
Yes |
String |
The name of the currently logged user. |
|
Machine |
Yes |
String |
The machine type. Examples are: 'i386' or 'x86_64'. |
|
OfficeVersion |
Yes |
String |
The actual LibreOffice version expressed as Example: 'LibreOffice 7.1.1.2 (The Document Foundation, Debian and Ubuntu)' |
|
OSName |
Yes |
String |
The operating system type. Example: 'Darwin, Linux' or 'Windows'. |
|
OSPlatform |
Yes |
String |
A single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful and human-readable information as possible. Example: 'Linux-5.8.0-44-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.32' |
|
OSRelease |
Yes |
String |
The operating system's release. Example: '5.8.0-44-generic' |
|
OSVersion |
Yes |
String |
The operating system's build or version. Example: '#50-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 9 06:29:41 UTC 2021' |
|
Processor |
Yes |
String |
The real processor name. Example: 'amdk6'. This property may return the same value as the Machine property. |
All ScriptForge Basic routines or identifiers that are prefixed with an underscore character "_" are reserved for internal use. They are not meant be used in Basic macros.