*STATUS (IMAGE)


 

*STATUS={value}

 

This list control returns several items that may aid in programming the video. The status is returned in the DIM variable {value}. The DIM variable must be at least nine bytes long in order to receive the entire status. The format of the returned information is:

 

Field Name

Position

Field Description

Result Code

1-2

Always ‘00’

Monitor Type

3

2 = CGA

 

 

3 = EGA

 

 

4 = MCGA

 

 

5 = VGA

 

 

6 = SVGA

 

 

7 = Hercules

Super VGA Type

4-5

0 = Video7

 

 

1 = Paradise

 

 

2 = Tseng 3000

 

 

3 = ATI

 

 

4 = Genoa

 

 

5 = Trident

 

 

6 = Hercules

 

 

7 = Tseng 4000

 

 

8 = Everex

 

 

9 = Chips + Technology

 

 

10 = AheadA

 

 

11 = AheadB

 

 

12 = OAK

 

 

13 = Vision (Cannot detect)

 

 

14 = VESA

Available memory

6-9

0000 = Cannot determine

 

 

0256 = 256k

 

 

0512 = 512k

 

 

1024 = 1024k

 

See Also: List Controls (IMAGE), IMAGE



PL/B Language Reference *SS (IMAGE) *TEXT (IMAGE)