Return the date stamp of the ROM BIOS.
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Syntax
GT_RomDate() --> dRomDate
Arguments:
None
Returns:
Date stamp of the ROM Bios chip.
Description:
GT_RomDate() can be used to retrieve the date stamp of the ROM Bios
chip of a machine. Most IBM compitable machines have the date of the
ROM help at a certain location in memory, if you are running your
application on a non-standard machine the date returned may be empty
or may be incorrect.
GT_RomDate() can be used for debugging or could be used to tie your
application to a certain machine (not forgetting that there can
be more than one machine with the same date!).
Examples:
// Check that the application has not been moved to another
// machine.
if GT_RomDate() == GT_SToD("19880115")
// Allow access to application.
else
? "Error: This appliction has been moved to another machine!"
endif
Source: ROMDATE.C
Author: David Pearson