System Interface

Definition

Contains information about the computer system.

public interface class System
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("00020935-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
public interface System
type System = interface
Public Interface System
Attributes

Remarks

Use the System property to return the System object.

Properties

Application

Returns a Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.

ComputerType

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Country

Reserved for internal use.

CountryRegion

Returns the country/region designation of the system.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created.

Cursor

Returns or sets the state (shape) of the pointer. Can be one of the following WdCursorType constants: wdCursorIBeam, wdCursorNormal, wdCursorNorthwestArrow, or wdCursorWait.

FreeDiskSpace

Returns the available disk space for the current drive, in bytes.

HorizontalResolution

Returns the horizontal display resolution, in pixels.

LanguageDesignation

Returns the designated language of the system software.

MacintoshName

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MathCoprocessorInstalled

True if a math coprocessor is installed on the system.

OperatingSystem

Returns the name of the current operating system (for example, "Windows" or "Windows NT").

Parent

Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object.

PrivateProfileString[String, String, String]

Returns or sets a string in a settings file or the Windows registry.

ProcessorType

Returns the type of processor that the system is using (for example, i486).

ProfileString[String, String]

Returns or sets a value for an entry in the Windows registry under the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version\Word.

QuickDrawInstalled

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Version

Returns the version number of the operating system.

VerticalResolution

Returns the vertical screen resolution in pixels.

Methods

Connect(String, Object, Object)

Establishes a connection to a network drive.

MSInfo()

Starts the Microsoft System Information application if it's not running, or switches to it if it's already running.

Applies to