• <Helps for GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
    • Tabulation Applications
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
      • Statement Format Symbols
      • Alphabetical List of Functions and Statements
      • List of Reserved Words
      • Deprecated Features
      • Declaration Statements
      • Array Object
      • List Object
      • ValueSet Object
      • Map Object
      • Program Control Statements
      • Assignment Statements
      • Data Entry Statements and Functions
      • Batch Edit Statements
      • Numeric Functions
      • String Functions
      • Multiple Occurrence Functions
      • General Functions
        • Compress Function
        • Decompress Function
        • Diagnostics Function
        • ErrMsg Function
        • ExecSystem Function (Desktop)
        • ExecSystem Function (Mobile)
        • ExecPFF Function
        • GetProperty Function
        • GetLabel Function
        • GetLanguage Function
        • GetSymbol Function
        • GetValueLabel Function
        • InValueSet Function
        • LoadSetting Function
        • LogText Function
        • MaxValue Function
        • MinValue Function
        • Paradata Function
        • PathConcat Function
        • PathName Function
        • Report Function
        • SaveSetting Function
        • SetLanguage Function
        • SetProperty Function
        • SetReportData Function
        • SetValueSet Function
        • SetValueSets Function
        • Special Function
        • SqlQuery Function
        • Stop Function
        • SysParm Function
        • Tr Function
        • Trace Function
        • UUID Function
        • View Function
        • Warning Function
      • Date and Time Functions
      • External File Functions
      • Synchronization Functions
    • Templated Reporting System
    • Appendix
  • <Helps for CSEntry>
  • <Helps for CSBatch>
  • <Helps for CSTab>
  • <Helps for DataViewer>
  • <Helps for TextView>
  • <Helps for TblView>
  • <Helps for TRSWin>
  • <Helps for CSDeploy>
  • <Helps for CSPack>
  • <Helps for CSFreq>
  • <Helps for CSSort>
  • <Helps for CSExport>
  • <Helps for CSReFmt>
  • <Helps for CSDiff>
  • <Helps for CSConcat>
  • <Helps for TRSSetup>
  • <Helps for ParadataViewer>
  • <Helps for ParadataConcat>
  • <Helps for CSIndex>
  • <Helps for Excel2CSPro>
  • <Helps for CSWeb>

Diagnostics Function

Format
s = diagnostics(『parameter』『,argument,...』);
Description
The diagnostics function is used to get information about the version of CSPro you are using, as well as other functionality. It is used mostly for troubleshooting.
The function takes a string expression parameter and then optional string arguments that determine what it returns. If called without a parameter, the function will return all of the no-argument diagnostic parameters. The parameters are:
ParameterArgumentDiagnostic Value
versionThe currently running CSPro version (7.3).
version_detailedThe currently running CSPro version (7.3.0).
releasedateThe date that this version of CSPro was released (in YYYYMMDD format).
betaWhether the current CSPro version is a beta version (1 if true, 0 if false).
serializerThe version of a .pen file that would be created with the current version of CSPro.
md5File nameThe MD5 hash value of the file.
Return Value
The function returns a string containing the diagnostic information. If the parameter is invalid, then the function returns a blank string.
Example
PROC MATERNITY_QUEST

preproc

    if diagnostics("version") <> "7.3" then
        errmsg("This application has not been tested with this version of CSPro. Things may behave differently than expected.");
    endif;