Detect DirectX Version

Author: jason379 (talk, contrib)

Description

This code will return the DirectX version number on the stack, or zero if DirectX is not installed. The return value is an integer concatenating the major and minor version: "801" for version 8.1, "900" for version 9.0.

Example

Here is an example of how it can be used:

  Call GetDXVersion
  Pop $R3
  IntCmp $R3 900 +3 0 +3
    MessageBox "MB_OK" "Requires DirectX 9.0 or later."
    Abort

The Function

And here is the code:

  Function GetDXVersion
    Push $0
    Push $1
 
    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft\DirectX" "Version"
    IfErrors noDirectX
 
    StrCpy $1 $0 2 5    ; get the minor version
    StrCpy $0 $0 2 2    ; get the major version
    IntOp $0 $0 * 100   ; $0 = major * 100 + minor
    IntOp $0 $0 + $1
    Goto done
 
    noDirectX:
      StrCpy $0 0
 
    done:
      Pop $1
      Exch $0
  FunctionEnd