> Does anyone know of a way to determine whether an application (in this
case
> C#.NET) is running under the XP Tablet PC edition?  I've tried using the
> information returned from System.Environment.OSVersion, but both the
Version
> and Platform properties seem to return the same thing on XP Pro and Tablet
> PC edition.

> I've thought of looking for the inking DLL's, and if they exist using
calls
> to enumerate the tablet devices, but that seems like more trouble than
it's
> worth.

> Thanks for any help,
> Ryan

> Import User32.dll and then call GetSystemMetrics with the value '86'.

> const int SM_TABLETPC = 86;
> [DllImport("user32.dll")]
> private static extern int GetSystemMetrics(int nIndex);

> private void btnIsTablet_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
>  if (GetSystemMetrics(SM_TABLETPC) != 0)
>   MessageBox.Show("Yes, this IS a tablet");
>  else
>   MessageBox.Show("No, this IS NOT a tablet");
> }

> Make sure you add "using System.Runtime.InteropServices;"

>  Additional notes can be found in the SDK like creating recognizer
> instances, etc.

> Hope this helps,

> Fritz

> --
> Fritz Switzer
> Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> www.abletfactory.com

> "Ryan McFall" <mcf...@Hope.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23EW0BMeZEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi:

> > Does anyone know of a way to determine whether an application (in this
> case
> > C#.NET) is running under the XP Tablet PC edition?  I've tried using the
> > information returned from System.Environment.OSVersion, but both the
> Version
> > and Platform properties seem to return the same thing on XP Pro and
Tablet
> > PC edition.

> > I've thought of looking for the inking DLL's, and if they exist using
> calls
> > to enumerate the tablet devices, but that seems like more trouble than
> it's
> > worth.

> > Thanks for any help,
> > Ryan

> That's twice now recently that I've looked in all the documentation I can
> think of before posting, and have missed the obvious one!
> Ryan

> "Fritz Switzer" <fritz.swit...@abletfactory.com> wrote in message
> news:O5h9KbeZEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Ryan,

> > Import User32.dll and then call GetSystemMetrics with the value '86'.

> > const int SM_TABLETPC = 86;
> > [DllImport("user32.dll")]
> > private static extern int GetSystemMetrics(int nIndex);

> > private void btnIsTablet_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > {
> >  if (GetSystemMetrics(SM_TABLETPC) != 0)
> >   MessageBox.Show("Yes, this IS a tablet");
> >  else
> >   MessageBox.Show("No, this IS NOT a tablet");
> > }

> > Make sure you add "using System.Runtime.InteropServices;"

> >  Additional notes can be found in the SDK like creating recognizer
> > instances, etc.

> > Hope this helps,

> > Fritz

> > --
> > Fritz Switzer
> > Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> > www.abletfactory.com

> > "Ryan McFall" <mcf...@Hope.edu> wrote in message
> > news:%23EW0BMeZEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi:

> > > Does anyone know of a way to determine whether an application (in this
> > case
> > > C#.NET) is running under the XP Tablet PC edition?  I've tried using
the
> > > information returned from System.Environment.OSVersion, but both the
> > Version
> > > and Platform properties seem to return the same thing on XP Pro and
> Tablet
> > > PC edition.

> > > I've thought of looking for the inking DLL's, and if they exist using
> > calls
> > > to enumerate the tablet devices, but that seems like more trouble than
> > it's
> > > worth.

> > > Thanks for any help,
> > > Ryan

> Well, this one is a bit off the path.  I think I came across it in the
> Tablet FAQ or somewhere like that.

> Glad it helped,

> Fritz

> --
> Fritz Switzer
> Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> www.abletfactory.com

> "Ryan McFall" <mcf...@Hope.edu> wrote in message
> news:egDBTwMaEHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks, Fritz, that did the trick.

> > That's twice now recently that I've looked in all the documentation I can
> > think of before posting, and have missed the obvious one!
> > Ryan

> > "Fritz Switzer" <fritz.swit...@abletfactory.com> wrote in message
> > news:O5h9KbeZEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Ryan,

> > > Import User32.dll and then call GetSystemMetrics with the value '86'.

> > > const int SM_TABLETPC = 86;
> > > [DllImport("user32.dll")]
> > > private static extern int GetSystemMetrics(int nIndex);

> > > private void btnIsTablet_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > > {
> > >  if (GetSystemMetrics(SM_TABLETPC) != 0)
> > >   MessageBox.Show("Yes, this IS a tablet");
> > >  else
> > >   MessageBox.Show("No, this IS NOT a tablet");
> > > }

> > > Make sure you add "using System.Runtime.InteropServices;"

> > >  Additional notes can be found in the SDK like creating recognizer
> > > instances, etc.

> > > Hope this helps,

> > > Fritz

> > > --
> > > Fritz Switzer
> > > Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> > > www.abletfactory.com

> > > "Ryan McFall" <mcf...@Hope.edu> wrote in message
> > > news:%23EW0BMeZEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi:

> > > > Does anyone know of a way to determine whether an application (in this
> > > case
> > > > C#.NET) is running under the XP Tablet PC edition?  I've tried using
> the
> > > > information returned from System.Environment.OSVersion, but both the
> > > Version
> > > > and Platform properties seem to return the same thing on XP Pro and
> > Tablet
> > > > PC edition.

> > > > I've thought of looking for the inking DLL's, and if they exist using
> > > calls
> > > > to enumerate the tablet devices, but that seems like more trouble than
> > > it's
> > > > worth.

> > > > Thanks for any help,
> > > > Ryan