Monitor Type Detection Utility Copyright (c) 1990, Edward M Grabowski


SYNTAX: VidMode [ ? ]

This program returns the DOS errorlevel corresponding to the monitor type
detected for your current graphics adapter card.

ErrorLevel Monitor Type

0 Cannot detect monitor type
1 CGA
2 MCGA
3 EGA
4 EGA 64
5 EGA Monochrome
6 IBM 8514
7 Hercules Monochrome
8 AT&T 400
9 VGA
10 PC 3270

Output can be redirected to any standard DOS device, including PRN and NUL.

This program was created to solve a problem with multiple monitors on a LAN
and Microsoft Word 5.0. It was used in a batch file to test for the monitor
type so that the appropriate SCREEN.VID file would be loaded for the current
workstation configuration.

I hope you find it useful.

Ed