Get Computer Name

[urs boegli]

I think there was a VI
'Get computer name'
somewhere in the GToolbox (or former LVutil).
I cannot find it - any hints?

I need the name of the computer the program works on because it
communicates with another application via TCP/IP and I would like to set
the standard application adress as the local PC.

Thanks
Urs Bögli

[LucaP.]

Hello Urs,

An easy way is to use the "string to IP" wired to the "IP to string" VI (TCP palette). The IP to string function has a boolean input where you can define if you want to see the IP address or the machine name of the PC.

Regards,
Luca

[alipio]

hello

See the attached vi
Hope it helps.
Alipio

[urs boegli]

Luca,
that's fine, an easy solution but hard to find !

Attached is my VI now.

Thanks
Urs

Luca P. schrieb:

>Hello Urs,
>
>An easy way is to use the "string to IP" wired to the "IP to string"
>VI (TCP palette). The IP to string function has a boolean input where
>you can define if you want to see the IP address or the machine name
>of the PC.
>
>Regards,
>Luca
>

[urs boegli]

Alipio,
thanks for this solution. I think its disadvantge is the OS dependance.
Some target PCs are Win98, some Win2000.
The other solution mentioned seems to be independent of the platform and
is very easy to implement!
see other news
Urs

alipio schrieb:

>hello
>
>See the attached vi
>Hope it helps.
>Alipio
>

[OctavioGtz]

This one worked nice!

[RTSLVU]

You could always use the system exec to run the command

IPCONFIG /ALL

Then parse the text for the Host Name

That would eliminate any Windows version poblems.

[JB]

More than ten years later, Luca's solution is still very easy and has no Windows version problems. It looks like this :

[paul_cardinale]

If you want more than just the computer name, you can use something like this.

[jlokanis]

But not such a good solution on Windows Server OS:

https://lavag.org/topic/19322-get-host-name-performance-issue/