Getting Computer Name

[Fozzy]

Is there any code Snippit that can retreve tmy computers name ?

[Fozzy]

I am running NT

[MerrionComputin]

'\\ To get/set the local computer name...
Private Const MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH = 15
Private Declare Function GetComputername Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetComputername Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "SetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long

..and the code to use it (from ApiSystem class

Public Property Let ComputerName(ByVal newName As String)

Dim lRet As Long

If LenB(newName) > (MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH) Then
    'Computer length exceeds MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LEMGTH
    Exit Property
End If

lRet = SetComputername(newName)
If Err.LastDllError <> 0 Then
    'error occured
End If

End Property

Public Property Get ComputerName() As String

    Dim sTmp As String
    Dim lRet As Long

    sTmp = String(MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH, 0)
    lRet = GetComputername(sTmp, Len(sTmp))
    If Err.LastDllError <> 0 And Err.LastDllError <> 203 Then
       'error occured
    Else
        ComputerName = Left$(sTmp, InStr(sTmp, Chr$(0)) - 1)
    End If

End Property

HTH,
Duncan

[Hack]

Private Declare Function GetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long 
 
Private MachineName As String
 
Private Sub GetMachineName()
    Dim sBuffer As String
    Dim lSize As Long
    sBuffer = Space$(255)
    lSize = Len(sBuffer)
 
    Call GetComputerName(sBuffer, lSize)
    If lSize > 0 Then
        MachineName = Left$(sBuffer, lSize)
    Else
        MachineName = vbNullString
    End If
    
End Sub

[yrwyddfa]

Even easier:

environ("COMPUTERNAME")

returns

Computer Name

[Fozzy]

yrwyddfa does that code work on 98, because i am working at home 2 nite, and i cant get it 2 work

this is what i tryed

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
MsgBox Environ("COMPUTERNAME")

End Sub

[aturner]

just use the api call.... seems to work everywhere i try it .....

admitedly that has only been nt & 2000 but i'm fairly sure it will work

[yrwyddfa]

if you try this:

for n = 1 to 254
   debug.print environ(n)
next

it will list all of the environment variables for the platform you run it on.

I cannot check '98 myself because I don't have access to a copy.