Mendip Data Systems
Database applications for businesses and schools
#If VBA7 Then
Private Declare PtrSafe Function apiGetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
#Else
Private Declare Function apiGetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
#End If
'
Function fOSComputerName() As String
'Returns the computername
Dim lngLen As Long, lngX As Long
Dim strCompName As String
lngLen = 16
strCompName = String$(lngLen, 0)
lngX = apiGetComputerName(strCompName, lngLen)
If lngX <> 0 Then
fOSComputerName = Left$(strCompName, lngLen)
Else
fOSComputerName = ""
End If
End Function
Code Samples for Businesses, Schools & Personal Use
There are 3 common methods of getting the current computer name in Access
1. Environ("ComputerName")
2. CreateObject("WScript.Network").ComputerName
3. fOSComputerName function by Dev Ashish
As this includes API declarations, it needs to be adapted for 32-bit/64-bit systems using
conditional compilation
Code:
Get Computer Name
Screenshots
Of the 3 methods, the simplest uses the Environ function.
However it is possible to 'spoof' some Environ variables including the user name so this method can not be guaranteed to be accurate. This is the case for both ACCDB & ACCDE files
NOTE: I am deliberately not going to explain here how this can be done.
As far as I am aware, the other two methods cannot be 'spoofed'.
Therefore, where it is important that the information isn't falsified, use one of methods 2 or 3.
As the WScript method does not need adapting for 32-bit/64-bit systems, that is the approach I would normally recommend.
Click to download an example database:
GetComputerName Approx 0.4 MB (zipped)
NOTE: This is a companion to the GetUserName item
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