Clif,
if you are using 2000/XP and you need more information about your computer,
drop this code in a standard bas module. It gives you all the netBios and
dns names associated to the local computer
Marco
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Private Declare Function GetComputerNameEx Lib "kernel32"
Alias "GetComputerNameExA" _
(ByVal ltype As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
Public Function ComputerNameNetBios() As String
ComputerNameNetBios = cName(0)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNameDnsHostname() As String
ComputerNameDnsHostname = cName(1)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNameDnsDomain() As String
ComputerNameDnsDomain = cName(2)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNameDnsFullyQualified() As String
ComputerNameDnsFullyQualified = cName(3)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNamePhysicalNetBios() As String
ComputerNamePhysicalNetBios = cName(4)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNamePhysicalDnsHostname() As String
ComputerNamePhysicalDnsHostname = cName(5)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNamePhysicalDnsDomain() As String
ComputerNamePhysicalDnsDomain = cName(6)
End Function
Public Function ComputerNamePhysicalDnsFullyQualified() As String
ComputerNamePhysicalDnsFullyQualified = cName(7)
End Function
Private Function cName(ByVal ltype As Long) As String
Dim nm As String
Dim lSize As Long
lSize = 255
nm = Space(lSize)
Dim ret As Long
ret = GetComputerNameEx(ltype, nm, lSize)
If ret <> 0 And lSize <> 0 Then
cName = Left$(nm, lSize)
End If
End Function
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