Hi
Now that I've migrated my db to FM Server 15, my Get (hostname) function returns the name of the server, and not the name of the client accessing the database. How can I retrieve the name of the client computer accessing the db through webdirect?
cheers
Nobody noob/
Thank you for your post!
There doesn't seem to be a way to get the Client's Computer name. You might check out the Get(UserName) and Get(SystemIPAddress) for logging and the like.
I hope this helps and feel free to provide any additional information that might lead us to a better answer.
TSPigeon
FileMaker, Inc.
Host name refers to the machine that is hosting the file.
when its server by server that is the server machine.
the client is not acting as host so....
You might be able to get it with a webviewer and javascript
function GetComputerName()
{
try
{
var network = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Network');
// Show a pop up if it works
alert(network.computerName);
}
catch (e) { }
}
Thank you coherentkris. Love the simplicity, but not sure exactly how to implement. Could I just save this function in a .js file and store it somewhere on the server's web data directory and just called it up that way in Web Viewer Setup as a custom address? Or do I need to create an HTML file that stores the function?
thank you!
The Get(SystemIPAddress) pulled the IP of the client machine connecting to the DB. This will suffice, but it would be great if it could resolve to the hostname (client's) but this will have to do!!
thank you very very much!
Do you use MBS Plugin?
There is a function for this:
Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SystemInfo.HostName
or maybe you mean SystemInfo.ComputerName
write an html web page and correctly embed the javascript within it.
Copy the whole thing (html + javascript ) into a text field and display the html with a web viewer.
Web Viewer java script or MBS are good ways to get the hostname. Another option is the popular but free BaseElements plugin from Goya. There is a function in that plugin that executes system commands (e.g., what is at the CMD prompt for Windows or Terminal for Mac). The function is at BE_ExecuteSystemCommand – BaseElements Plugin Help Centre
If you do this, all you have to type in the command is "hostname" and you'll get the result. It even works on a server if you perform script on server. But you will need the Admin Console User Name and password to do it on the server.
Just goes to show things like this can be done in a number of different ways.
Finally got around to trying this. Very nifty! It worked! Thank you. I love free stuff.
If in an OSX environment use applescript and CLI:
set vHostname to do shell script "hostname"
tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"
set cellValue of cell "gt_hostname" of record 1 of table "blabla" to vHostname
end tell
hostname is a global field.
Won't work in a webdirect app hosted on FM Server, will it? Because your Applescript refers to commanding FM Pro Advanced.
It worked on a local database, but not one on the server... :-/ I guess I need to figure out how to use javascript!
that is correct.
In my case I refer to:
A database opened from a filemaker server whereby the client is using the Filemaker Pro software.
lifelike:
Thank you for your post!
There doesn't seem to be a way to get the Client's Computer name. You might check out the Get(UserName) and Get(SystemIPAddress) for logging and the like.
I hope this helps and feel free to provide any additional information that might lead us to a better answer.
TSPigeon
FileMaker, Inc.