how to use _WinAPI_ShellGetSpecialFolderPath

[jakalspop]

how to use _WinAPI_ShellGetSpecialFolderPath($CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME)

to get all computers name are connected to local computer

[PsaltyDS]

Do you understand that returns a PIDL? If you don't know what that is, this is not the function you were looking for.

[jakalspop]

OK you now know what is my mistake.

let me re write my question.

how to get all computers name are connected to local computer ?

[water]

how to get all computers name are connected to local computer ?

What do you mean by "connected to local computer"? Do you want to get all computer names in the LAN?

[jakalspop]

yes

[water]

Something like "net view"? Start a windows command prompt and enter "new view".

If this is what you need you could use "run" and redirection to capture the results of "net view".

Edited June 24, 2011 by water

[jakalspop]

it just get local computer name

\\(user)-(computer name)

[water]

For me it's not clear what you want to achieve.

First we need to know which results you need to have; then a technical implementation can be created.

Do you want to get all computers that are defined in an Active Directory domain, all computers that are logged on ...?

Please be as specific as possible.

Edited June 24, 2011 by water

[jakalspop]

OK

all computers that are logged on

[jakalspop]

here Example in C#

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      /// <summary>
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      /// method for getting workgroup/domain name of system
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      /// </summary>
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      /// <returns></returns>
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      public static string GetWorkgroupName()
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      {
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          SelectQuery searchQuery = new SelectQuery("Win32_ComputerSystem");
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          string name = string.Empty;
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          ManagementObjectSearcher searchObj = new ManagementObjectSearcher(searchQuery);
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          //loop through each object that is returned
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          foreach (ManagementObject obj in searchObj.Get())
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              //if it doesnt contain a partofdomain property
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              //then it's a Workgroup, otherwise it's a Domain
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              if ((bool)obj["partofdomain"] != true)
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                  name = string.Format("Workgroup: {0} ", obj["workgroup"]);
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              else
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                  name = string.Format("Domain: {0} ", obj["workgroup"]);
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          return name;
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      }

[water]

As you are going to use WMI you could give the AutoIt implementation of a try.

It generates AutoIt code which can be adopted by you.

Run ScriptOMatic.au3, wait till the WMI Namespace and WMI Class have been collected and then select WMI class "Win32_ComputerSystem".

The resulting AutoIt code is the equivalent of your C# code.

Edited June 24, 2011 by water

[jakalspop]

G:\scriptomatic.au3 (333) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:
$objClass = $objWMIService.Get($strSelectedClass)
$objClass = $objWMIService.Get($strSelectedClass)^ ERROR

[water]

When does the error occur? After you start ScriptOMatic or after you select WMI class "Win32_ComputerSystem"?

[jakalspop]

After select WMI class "Win32_ComputerSystem"

[water]

Could you please check if the WMI service is running correctly? Here you find a description how to do it.

[jakalspop]

work but did not get any computer in workgroup

[water]

The AutoIt script created by ScriptOMatic does exactly what the C# example code does: determine if the computer is a domain or workgroup member.

So what's missing is code to list all computers and then determine their status.

Do I understand you correctly that you might have a mixture of domain and workgroup computers in your network? So you can't just query the Active Directory and then check if the machines are switched on?

If yes you have to use something like "net view". Check this - quite old - to see how it can be done.