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I'm not sure about the network part, but I know there's a Dll function in kernel32.dll that is called GetComputerNameA (or ExA, or ExW, or W). Look them up if you don't get any other options.

I searched out your suggestion:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....omputername.asp

this can be done with @ComputerName though, unless I'm mistaken.

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Is it possible to get the computer names off of a network? Search didn't help to much even after reading the topic started recently about how to search.

In the cmd shell, it's just:

rem View machines in my workgroup or domain
net view /domain

rem View machines in a named workgroup or domain
rem   (Note either a workgroup or domain is listed the same way)
net view /domain:MyWkGrp

rem Save results to a file
net view /domain:MyDomain > MyDomList.txt

The net view command works on NetBIOS (WINS) names, if you meant ActiveDirectory groups, DNS, or something else, you'll have to be more specific.

EDIT: Corrected first net view example

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True, didn't see that macro....

So you're trying to get the names of the other computers without having any sort of script on the remote computer....

I was thinking you could do something like.. GetComputerName ($computer), but that's not how that works.

What I'm doing is makin it easier for the user to use an application I'm working on. I know I remember computer names better than I do IP addresses. I want the list to be entered into a drop down box, but thats the easy part.
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In the cmd shell, it's just:

rem View machines in my workgroup
net view

rem View machines in a named workgroup or domain
rem   (Note either a workgroup or domain is listed the same way)
net view /domain:MyWkGrp

rem Save results to a file
net view /domain:MyDomain > MyDomList.txt

The net view command works on NetBIOS (WINS) names, if you meant ActiveDirectory groups, DNS, or something else, you'll have to be more specific.

I don't think are network here at work liked that or I screwed something up.

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C:\>net view /domain:MyDomain > MyDomList.txt

System error 6118 has occurred.

The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available

C:\>

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What is this application going to do? If it involves having two computers talk to each other, that means they will both have the script (or at least part of it), right? So you could just tell one script to ask the other script what the computer name is, and have it send the name back. Maybe?

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What is this application going to do? If it involves having two computers talk to each other, that means they will both have the script (or at least part of it), right? So you could just tell one script to ask the other script what the computer name is, and have it send the name back. Maybe?

What is, is the PC Control script (by Zerocool) that I'm modifying. It will just communicate between the two scripts and a FTP file.

Your idea crossed my mind:

Each "client" will add its computer name to a file on the internet. Then the "Server" script will read the list of active computers into the drop down box. Giving the server script a list of remote computers that are turned on.

Actually after thinking about it thats a really good idea. I'm going to go with that.

EDIT: Typos

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One more suggestion: include the IP with the computer name, just in case. Like: "Now Online: Computer1 (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)"

You get the idea.

Sure can, not like its much more work anyways. Anything else that may be useful?

Edit:

@IP....1 thru 4 or just 1?

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I don't think are network here at work liked that or I screwed something up.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>net view /domain:MyDomain > MyDomList.txt
System error 6118 has occurred.

The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available

C:\>
If NetBIOS is running on your network, you would need to to substitute the name of your workgroup or domain for 'MyDomain'. If the name of your workgroup or domain was 'WIDGETS' the command would be:

REM List machines in workgroup or domain WIDGETS
net view /domain:WIDGETS > MyDomList.txt

The system error 6118 can also be caused by the browser service not running, in other words you are not using NetBIOS WINS naming at all. Sounds from other posts like you found a different solution anyway, but I wanted to clarify that and correct a mistake in my original post. To get a list of NetBIOS names in the workgroup or domain your machine is currently a member of, just use the '/domain' switch without giving a name:

REM List machines your current workgroup or domain by default
net view /domain > MyDomList.txt
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