Displaying computer name in message box

[devilsadvocate]

Hi there,

Unfortunately, it's been some time since I did any programming nevermind AutoIt so I have chosen this to get my teeth into.

I'm wondering where to start to just get the computer name displayed in a message box.

Thanks for any advice you could offer.

Devad

[GEOSoft]

Hi there,

Unfortunately, it's been some time since I did any programming nevermind AutoIt so I have chosen this to get my teeth into.

I'm wondering where to start to just get the computer name displayed in a message box.

Thanks for any advice you could offer.

Devad

MsgBox(0, "Computer Name", @ComputerName)

[orange]

try searching in help for "computer name"

its the first result for me.

msgbox (0,0, @ComputerName)

[devilsadvocate]

Thanks George!

Now how would I remove the first three letters / characters off of the computer name? Our computer names are prefixed with department three character codes and it's the rest of the computer name that i need.

I'm thinking that I should read the computer name in as a string but then how i would take off the first three characters I don't know.

Thanks,

Devad

[NELyon]

Thanks George!

Now how would I remove the first three letters / characters off of the computer name? Our computer names are prefixed with department three character codes and it's the rest of the computer name that i need.

I'm thinking that I should read the computer name in as a string but then how i would take off the first three characters I don't know.

Thanks,

Devad

$sPrefix = StringRight(@ComputerName, 3)
MsgBox(Default, Default, $sPrefix)

Or

$sPrefix = StringTrimLeft(@ComputerName, StringLen(@ComputerName)-3)
MsgBox(Default, Default, $sPrefix)

Untested, but should work.

Edited June 23, 2008 by KentonBomb

[devilsadvocate]

$sPrefix = StringRight(@ComputerName, 3)
MsgBox(Default, Default, $sPrefix)

Or

$sPrefix = StringTrimLeft(@ComputerName, StringLen(@ComputerName)-3)
MsgBox(Default, Default, $sPrefix)

Untested, but should work.

Cheers Kenton,

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction

$strAsset = StringTrimLeft(@ComputerName, 3)
MsgBox(64, "Asset No", $strAsset)

[LongBowNZ]

@ComputerName is a Macro, heres some more macros for you to try out if you like.

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/macros.htm

[GEOSoft]

$cName = StringMid(@ComputerName, 4)

MsgBox(0, "", "This Computer is " & $cName)