Function for returning the computer name
1999-08-16 Other 0 466
The function below will return the computer name for the machine running the code, works in both Windows NT and Windows95/98.
Private Declare Function GetComputerName Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
Function ReturnComputerName() As String
Dim rString As String * 255, sLen As Long, tString As String
tString = ""
On Error Resume Next
sLen = GetComputerName(rString, 255)
sLen = InStr(1, rString, Chr(0))
If sLen > 0 Then
tString = Left(rString, sLen - 1)
Else
tString = rString
End If
On Error GoTo 0
ReturnComputerName = UCase(Trim(tString))
End Function