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Get my MSSQL 2000 server name

Asked by: ginsonic

I have a server on my ssytem and need at runtime to get the server name to can assign it to a connection.

How to do that?

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2006-08-24 at 13:12:08ID21966611
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Answers

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-08-24 at 21:19:27ID: 17386821

Put it in a query component and the query will return the server name result.

select @@servername     --> returns the server name on your comptuer

sun4sunday

 

by: pcsentinelPosted on 2006-08-25 at 01:02:20ID: 17387586

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-08-25 at 09:50:39ID: 17391013

oops ..my solution will give the servername only after the connection.

sun4sunday

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-08-25 at 21:41:56ID: 17394557

select @@servername return token not found error. And how toget the string for sserver name from query?

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-08-25 at 23:45:47ID: 17394801

My solution will give only after connecting to the database server.

If you just need the servername you can follow for the testing purpose.

Place a query componet and set the connection etc (i think you are looking the server name at run time)
Place the floowing query int he SQL

select @@servername as svrname


Place a grid and connect this query component .
Mkae Active the query component.
You can see the reuslt there.

>>need at runtime to get the server name
This will give the server name at runtime.Here still  you should know the servername to make a connection for the query.

sun4sunday

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-08-26 at 08:30:03ID: 17396169

I need name before connection. I will use the namt to make the connection :)

 

by: ciulyPosted on 2006-08-26 at 08:47:35ID: 17396227

I don't have any sql server instaled to test, but doesn't the demo from here http://delphi.about.com/od/sqlservermsdeaccess/l/aa090704a.htm work?

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-08-26 at 10:07:37ID: 17396458

nope :(

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-08-26 at 12:56:26ID: 17397080

I think ciuly  solution http://delphi.about.com/od/sqlservermsdeaccess/l/aa090704a.htm   do the job
If you already have a connection and just to know the server name, my solution will work.

or are u looking for something else ?

sun4sunday

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-09-01 at 08:51:50ID: 17437964

I have tested the ciuly solution and don't work on my system. Nothing return :( Maybe don't work for SQL 2000.

 

by: pcsentinelPosted on 2006-09-05 at 04:15:21ID: 17454731

ginsonic, have you checked my post

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-09-05 at 07:46:56ID: 17456143

how can Zeos library with this? I need the name before any connection.

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-09-18 at 09:18:31ID: 17544718

>>I have a server on my ssytem and need at runtime to get the server name to can assign it to a connection.

To reach the server you need a connection and should know the servername.
If you don't know the server name, you are shooting in the dark.
Also there can be multiple instances of the server possible.

sun4sunday

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-09-18 at 09:20:48ID: 17544737

ok, you are searching on your comptuer, not on the network.

sun4sunday

 

by: ginsonicPosted on 2006-09-18 at 14:51:29ID: 17547443

I saw for mysql codes and can be done.

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