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BOOL GetComputerName(<br />
&nbsp; LPTSTR lpBuffer, &nbsp;// computer name<br />
&nbsp; LPDWORD lpnSize &nbsp; // size of name buffer<br />
);
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BOOL GetComputerName(
  LPTSTR lpBuffer,  // computer name
  LPDWORD lpnSize   // size of name buffer
);

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Example for putting into a CString.<br />
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CString LocalCompName;<br />
char &nbsp;CompName[128];<br />
DWORD dwSize = sizeof(CompName);<br />
GetComputerName(CompName,&amp;<wbr />dwSize);<br />
LocalCompName=CString(Comp<wbr />Name);<br />

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Example for putting into a CString.

CString LocalCompName;
char  CompName[128];
DWORD dwSize = sizeof(CompName);
GetComputerName(CompName,&dwSize);
LocalCompName=CString(CompName);


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Please don't close the question, just use comments.<br />
<br />
Jhance, <br />
<br />
Would this work.<br />
<br />
CString name;<br />
<br />
GetComputerName(static_cas<wbr />t(LPTSTR)n<wbr />ame,sizeof<wbr />(name))<br />
<br />

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Please don't close the question, just use comments.

Jhance,

Would this work.

CString name;

GetComputerName(static_cast(LPTSTR)name,sizeof(name))



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what header needs including to access that function?<br />
Also what is the maximum value for a machine name is it 128 or 255??
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what header needs including to access that function?
Also what is the maximum value for a machine name is it 128 or 255??

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Don't you have the Windows SDK?<br />
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&nbsp; Header: Declared in winbase.h; include windows.h.<br />
&nbsp; Library: Use kernel32.lib.<br />
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The maximum length for a computer name is:<br />
<br />
MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH<br />
<br />
also defined in windows.h
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Don't you have the Windows SDK?


  Header: Declared in winbase.h; include windows.h.
  Library: Use kernel32.lib.

The maximum length for a computer name is:

MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH

also defined in windows.h

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not been able to get to a PC that does recently, will try tonight...thanks
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not been able to get to a PC that does recently, will try tonight...thanks

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Does anyone know a quick way to get the network name of the machine on which a C++ MFC program is running?
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Does anyone know a quick way to get the network name of the machine on which a C++ MFC program is running?

Getting the machine name

Kernel and system programming is the process of creating the software necessary for a computer or device to function and operate other programs. Some operating systems (such as Microsoft Windows) are proprietary, but others, such as the various Linux distributions, are open source.