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Recognize PC Name in VB6
Posted on 2013-01-04
I have an app that was written in vb6 years ago. I use the app on several different machines and I am wondering if there is a way that I can get it to recognize the name of the pc so I can access the sql server 2008 database regardless of which machine I am running it on (ie: "\PCName\SQLExpress". Or better yet, get at the local db without making a machine reference at all.
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This works in Access 2010 VBA.
'Add the below API call to the general declarations section of any code module
Private Declare Function GetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
'Then add this to call the API function. Modify the naming convention to suit your needs.
Dim str_computer_name As String, lng_buffer_size As Long, lng_ret_code As Long, lng_null_character_positio
str_computer_name = Space(80)
lng_buffer_size = Len(str_computer_name)
lng_ret_code = GetComputerName(str_comput
lng_null_character_positio
If lng_null_character_positio
str_computer_name = Left(str_computer_name, lng_null_character_positio
Else
str_computer_name = " "
End If
'Add the below API call to the general declarations section of any code module
Private Declare Function GetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetComputerNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
'Then add this to call the API function. Modify the naming convention to suit your needs.
Dim str_computer_name As String, lng_buffer_size As Long, lng_ret_code As Long, lng_null_character_positio
str_computer_name = Space(80)
lng_buffer_size = Len(str_computer_name)
lng_ret_code = GetComputerName(str_comput
lng_null_character_positio
If lng_null_character_positio
str_computer_name = Left(str_computer_name, lng_null_character_positio
Else
str_computer_name = " "
End If
We use the software in remote locations that are not on a network. I will look at the previous solution. It looks like it might work. The only way to do something like "App.Path" would be to put the db in the same directory as the compiled application, right?
With VB6 you could use SQL DMO
The code below will show you all the installed SQL instances of SQL Server
on the PC (regardless if the server is running or not)
It will also list the PC name as part of the servername.
You can the make the connection if the server exists and is online.
The code below will show you all the installed SQL instances of SQL Server
on the PC (regardless if the server is running or not)
It will also list the PC name as part of the servername.
'Set References to Include Microsoft SQLDMO Object Library
Dim oSQL As SQLDMO.SQLServer2
Dim oDB As SQLDMO.Database2
Dim oNames As SQLDMO.NameList
Set oSQL = New SQLDMO.SQLServer2
Set oNames = oSQL.ListInstalledInstances
For Each oName In oNames
Debug.Print oName
Next
You can the make the connection if the server exists and is online.
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