Get Machine Name from Command Line

[lifegard2]

Anyone know how to get the machine name from a command line?

I have a batch file that I want to run that needs to be able to detect if it's running on a certain PC (mine), or being run from accross the network on another PC. If it's being run on my PC, all the commands need to be called locally with c:\ whereas if it's run accross the network, the commands need to be called remotely with \\pcname\c$\. Any ideas?

 

[Stiddy]

just type HOSTNAME from the command prompt. It should be located in \winnt\system32

 

[yizhar]

HI.

Another option is to add any custom variable using SET in AUTOEXEC.BAT (for win95/98) or using "System Properties" for other Windows OS, then check for its value in your login script.

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[lifegard2]

I'm trying to do it without using any SET variables in the autoexec or System Properties.

The hostname utility works great, but I can't assign it to a variable. For instance, if I do:

set pc = hostname

I run into a wall. Admittedly my batch scripting isn't the best. Any ideas on how to assign a variable name to hostname?

 

[member 141630]

How about HOSTNAME >c:\myhost.txt for example.

This will pipe the HOSTNAME value to a file, which you can then play with in your batch file....