time from other computer

[marvinjmd]

the computers of my office are conected trhu a hub... recently the manager ask to change the puchclock sytem i made so every emplye can set there in & out time ruunig the app form his own computer so i need to read the time from the computer that it will be the server.... i mean... how i can read the time for one of the computer in a hub-type-conected net???

tanx in advance

 

[torturedmind]

Have you tried using NET TIME \\SERVERNAME /SET command from DOS? You can run a DOS command from a VFP app; search for it in FAQ to run a DOS command effectivily.

Hope this helped.


kilroy
philippines
"and that's what we call creativity..."

 

[marvinjmd]

sorry i forgot to say we dont have server... all the computers are conected one by one trhu a hubb... its there something i can do to get the time for another comp in that kind of net???

 

[torturedmind]

In that case you may use any computer name in replacement for the servername.


kilroy
philippines
"and that's what we call creativity..."

 

[torturedmind]

i forgot to say, add /YES at the end of the command so it will make NET TIME \\SERVERNAME /SET /YES

kilroy
philippines
"and that's what we call creativity..."

 

[marvinjmd]

great.... ok... tanx ... but how i can assign that time to a variable??.. thats because want to use that time to mark it as the time the employe check in/out??... its that possible???

 

[torturedmind]

once you sync the time of your pc w/that of another, you may use any VFP date/time functions like DATE(), TIME(), DATETIME(); all of which are native to VFP. there are also good tips of date/time calc in the FAQ area.


kilroy
philippines
"and that's what we call creativity..."

 

[marvinjmd]

tanks a lotttt!!!

Jorge

 

[rgbean]

Jorge,
There are also two FAQs you might want to check out -
"A function to synchronize your Local-System-Time to your Server-System-Time?" faq184-3505

"Alternate Method to Set local Time from Server" faq184-3536

Rick

 

[marvinjmd]

hyper tanks to all my punch clock works fineee