How To Get Computer Information Using ADSI (197947)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces 2.5
This article was previously published under Q197947

SUMMARY

You can use the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) to obtain network computer information from within Visual FoxPro. This article shows an example of how to obtain this information.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: To use the following example, you must install the Active Directory Service Interfaces from the following Web site or the Microsoft Developer Network CD:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/default.mspx

ADSI is a COM-based interface for accessing directory services. You can treat each element of the network, such as users, printers, and computers, as an object. Accessing the properties of the computer object allows the developer to get information about the computer. The following code demonstrates how to do this. Save the following code to a program file and run the program.

Sample Code

*-- Code begins here.
*-- Change MyDomain and MyComputer to valid domain and computer names.
oComputer = GetObject("WinNT://MyDomain/MyComputer")

*-- Get the properties for the oComputer object and display them.
lsInfo = "GUID:  " + oComputer.GUID + CHR(13) +;

         "Owner:  " + oComputer.Owner + CHR(13) +;
         "Division:  " + oComputer.Division + CHR(13) +;
         "Operating System:  " + oComputer.OperatingSystem + CHR(13) +;
         "OS Version:  " + oComputer.OperatingSystemVersion + CHR(13) +;
         "Processor:  " + oComputer.Processor + CHR(13) +;
         "Processor Count:  " + oComputer.ProcessorCount

WAIT WINDOW lsInfo
*-- Code ends here.

REFERENCES

Visual Studio Microsoft Developer Network Library, version 6.0; search on: "ADSI Computer Object"

For more information about developing Web-based solutions for Microsoft Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/

http://support.microsoft.com/iep

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/9/2006
Keywords:kbhowto KB197947
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