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...set/retrieve the Computer Name?
Autor: Simon Grossenbacher
Homepage: http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch
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{ Retrieve the computer name }

function GetComputerName: string;
var
  
buffer: array[0..MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1] of Char;
  Size: Cardinal;
begin
  
Size := MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1;
  Windows.GetComputerName(@buffer, Size);
  Result := StrPas(buffer);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
ShowMessage(GetComputerName);
end;


{ Set the computer name }

function SetComputerName(AComputerName: string): Boolean;
var
  
ComputerName: array[0..MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1] of Char;
  Size: Cardinal;
begin
  
StrPCopy(ComputerName, AComputerName);
  Result := Windows.SetComputerName(ComputerName);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if 
SetComputerName('NewComputerName') then
    
ShowMessage('Computer Name Reset Setting will be used at next startup.')
  else 
    
ShowMessage('Computer Name Not Reset');
end;


 

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