>Does anyone know a way to idenity a unique workstation ID (on NT networks) other than by using SYS(0)?
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>SYS(0) returns the computer name. In Fox 2.6 under Novel there was a unique workstation number. An environment varible could be set in the Novel login script something to the effect WORKSTAION =????. In UNIX and Fox 2.6 you also get a unique user login ID. Both these work flawlessly.
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>I'm not too convinced that the computer name is a unique identifier in an NT network.
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>Regards,
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>ALfred Menendez
>Fermen Corporation
>alfredm@fermen.com

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Alfred,
As Larry mentioned computer names are unique in a given NT domain. If somebody already logged on to domain with your computer name you cannot logon (or at least I couldn't succeed to do so).
You could query more specific things like NIC address but unfortunately it's not supported on nonNT computers. In Novell and Fox2x I was querying all stations flawlessly (provided you have administrator rights) using Novell services as you say and it was lovely :)
Cetin