>>>>>Somebody knows a function to read the IPAddress of my computer. I need a function to be called from VFP.
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>Will using the MSWinsck.ocx ActiveX control work? If so
oSock = CREATEOBJECT("MSWinsock.Winsock.1")
>>>>? oSock.LocalIP
should work.
>>>
>>>George why does it work with or without the .1? What exactly is that a versioning number or what? I never looked it up :o
>>
>>Probably because there are two registry entries. I used the value shown in the object's property sheet as OLEClass.
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>I believe there is a "versionless" reference to controls in the Registry. I guess you can use it and get the latest version or specify the specific version if needed.
I got lazy and just copied it off the property sheet< s >. Without the ".1" will cause the current version to be selected.
George
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