REQ: Retrieve Hardware Information

[JCJXXL]

Is there a way in Filemaker Pro to have it retrieve system information (operating system, hardware components,etc.) and auto fill the information into fields?

[Lee Smith]

Do a search of the [color:blue]Online Help (available when FileMaker is open), for "[color:red]Get System"

There are several things you can get, including the user, and the system, etc.

Lee

Edited October 19, 2006 by Guest

[DukeS]

As far as I know only thing you can get from hardware ( from FileMaker ) is SystemNICAddress...

[Lee Smith]

Get System = Search Keywords that I used to find the Get Functions. In the list of hits given in this search was the "Get Functions". If you look at the list, you will find several functions that were in the area of the information requested in the original post.

Such as: Get(SystemPlatform) = A number indicating the current platform.

You are correct that it won't give you make and model of the hardware, but the platform will give them a hint.

HTH

Lee

Edited October 20, 2006 by Guest
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[Wim Decorte]

Yes you can get it all by using OS level scripting. Then the trick is to integrate that OS level scripting with FM. On Mac FM has a Perform AppleScript script step and you can set the result directly to a field, on Windows you have to jump through more hoops since FMI didn't give us equivalent features. But it's certainly doable.

Do a google on "VBscript system information" and I'm sure you'll find plenty of resources. Check the "windows automation" forum here for info on how to integrate vbscript with FM.