How to check device name

[patryk_u2]

[ FlexSim 22.2.2 ]

Is it possible to display or check the device name in FlexSim?

[joerg_vogel]

Because it is a data of system your approach could be to evaluate it by command of net in command console. Or you look into view tree, if it is data of license information in view tree.

[joerg_vogel]

Try to catch the name by c++

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/Winbase/nf-winbase-getcomputernamea

[andrew_o2]

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[ben_wilson5K2EV · Accepted solution]

I've played a bit with code like the following:

string cmd = programdatadir()+"gethostname.bat";
string hostfile = programdatadir()+"hostname.txt";
fileopen(cmd, "w");
fpt("hostname > \""+hostfile+"\"");
fileclose();
runprogram(cmd);
fileopen(hostfile, "r");
string hostname = filereadline();
fileclose();
return hostname;

It isn't ideal. It works best if FlexSim is running with elevated privileges. If not, sometimes it takes running it twice to actually read the hostname from the written file.

It also flashes a black command prompt window, and sometimes makes FlexSim lose window focus.

If anything, it is a starting point to discover maybe a better way of doing it.

Joerg's C++ suggestion might be the best way. You could encapsulate the functionality you need in a DLL, then call it from FlexSim and get the value directly, rather than the above workaround writing and reading to files and launching a command prompt.

Good luck!