VBScript Scripting Techniques: Retrieving the Host Name

Retrieving the Host Name

Registry (WSH Shell)
VBScript Code:
Set wshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" ) strRegValue = "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname" strHostName = wshShell.RegRead( strRegValue ) WScript.Echo "Host Name: " & strHostName
Requirements:
Windows version:	NT 4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista
Network:	TCP/IP
Client software:	Windows Script 5.6 for Windows NT 4 (no longer available for download?)
Script Engine:	WSH
Summarized:	Works in Windows NT 4 or later, requires a TCP/IP network, works with CSCRIPT.EXE or WSCRIPT.EXE only. Will require Windows Script 5.6 for Windows NT 4 to make it work in NT 4 (no longer available for download?).

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Registry (WMI StdRegProv)
VBScript Code:
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002 strRegKey = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters" Set objReg = GetObject( "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//./root/default:StdRegProv" ) objReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strRegKey, "Hostname", strHostname WScript.Echo "Host Name: " & strHostName
Requirements:
Windows version:	ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista (95, 98, NT 4 with WMI CORE 1.5)
Network:	TCP/IP
Client software:	WMI CORE 1.5 for Windows 95, 98 or NT 4
Script Engine:	any
Summarized:	Can work on any Windows computer, but WMI CORE 1.5 is required for Windows 95, 98 or NT 4. Can be used in *.vbs with CSCRIPT.EXE or WSCRIPT.EXE, as well as in HTAs.

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System Scripting Runtime
VBScript Code:
Set objIP = CreateObject( "SScripting.IPNetwork" ) strHostName = objIP.Hostname WScript.Echo "Host Name: " & strHostName
Requirements:
Windows version:	any
Network:	TCP/IP
Client software:	System Scripting Runtime
Script Engine:	any
Summarized:	Works in any Windows version with System Scripting Runtime is installed, with any script engine.

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