One question is what are you using for a Web server and JSP engine (and on what OS)?
We are using Apache/Tomcat on Solaris and the functions work correctly for Mid-Tier 7.6.03. Fred From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Justice Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Get Client Info created by Axton Grams ** We are testing this on 7.6.03 and got an error Caught Exception:Object Expected. Since this was posted in 2007 do you have any updates. Subject: Re: How to capture a user's computer name in the mid-tier? > > Depending on your mid-tier server config, this can be a little > trickier. If you have a load balancer, you will get the ip of the > load balancer, not the client. Some load balancers allow you to send > the ip through as an http header, so the js would have to be modified > to account for that if this is the case. > > Axton Grams > > On 9/21/07, Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Gary: > > > > Copy the following text into your mouse buffer and paste it into > > Notepad: > > > > function env_ip_var() > > { > > var return_value = "<%=request.getRemoteAddr()%>"; > > return (return_value) > > } > > function env_hostname() > > { > > var return_value = "<%=request.getRemoteHost()%>"; > > return (return_value) > > } > > > > Save the file as get_client_info.jsp. > > > > Then copy that file into your SHARED folder on your Midtier. > > > > Then open your form in the Admin tool. Go to VIEW PROPERTIES, click > the > > APPEARANCE tab, and click EDIT WEB HEADER CONTENT. Paste the > following > > into the field: > > > > <SCRIPT src="/arsys/shared/get_client_info.jsp" > > language="Javascript"></SCRIPT> > > > > Save the form. > > > > Then create an active link that runs on SUBMIT or WINDOW OPEN or > > whatever that does a RUN PROCESS. The run process should be this: > > > > javascript.window.F(xxxfield idxxx).DoSet(env_hostname()); > > > > Replace "xxxfield idxxx" with the field ID of the field you want to > > capture the hostname. Just put the number--no dollar signs or quotes > or > > anything else. > > > > Save the AL. Give it a run. Should work like a champ. > > > > Let me know if you have any trouble. I have it working here on every > > ticket that's submitted. _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
