> is that name the same name that a windows client would refer to if it had
to
> reference that network resource (in a UNC)?

Depends how the network drive was configured (in Samba I guess, if  it's a
Unix server)
It's the name the *server* thinks it has. Not really any way for the server
to know what the client thinks it's called. I think. Confused? You will be,
after this week's episode of SOAP.

Sorry!
Kerry

>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
> "Kerry Sainsbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 21/02/2000 20:03:16
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> Subject:  Re: [DUG]: Client/middleware storage
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>
>
> > I guess this is probably more a java question maybe? I don't know. As I
> said,
> > our network expert yada yada yada.....
>
> The way to find out the name of the current machine is:
>
>       try {
>          java.net.InetAddress me = java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost( );
>          System.out.println( me.getHostName() );
>       }
>       catch ( java.lang.Exception ex ) {
>          System.out.println( "Darn it " + ex.getMessage() );
>       }
>
> Cheers,
> Kerry Sainsbury
> Inprise/Borland New Zealand
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