Hello, If the clients and servers are both Windows systems, then you might want to try the following script. You need administrator rights for it on the network and the server must be running as it tries to retrieve a running process from the server. I am not sure if there is another way and it only works on Windows. But if there is another way, then I would like to know that too!
'<--Begin Code--> Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objTextFile = FSO.CreateTextFile("MySQL.csv", True) For i = 100 To 105 strIP = "192.168.128." & CStr(i) Set PingResults = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//./root/cimv2") _ .ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_PingStatus WHERE Address = '" + strIP + "'") For Each PingResult In PingResults If PingResult.StatusCode = 0 Then If LCase(strIP) = PingResult.ProtocolAddress Then TestComputer(strIP) End If Next Next Set objTextFile = Nothing Set FSO = Nothing Sub TestComputer(strComputer) Set MySQLProc = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2").ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Process",,48) For Each ProcItem in MySQLProc sProc = ProcItem.Caption iProc = InStr(1, sProc, "mysqld", vbtextcompare) arOS = Split(ProcItem.OSName, "|") If iProc > 0 Then objTextFile.WriteLine strIP & ";" & sProc & ";" & arOS(0) & ";" & ProcItem.WindowsVersion End If Next End Sub '<--End Code--> HTH, Arjan. -----Original Message----- From: suomi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 09:07 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: how to find out the name of the server Hi every probably silliest question ever posted: we are running mysql on serveral hosts and sometime it is important to know, which host is the mysql server you are connected to. this is not a session nor a global variable, there is no show statement... what is it else? how to ask a mysql client the name of the server you are connected to? suomi -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The information contained in this communication and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged, and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. ASML is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication, nor for any delay in its receipt. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]