About the Get Computer Info component:
This component gathers information from the local computer and produces a complex data type as an output. This complex data type is called ComputerInfo. This component uses your operating system's API to retrieve data.
See Example of the Get Computer Info component.
The following screen shot shows the Get Computer Info component icon:
The following tables describe all the values the GetComputerInfo component produces:
Table: Computer information
Value Name | Description |
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ComputerName
| Name of the local computer. String data type.
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CurrentTimeZone
| Current international time zone of the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
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DayLightInEffect
| True/false value designating whether day light savings time is currently in effect on the local computer. Logical/boolean data type.
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Description
| Description of the local computer as found in computer properties. String data type.
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Disks
| Array of complex data types with values describing the hard disks on the local (or mapped) computer.
These values are described in a separate table.
See Table: Disk information.
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Domain
| Domain to which the local computer is assigned. A computer is either part of a domain or a workgroup. String data type.
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IsPartOfDomain
| True/false value designating whether the local computer is part of a domain. Logical/boolean data type.
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IP address
| An array of strings describing the IP addresses currently or formerly assigned to the local computer.
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Manufacturer
| Name of manufacturer of the local computer. String data type.
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Model
| Model number of local computer. String data type.
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NumberOfProcessors
| Number of processors on the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
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OperatingSystem
| Name of operating system on the local computer. String type data.
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TotalPhysicalMemory
| Total number of bytes on all hard disks on the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
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Workgroup
| Name of workgroup to which the local computer is assigned. A computer is either part of a workgroup or part of a domain. String data type.
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The following values pertain to the local computer on which the process is running.
Table: Disk information
Value Name | Description |
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BlockSize
| Total number of bytes in a storage block. If no block exists, this value registers 0. Number (integer) data type.
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Compressed
| True/false variable indicating whether a hard disk has been compressed. Logical/boolean data type.
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Description
| Description of a hard disk. String data type.
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DeviceID
| Disk ID on local computer (for example, C:). String data type.
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FileSystem
| Filing system a hard disk uses - either FAT or NTFS. String data type.
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FreeSpace
| Total number of bytes available on a hard disk. Number (integer) data type.
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Name
| Name of a hard disk (for example, C:). May be the same as the DeviceID. String data type.
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Size
| Total number of bytes (used and unused) on a hard disk. Number (integer) data type.
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Status
| Status of a hard disk. String data type.
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SupportsDiskQuotas
| True/false value designating whether a hard disk supports disk quota. Logical/boolean data type.
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SupportsFileBasedCompression
| True/false value designating whether a hard disk supports file based compression. Logical/boolean data type.
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VolumeName
| Name of a certain volume, hard disk or otherwise. String data type.
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VolumeSerialNumber
| Serial number of a volume, hard disk or otherwise. String data type.
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