About the Get Computer Info (GetComputerInfo) component

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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.

Environment

Workflow 7.x, 8.x

Resolution

 

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
ComputerName	Name of the local computer. String data type.
CurrentTimeZone	Current international time zone of the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
DayLightInEffect	True/false value designating whether day light savings time is currently in effect on the local computer. Logical/boolean data type.
Description	Description of the local computer as found in computer properties. String data type.
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.
Domain	Domain to which the local computer is assigned. A computer is either part of a domain or a workgroup. String data type.
IsPartOfDomain	True/false value designating whether the local computer is part of a domain. Logical/boolean data type.
IP address	An array of strings describing the IP addresses currently or formerly assigned to the local computer.
Manufacturer	Name of manufacturer of the local computer. String data type.
Model	Model number of local computer. String data type.
NumberOfProcessors	Number of processors on the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
OperatingSystem	Name of operating system on the local computer. String type data.
TotalPhysicalMemory	Total number of bytes on all hard disks on the local computer. Number (integer) data type.
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.

The following values pertain to the local computer on which the process is running.

Table: Disk information

Value Name	Description
BlockSize	Total number of bytes in a storage block. If no block exists, this value registers 0. Number (integer) data type.
Compressed	True/false variable indicating whether a hard disk has been compressed. Logical/boolean data type.
Description	Description of a hard disk. String data type.
DeviceID	Disk ID on local computer (for example, C:). String data type.
FileSystem	Filing system a hard disk uses - either FAT or NTFS. String data type.
FreeSpace	Total number of bytes available on a hard disk. Number (integer) data type.
Name	Name of a hard disk (for example, C:). May be the same as the DeviceID. String data type.
Size	Total number of bytes (used and unused) on a hard disk. Number (integer) data type.
Status	Status of a hard disk. String data type.
SupportsDiskQuotas	True/false value designating whether a hard disk supports disk quota. Logical/boolean data type.
SupportsFileBasedCompression	True/false value designating whether a hard disk supports file based compression. Logical/boolean data type.
VolumeName	Name of a certain volume, hard disk or otherwise. String data type.
VolumeSerialNumber	Serial number of a volume, hard disk or otherwise. String data type.