Re: Thin Client ID

From: J French (erewhon_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:54:46 +0000 (UTC)

On 3 Feb 2004 08:03:01 -0800, delphi@fastacura.com (jbrouton) wrote:

>In a thin client environment, where each client is logged on the same
>server (Windows) while running the same .exe, I would like to know
>which API call I have to make in order to have a "unique thin client
>id" that Windows uses to know where to send the information and from
>where to catch the input. I'd like to put a "unique name" on each one
>of the thin clients in order to know who asked to run this .exe.

A bit more information is required
Is this a TCP/IP App ?
How thin is the 'client'

>
>Exemple why I need it :
>if getThinClientName = "clientA" then
> doThis
>else if getThinClientName = "clientB" then
> doThat

The code above is lethal - hard coding like that is diabolical
( I know, I used to do it 17 years ago )

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