Functions and Directives Functions and Directives

Function NbName() Foundation

Reads NetBIOS names from a workstation's name table.

Syntax
NbName( <nPosition>         , ;
        [<cWorkStationName>]  ;  // Default: local workstation
      ) --> cName
Return

Returns a string which is the <nPosition>th entry in the NetBIOS name table. The string is filled with blank spaces up to a length of 15 characters. Note that the name table is limited to 254 entries. If an error occurs a null string is returned.

Description

Passing a string for <cWorkStationName> allows to retrieve name table entries from remote workstations.

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