How to get user's [machinename] with javascript or any client-side method.

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Get User's [MachineName] with javascript

What I have tried:

var network = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Network');  
   alert(network.computerName);

Posted 10-Oct-17 0:58am

Updated 10-Oct-17 9:37am

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Thanks7872 10-Oct-17 8:18am

https://stackoverflow.com/a/922490

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Richard Deeming 10-Oct-17 10:21am

Looks like the solution to me. :)

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2017-10-10T09:37:00

You cannot do it, as mentioned in the comments.

Posted 10-Oct-17 9:37am