[WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-24 Thread DE�K JAHN, G�bor
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:56:13 -0800 (PST), diwakar09 wrote: Hello, Suppose i want to install my application on VMware machine, then the installer should show the ip of VM machine in its text field, anyway, this part is not specific to WiX at all. If you can write a program to extract the IP

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-23 Thread Richard
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], diwakar09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I need to find the ip address of the machine where the installation is taking place, Repeating the description of the task is not a statement of the goal. -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9 draft available for

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-23 Thread Christopher Painter
Even if you get the `right` IP address, it could be DHCP and/or a private address that is NAT'd behind another `right` public IP address. Once you have your IP, what do you intende to do with it? Store it in XML or Registry somewhere? The requirement you are being given is rather

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-23 Thread Dominik Guder
diwakar09 wrote: Because in default values in text field it shows localhost, instead of showing localhost i need to show ip address If you don't want to have localhost (which points to 127.0.0.1) you might use the Computername instead. In my old Wise Setup I use [ComputerName] to retrieve

[WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread diwakar09
Hi, I am very new to wix, I have to find the ip address of the machine where the msi file has to be install and put it some text field. So could any one tell me that, How to get the the ip address of the system in wix. Please help me Thanx in advance -- View this message in context:

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Of diwakar09 Sent: 22 November 2007 16:46 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine Hi, I am very new to wix, I have to find the ip address of the machine where the msi file has to be install and put it some text field. So could any

[WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread DE�K JAHN, G�bor
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:51:20 -, Neil Sleightholm wrote: Neil, I don't have the answer but a warning, which IP address? Be careful doing this as many machines have more than one IP address. Mine has 4: one for the local lan, one for a VPN connection and 2 for VMWare. I never actually

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread Richard
This is another example where its more helpful to know the goal (what are you doing with the address and why do you need it?) than the task (how to get an ip address). By not telling us the goal, you're preventing us from giving you the best answer. -- The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline -- DirectX 9

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread diwakar09
Thanx for your reply I need to find the ip address of the machine where the installation is taking place, Suppose i want to install my application on VMware machine, then the installer should show the ip of VM machine in its text field, Because in default values in text field it shows

Re: [WiX-users] how to get ip address of the host machine

2007-11-22 Thread diwakar09
Thanx for your reply yes you are right a machine can have many ip address, but i need to find a single ip among all these, there should be some default value in textfield so that the user doesnot need to type ip and just click next make him able to finish the installation and he can use the