From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-04-16T06:40:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Is there a way to obtain the computer name using ruby?

On 15.04.2008 23:03, Siep Korteling wrote:
> Glen Holcomb wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Mike Johnson <freezingsmile@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Socket.gethostname
>>
>> --
>> "Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions 
>> speak
>> so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying."
>>
>> -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
> 
> Did not know that one, thid works too:
> 
> ENV["COMPUTERNAME"]

I would discourage using this approach as it is very error prone and not 
portable.

Kind regards

	robert