The info(“computername”) function returns the name of the computer (as set up in the System Preferences Sharing panel).

Description

This function returns the name of the computer (as set up in the System Preferences Sharing panel).

info("computername") ☞ Bob's MacBook Pro

See Also

• Automatic Field Code -- running a short program when data is entered into a field.
• changetimer -- modifies a repeating task that will be performed periodically when Panorama is not otherwise busy.
• endnoshow -- resumes the output of text and graphics after it has been disabled with the noshow statement.
• executeasap -- executes the specified code at the first possible opportunity, non-atomically.
• Implicitly Triggered Procedures -- Procedures that are triggered automatically when the user performs some normal Panorama action are said to be "implicitly triggered."
• info("computerserialnumber") -- returns the computer's serial number.
• info("localhostname") -- returns the computer's local host name.
• info("noshow") -- returns true if noshow is currently turned on, false if it is not.
• info("runningatomic") -- returns true if the current procedure is running as a "atomic" procedure.
• info("unixgroupid") -- returns the UNIX group ID of the current user.
• info("unixuserid") -- returns the UNIX user ID of the current user.
• noshow -- temporarily disables the output of text and graphics.
• resumeaftertask -- resumes after a waitfortask statement.
• setwaitinglocal -- assigns a value to a local variable in the parent procedure of an asynchronous task, allowing the asynchronouse code to pass a value back to the code that spawned it.
• starttimer -- sets up and starts a repeating task that will be performed periodically when Panorama is not otherwise busy.
• Timer Workshop -- provides a tool for monitoring timers and testing timer configurations.
• timerexists( -- checks to see whether a timer exists.
• Timers -- executing recurring periodic background code at fixed intervals.
• Understanding the Run Loop -- explanation of how Panorama code interacts with the run loop to respond to mouse clicks, keyboard presses, display updates and other events that require attention.
• wait -- pauses the program for a specified period of time.
• waitfortask -- temporarily pauses a procedure until the specified task is complete.

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