topic ComputerName() from browser in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565484#M1326241 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All</P><P></P><P>I am trying to find out the name of the client PC when I access a document on a Qlikview server through a browser.</P><P>For some reason the function ComputerName() returns the computer name of the Qlikview server instead of the client computer name.</P><P></P><P>Is there something I can do to change the behavior of the function (a setting on the Qlikview server) or is there another way to determine which client PC have accessed the document ?</P><P></P><P>Best regards</P><P>Stig Jensen</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z ComputerName() from browser https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565484#M1326241 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All</P><P></P><P>I am trying to find out the name of the client PC when I access a document on a Qlikview server through a browser.</P><P>For some reason the function ComputerName() returns the computer name of the Qlikview server instead of the client computer name.</P><P></P><P>Is there something I can do to change the behavior of the function (a setting on the Qlikview server) or is there another way to determine which client PC have accessed the document ?</P><P></P><P>Best regards</P><P>Stig Jensen</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565484#M1326241 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: ComputerName() from browser https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565485#M1326243 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>OSUser() may get you closer to what you want.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD> <P><STRONG>OSuser( )</STRONG></P> <P></P> <P>Returns a string containing the name of the current user as returned by the operating system.</P> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:34:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565485#M1326243 Nicole-Smith 2014-02-10T16:34:26Z Re: ComputerName() from browser https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565486#M1326244 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you </P><P>Just what I needed</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:42:32 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/ComputerName-from-browser/m-p/565486#M1326244 2014-02-10T16:42:32Z