Get local computer name via Citrix session in .NET

Question

I need to get the local Computer Name for a desktop computer running our software application through a Citrix session. When I query My.Computer.Name I get the name of the server.

How can I get the name of the actual physical computer that the session is running on, and is there there an event I can monitor for when someone switches a session from one computer to another?

Troy

I don't have a Citrix server ready, but IIRC there should be a variable on the server environment. – Hafnium

Answer 1

Found a server variable as Kobi suggested above:

%CLIENTNAME%

it is only populated in Terminal Services or Citrix, expanding it on you local PC will return %CLIENTNAME%. However, on a citrix or RDP server it works great. The .net code I am using is:

TSHostName = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%CLIENTNAME%")

Troy

Well, at least you spelled the name right :). You can accept your own answer, by the way, by clicking on the check mark next to it. – Hafnium

Sorry mate. Fixed it! New to stockoverflow, thanks for your help. – Troy