Get system info
Get system info -> Function result
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Function result | Object | 🡐 | System information |
Description
The Get system info command returns an object containg information about the operating system and the characteristics of the system hardware and software from the machine it's executed on.
The command returns the following information:
| Property | Subproperty | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accountName | string | The name of the account for the current user. Typically used to identify an account in the directory. | "msmith" | |
| cores | number | Total number of cores. In the case of virtual machines, the total number of cores allotted to it. | 4 | |
| cpuThreads | number | Total number of threads. | 8 | |
| machineName | string | The name of the machine as set in the network parameters of the operating system. | "LAPTOP-M3BLHGSG" | |
| macRosetta | boolean | True if 4D is emulated through Rosetta on macOS, False otherwise (not emulated or on Windows). | True | |
| model | string | Name of the computer model. | "iMac12,2", "Dell", "Acer", "VMware", etc. | |
| networkInterfaces | collection | Physical and active network addresses only | ||
| ipAddresses | collection | |||
| ip | string | The address of the network interface | "129.186.81.80" | |
| type | string | The type of the network interface | "ipv4", "ipv6" | |
| name | string | The name of the interface. | "Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection" | |
| type | string | The type of interface (note that "ethernet" type is provided for bluetooth interfaces). | "wifi", "ethernet" | |
| osVersion | string | The operating system version and build number(*). | "Windows 10 Pro 1809 (17763.1577)" | |
| osLanguage | string | Language set by the current user of the system. Expressed in the standard defined by the RFC 3066. See Language codes in the Design Reference manual for a complete list. | "fr", "en", "ja", "de", etc. | |
| physicalMemory | number | The volume of memory storage (in kilobytes) available on the machine. | 16777216 | |
| processor | string | The name, type, and speed of the processor. | "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz" | |
| uptime | number | The total time (in seconds) since the machine was started. | 3600 | |
| userName | string | The current user on the machine. Typically used as the display name (i.e., when logging into your computer). | "Mary Smith" | |
| volumes | collection | |||
| available | number | The remaining space that can be used. | 524288 | |
| capacity | number | The total volume (in kilobytes) possible. | 1048576 | |
| disk | object | collection (Mac only) | |||
| description | string | A brief summary describing the disk. | "HP LOGICAL VOLUME SCSI Disk Device" | |
| identifier | string | ID of disk(s) (UUID on Mac and physical drive on Windows) | Mac - "87547BDD-EA75-4F48-8BFA-9A7E393EEAB0", Windows - "\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0" | |
| size | number | The total capacity (in kilobytes) of the disk | 104857600 | |
| interface | string | The type of interface on the machine. | "USB", "network", ,"SATA", "SCSI", "cd/dvd", "PCI" | |
| fileSystem | string | The file system used by the operating system for storing and retrieving files on the hard disk. | "NTFS", "Journaled HFS+", "GPFS", etc. | |
| mountPoint | string | The directory in the currently accessible file system on which an additional file system is mounted (i.e., logically attached). Note that this is in POSIX format for Macs. | Mac - "/Volumes/Free HD", Windows - "C:" | |
| name | string | only on Mac - name of the volume | "iMac-27-Program6" |
(*) To determine only the platform being used, there are two commands available: Is macOS and Is Windows.
Note: In the case of virtual machines, the information returned will be that of the virtual machine.
Example
The following code on a Windows machine:
var $systemInfo : Object
$systemInfo:=Get system info
returns an object that contains, for example, the following information:
{ "machineName":"LAPTOP-M3BLHGSG", "osVersion":"Windows 10 Pro 1809 (17763.1577)", "osLanguage":"fr", "accountName":"msmith", "userName":"mary smith", "processor":"Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GH 3.39GHz", "cores":4, "cpuThreads":8, "networkInterfaces": [ {"type":"ethernet", "name":"Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection", "ipAddresses": [ {"type":"ipV4", "ip":"129.138.10.17"}, {"type":"ipV6","ip":"z1009:0yxw:0000:85v6:0000:0000:ut1s:8001"} ] }, {"type":"wifi", "name":"Wi-Fi", "ipAddresses": [ {"type":"ipV4", "ip":"129.138.50.8"}, {"type":"ipV6","ip":"a1002:0bc8:0000:85d6:0000:0000:ef1g:7001"} ] } ], "uptime":3600, "model":"HP", "macRosetta":False, "physicalMemory":16777216, "volumes": [ { "mountPoint": "C:", "capacity": 1048576, "available": 524288, "fileSystem": "NTFS", "disk": { "identifier": "\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0", "interface": "SCSI", "size": 157284382, "description": "Lecteur de disque" } }, { "mountPoint": "E:", "capacity": 51198972, "available": 51025280, "fileSystem": "NTFS", "disk": { "identifier": "\\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0", "interface": "SCSI", "size": 157284382, "description": "Lecteur de disque" } } ]}
See also
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Get application info
Is macOS
Is Windows