Conference gyro::internet_toolss

4611.0. "getting the real hostname from IIS" by VAOU09::LAM () Tue Apr 15 1997 18:11

    I am setting up a demo using NT4-SP2 with
    SQLserver 6.5-SP2 and IIS 3.0. I am using
    the as-shipped sample.htx for IDC to SQL
    from IIS. Everything works fine. But I need
    to get the real hostname of the server since
    my client desktop is connecting to the IIS
    as a virtual host. I have tried the following
    with no success:
    1) using <%SERVER_NAME%> in my htx file, but
    	it returns the virtual hostname, not the real
    	machine name
    2) tried <!--#exec cgi="/scripts/gethost.cgi" -->
    	just like unix with NCSA server; but it seems IIS
    	does not allow ExecCGI in server side include
    3) plain old CGI does not work since I am stuck
    	with htx 
    4) <script language="javascript">
    	document.write(location.host)
    	</script>
    	does not work either since javascript returns
    	the virtual hostname
    Short of writing a complete dll I have run out
    of ideas. Does anybody have any idea? Any help 
    appreciated.