Resolve Machine Alias VI

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Requires: Base Development System

Returns the network address of the machine, which you can use with the networking and VI server functions.

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	App Refnum is a reference to a LabVIEW application.
	Machine Alias is the alias for the computer.
	error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
	App Refnum Out passes the application reference specified by App Refnum.
	Network Identity is the network address, such as the IP address, for the machine. If this VI cannot resolve the machine alias, the VI returns an error and returns as the value of Machine Alias as the value of Network Identity.
	error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

Resolve Machine Alias Details

The Resolve Machine Alias VI returns the network address of the machine alias specified in the LabVIEW project .aliases file. This .aliases file is automatically updated with mappings that you specify in the LabVIEW project. You can extend the set of mappings in the .aliases file. If you extend the mappings of the .aliases file and you check the LabVIEW project into source control, then you also need to check the .aliases file into source control.