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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 146
Get(HostIPAddress)
Purpose
Returns the IP address of the host computer for the current file.
Format
Get(HostIPAddress)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 8.0
Description
If the current file isn’t being hosted, an empty string is returned.
Note In FileMaker WebDirect, returns the physical IP address of the host machine.
If IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are available for remotely hosted files, the address is returned in the
most common or default format. This might not be the same format that was used when connecting
to the host.
If the current calculation is stored and you specify its context, this function will be evaluated based
on that context; otherwise, it will be evaluated based on the context of the current window.
Note For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search the
FileMaker Knowledge Base available at
http://help.filemaker.com.
Examples
Returns one of the following when the current file is being hosted:
IPv4: 14.156.13.121
IPv6: [2001:0DB8:85A3:08D3:1319:8A2E:0370:7334]
Note If the host machine has both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, Get(HostIPAddress) returns only the
IP address that the client used to connect to the host.
Returns one of the following when accessing a locally hosted file:
127.0.0.1 if connected to 127.0.0.1
[::1] if connected to localhost
14.156.13.121 if connected to the computer’s IP address or evaluated in
FileMaker
WebDirect.