Functions Reference

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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 190
Get(SystemNICAddress)
Purpose
Returns the hardware addresses of all NIC (Network Interface Controller) cards connected to the
computer.
Format
Get(SystemNICAddress)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Values in the list returned by this function are separated by carriage returns. The address consists of
6
bytes displayed in hexadecimal separated by colons. In Windows, find this address by typing the
command “
ipconfig /All” in a DOS window. In OS X, find this address under Network
Overview in the System Profile tab under Applications/Utilities/Apple System Profiler.
Notes
In FileMaker WebDirect, this function is not supported and returns an empty string.
In FileMaker Go, this function is not a reliable method for obtaining the address on an iOS
device. To identify an iOS device, use the
Get(PersistentID) function instead. For more
information, see the FileMaker Knowledge Base.
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 00:07:34:4e:c2:0d, for example.