Malte, should work the same under XP. The shell command "set user" gives the reply:
userdnsdomain=fake.edu userdomain=fake_domain username=fake_name userprofile=C:\Documents and Settings\mike ----------------------------------------------- Can anyone test if this works under XP and / or WIn 7, even when not logged in with admin rights? -- I'm afraid to log in any way except the way I always do it -- I might screw something up. Mike --- On Mon, 5/17/10, Malte Pfaff-Brill <revolut...@derbrill.de> wrote: > From: Malte Pfaff-Brill <revolut...@derbrill.de> > Subject: Getting the currently logged in user under Windows > To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 9:05 AM > Hi all, > > I am using this under Vista to identify the currently > logged in user: > > function getUserName > local tUser > set the hideconsolewindows to true > put shell("set user") into tUser > set the itemDel to "=" > repeat for each line theLine in tUser > if item 1 of theLine="USERNAME" > then > return item 2 to -1 of theLine > end if > end repeat > return tUser > end getUserName > > Is there a simpler way? Can anyone test if this works under > XP and / or WIn 7, even when not logged in with admin > rights? > > All the best, > > malte > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage > your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution