pcsoft.us.windevCopyright 2026, PC SOFT6 Nov 2014 17:02:00 Z5 Nov 2014 16:35:00 ZHi All When a user logs into windows he has, obviously, a username. But when you create a user on Windows there are in fact 3 items for each login that are of interest to me. 1) The login name 2) The login "Full Name" 3) The login "Description" The first one I can easily find in WinDev using NetworkUser(). How can I find out the other 2 items? In Visual FoxPro I can do this: 1) I can create an object reference to some sort of path to the users folder like this: TOBJ_Windows_User = getobject( "WinNT://" + Getenv("USERDOMAIN") + "/" + ALLTRIM( SYS_TSVC->USER_NAME ) + ",User" ) 2) Then the Full Name is returned with: TOBJ_Windows_User.FullName 3) And the Description is returned with: TOBJ_Windows_User.Description Is there a way to find this info in WinDev? Perhaps using a function or API ? Many thanks.30WEBDEVen_UShttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description/read.awpmoderateur@pcsoft.fr (El moderador)webmaster@pcsoft.fr (El webmaster)guestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48823/read.awp6 Nov 2014 17:02:00 ZThanks Alexandre. I will look into that as well. This solution works for the moment and we only need it on our own servers runni…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48823/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48823/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48822/read.awp6 Nov 2014 16:40:00 ZHi JP, To add to Paulo, if the local PC settings (language, date formatting, etc.) changes, you will not be able to interpret…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48822/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48822/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48821/read.awp6 Nov 2014 15:23:00 ZBe carefull if the logon user is one domain user, in this case you have to add /DOMAIN to the net user command.https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48821/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48821/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48820/read.awp6 Nov 2014 15:15:00 ZHi All, I have found a solution which is a little bit of a hack but when encapsulated in a neat little function it works very…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48820/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-solution-48820/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48819/read.awp6 Nov 2014 15:02:00 ZHi JP, Just to add that if you really want to work with active directory, there is a .Net example of that in WinDev called: W…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48819/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48819/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48817/read.awp6 Nov 2014 14:43:00 ZHi JP, For a simple way to get the user name you can try GetUserName and GetUserNameEx API: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48817/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48817/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48813/read.awp6 Nov 2014 10:39:00 ZJP I am not at my best when it comes to this systems stuff - just a user I am afraid..... I wonder if you are barking up the…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48813/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48813/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48812/read.awp6 Nov 2014 10:32:00 ZHi Derek, I have the WD LDAP Explorer example up but still cannot connect. The reason is I dont know what to use for host nam…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48812/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48812/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48810/read.awp6 Nov 2014 10:21:00 ZJP 'sHost_Name is string = "JP-Laptop"' 'sUser_Name is string = "JP"' 'sUser_Pwrd is string = "****"' This should be the…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48810/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48810/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48809/read.awp6 Nov 2014 10:06:00 ZHi Derek, I am trying out this LDAP code but I cant seem to even create a succesful connection. Here is what I am trying; …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48809/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48809/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48807/read.awp6 Nov 2014 08:57:00 ZThanks again Arie but that function is also the same as the built-in WD function NetworkDomainName() Thanks though :)https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48807/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48807/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48806/read.awp6 Nov 2014 08:56:00 ZHI Arie, Thanks but that function returns the same as the built-in WD function NetworkUser() which returns just the login nam…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48806/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48806/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48803/read.awp5 Nov 2014 21:04:00 ZJP Some snippets from the code I use which handles users from multiple offices (OU). Basically a personalised copy for what …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48803/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48803/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48800/read.awp5 Nov 2014 19:52:00 ZI also have this one. Not eactly what you need, but maybe you can learn from it FUNCTION GetWindowsComputerName(bIncludeDomai…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48800/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48800/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48799/read.awp5 Nov 2014 19:26:00 ZJP, try this for the username FUNCTION GetWindowsLoginName() ppBuffer is string ASCIIZ on 256 pBytesReturned is int = 128 …https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48799/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48799/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48797/read.awp5 Nov 2014 18:59:00 ZLDAP is the generic equivalent of Active Directory. If you are looking for a local machine account and name, I doubt you will fi…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48797/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48797/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48795/read.awp5 Nov 2014 17:33:00 ZTo understand the use of the LDAP function check the exemple provided with windev in Examples\Complete examples\WD LDAP Explorer…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48795/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48795/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48793/read.awp5 Nov 2014 17:22:00 ZHi Paulo, Thanks for the reply. I am looking at these LDAPxxx functions but I not sure I undestand how to use them. For examp…https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48793/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48793/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and descriptionguestpcsoft.us.windevhttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48792/read.awp5 Nov 2014 17:08:00 ZUsing the LDAPxxx functions it's possible, using some system API it should be possible but i don't know how.https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48792/read.awphttps://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/48788-wd19-finding-user-login-name-and-description-48792/read.awp[WD19] - Finding the user login name and description