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Issue topic: Retrieving the Windows 95/98/NT Username

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In this issue we discuss how to retrieve the username used to login to Windows.

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basLogin

This module makes it easy to get the username used to login to Windows. This routine is most useful to avoid having to prompt your users with additional login information in your applications. You can use the built-in operating system security to provide authentication. This is most effective in Windows NT where security can be very high. One example of this is how Microsoft Outlook works.

Functions

Public Function LoginName() As String

Returns the username used to login to Windows. If an error occurs it will be raised to the calling routine.

Sample Usage

Simply shows a message box with the current username.

    MsgBox LoginName()

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