in vb6 it's GetUserName(stBuff, lBuffLen)
where GetUserName() is in the win api
how to do in dotnet? (2008 express)
couldn't find in help - guess i don't know the right search term, user,
username,login,loginname etc didn't turn up an answer that i could see.

thanks
mark

Am 26.06.2010 20:40, schrieb mp:
> in vb6 it's GetUserName(stBuff, lBuffLen)
> where GetUserName() is in the win api
> how to do in dotnet? (2008 express)
> couldn't find in help - guess i don't know the right search term, user,
> username,login,loginname etc didn't turn up an answer that i could see.

Environment.UserName Property (System)
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.username.aspx>

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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Am 26.06.2010 20:40, schrieb mp:
>> in vb6 it's GetUserName(stBuff, lBuffLen)
>> where GetUserName() is in the win api
>> how to do in dotnet? (2008 express)
>> couldn't find in help - guess i don't know the right search term, user,
>> username,login,loginname etc didn't turn up an answer that i could see.
>
> Environment.UserName Property (System)
> <URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.username.aspx>
>
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Thanks Herfried,
i could swear that username didn't pull that up in my searches...but it sure
does now!
Guess i was just temporarily blind!?! (or permanently stupid maybe :-) )
Thanks again,
Mark