Default User ID

[Guest]

I have a table, tbSamples, with a field UserID. when a new recorded is added
I would like to default the User ID of the person loged on, adding the record.
I have tried using; =CurrentUser() , this only returned Admin regardless of
who was logged on.
It was suggested that I try this web site;
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0008.htm
I created a module, modUserID and pasted in the code from below.
This is where I come un-stuck. How do I activate this module to default the
User ID into the field?
I am using Windows and Access 2000.
Any help appreciated.

Nick

'******************** Code Start **************************
' This code was originally written by Dev Ashish.
' It is not to be altered or distributed,
' except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code Courtesy of
' Dev Ashish
'
Private Declare Function apiGetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long

Function fOSUserName() As String
' Returns the network login name
Dim lngLen As Long, lngX As Long
Dim strUserName As String
strUserName = String$(254, 0)
lngLen = 255
lngX = apiGetUserName(strUserName, lngLen)
If ( lngX > 0 ) Then
fOSUserName = Left$(strUserName, lngLen - 1)
Else
fOSUserName = vbNullString
End If
End Function
'******************** Code End **************************

 

[tina]

you pasted the function into a public module. now you just have to call the
function. to set the default value of a control in a form, add the following
expression to the control's DefaultValue property, as

=fOSUserName()

if you want to set the value of the UserID field when the record is added,
add the following code to the form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

Me!UserID = fOSUserName

End Sub

hth

 

[tina]

oops! close but not quite. the following is better:

if you want to set the value of the UserID field when the record is added,
add the following code to the form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If IsNull(Me.UserID) Then
Me!UserID = fOSUserName
End If

End Sub

hth

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much Tina.
Your directions where very clear and precise. I didn’t have any problems
following your instructions, which makes it easy for someone like myself with
a basic understanding of Access.

Thanks again
Nick

 

[tina]

you're welcome

Thanks very much Tina.
Your directions where very clear and precise. I didn't have any problems
following your instructions, which makes it easy for someone like myself with
a basic understanding of Access.

Thanks again
Nick