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Function name : GetUserName

Group: System Information - Library: advapi32

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Retrieves the user name of the current thread. This is the name of the user currently logged onto the system.

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Code examples:

Retrieving local computer and user names
Obtaining names of local and global groups for current user (WinNT/XP/2K)
Finding out if the current user is the Guest account

Declaration:

BOOL GetUserName(
	LPTSTR  lpBuffer,	// address of name buffer
	LPDWORD  nSize 	// address of size of name buffer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetUserName IN advapi32;
	STRING @lpBuffer,;
	INTEGER @nSize  

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Parameters:

lpBuffer Points to the buffer to receive the null-terminated string containing the user"s logon name.

nSize Pointer to a DWORD that, on input, specifies the maximum size, in characters, of the buffer specified by the lpBuffer parameter.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a nonzero value.

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Comments:

SYS(0) -- the network machine information -- returns computer name and user name in one string.

See also: GetUserNameEx, GetComputerName, GetComputerNameEx.

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