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Function name : WNetGetUser

Group: Windows Networking - Library: mpr

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The WNetGetUser function retrieves the current default user name, or the user name used to establish a network connection.

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Code examples:

Retrieving current user for the process

Declaration:

DWORD WNetGetUser(
  LPCTSTR lpName,     // device or resource name
  LPTSTR lpUserName,  // name buffer
  LPDWORD lpnLength   // buffer size
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER WNetGetUser IN mpr;
	INTEGER   lpName,;
	STRING  @ lpUserName,;
	INTEGER @ lpnLength  

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Parameters:

lpName [in] Pointer to a constant null-terminated string that specifies either the name of a local device or the remote name of a network resource.

lpUserName [out] Pointer to a buffer that receives the null-terminated user name.

lpnLength [in/out] Pointer to a variable that specifies the size, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the lpUserName parameter.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR (0).

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Comments:

Compare this function with the GetUserName.

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

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