How to detect network id and populate form

[mongous]

Does anyone know of a way, possibly with javascript to detect a user's network id and look up their email address so as to automatically populate the 'email' field on a form?

We have a form that no-one can seem to fill out correctly!

Is this possible? Thanks.

 

[lebisol]

is this intranet?
VB would do

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Visual_Basic/Q_20392085.html

or pre-scan the lan and populate your DB with the username/machineID combo....
post more about the project & configs
All the best!

> need more info?
:: don't click HERE ::

 

[mongous]

Yeah, it's just a 'time-off request form' for employees in my dept. For some reason people just can't get their email address right, and it causes grief for the guy that gets the email as far as replying.

So it's just an html form/cgi and I was hoping that it would just populate when they accessed the page. You think I should use vb? (vbScript?)

 

[lebisol]

hi mongus!
u could:
-get the free software that scanns the LAN

http://www.gfi.com/lannetscan/

and collect all u need (mac,netID,...and MORE)
- use any small DB in the background:
[username][password][net_ID]
and set up a small "login" for users....

this way u can confirm users indentity based on multiple things:
eg. user MUST:
-be on their machine
-provide correct username password
and u just pull the users' email form this "easy login"
I don't know how/if the JavaScript or CGI can handle this....it was relatively easy in ASP and VBscript

perhps u can detect user IPs if they are on static IPs
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.javascriptsearch.com/scripts/User_Information/[/URL]
vs. detecting net ID
hm.....this is all I cn think of right now.....
all the best!

> need more info?
:: don't click HERE ::

 

[mongous]

Thanks lebisol! I will research into that option a little more...

thanks for your help!