username from registry

[SlykFX]

can someone tell me the registry location of the current logged on user please

I can't be bothered to have a sig!

 

[rmiley]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Is this what you are looking for? It has the Logon User Name

Also a bit deeper:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

has all of the profile stuff.

Hope that helps.

 

[bcastner]

There is also the environmental variable %USERNAME%

 

[SlykFX]

thanks rmiley and bcastner
i did know about the env variable but couldnt use that as the applications im writting dont support those

i didnt qutie word what i meant correctly
what i could really do with is the name of the user rather than the username

although thanks for the username anyway as i did need that aswell

I can't be bothered to have a sig!

 

[bcastner]

Are you sure there is no function such as getenv("USERNAME&quot? Just curious, as most languages support such a function.

In any case here is a good example in VB using the Win APIs:

http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/index.html?code/network/netusergetinfo.htm

Remember in coding that Administrators will not have an extended name.