[AccessD] an ACCESS query

Tue Mar 12 12:17:32 CDT 2019

...plus I just learned I've had an issue with my email (which I administer) and the AccessD mail.

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From: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> on behalf of Ryan W <wrwehler at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 1:03 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] an ACCESS query

No prob. :)

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 12:02 PM John W. Clark <John.Clark at niagaracounty.com>
wrote:

> Wow, I was overthinking that one just a bit, eh?! Thanks, I think this
> will suffice!
>
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> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> on behalf of Ryan W <
> wrwehler at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 12:40 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] an ACCESS query
>
> What about just
>
> Environ("Username") ?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 11:39 AM Bob Walsh <BWalsh at healthinsight.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Something like this?
> >
> > Declare PtrSafe 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
> >
> > From: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of John
> W.
> > Clark
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 9:36 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] an ACCESS query
> >
> > [Attn: This is an external email.]
> >
> > I haven't been out here in quite a while, but I'm hoping someone can save
> > me. I seem to have forgotten some things and I need to grab a user's
> Active
> > Directory login ID and put it in a record.
> >
> > I actually haven't programmed anything in quite a while. I've been
> playing
> > with VoIP phones and email lately and haven't needed to work with MS
> Access
> > in a very long time. I still lurk every now and then and read the posts,
> > but I haven't needed to use it.
> >
> > I'm praying someone has some code I can use to do this quick. I was
> trying
> > to use a couple of things, like:
> >
> >
> > Dim strUser as String
> > strUser = ActiveDirectory.User()
> > MsgBox "Welcome back, " & strUser
> >
> > but I get nothing...no errors, just nothing. I've tried variations and
> > some other code I've found as well.
> >
> > Is the "ActiveDirectory" code above native or should I be invoking
> > something to make it work?
> >
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