Re: [DUG]: Getting the current user

[Mark Howard]

Yeah. Thanks Stephen. I'm going to have to have another go at getting D5's Open Help working.  I've got about 10 Help files specified in there but only ever get offered help from a couple of them. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Barker To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:31 AM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Getting the current user It's in the help (api) - I think I got the original function from a Delphi list - maybe this one.   It comes from advapi32.lib where there are other related functions to get SID's etc from which you could obtain the group.   regards, Steve -----Original Message----- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 16 August 2001 09:37 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: Getting the current user Stephen VERY cool!  Thanks very much.  I had searched for 'username' and didn't come up with this.  Where is it documented? Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Barker To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:32 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Getting the current user function NetworkID: string; var  buffer : string;      buffSize : DWORD;      bRet: boolean; begin   buffSize:=128;   SetLength(buffer,BuffSize);   bRet := GetUserName(PChar(buffer), buffSize);   if bRet then      result := strpas(PChar(buffer))   else      Result := ''; end; -----Original Message----- From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2001 17:07 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Getting the current user Hi   Can I get the name of the current User from anywhere if I'm just using Paradox?   One of my sites wants to restrict access to data depending on particular usernames.   Come to think of it, it would be a better long term solution to read the Group that the current user belongs to.   Any pointers?   Thanks   Mark