Dennis
This can be done on 2k and XP.. will do some research and tell you how..
I know 2k and XP will run batch files, and if the people who want this
done have a little knowledge of how to capture the info as the user
changes this shouldn't be bad at all.. It wouldn't be done in the
Autoexec.bat anyway. That is just how the RB docs present it.. In any
Win OS you can use SET commands to set environment vars..
How are the they telling that each user changes now?
Jim
Jim Limburg
Personel Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alt Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:08 pm
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passwords can be a pain in the #$!!%
> Thanks Jim but...
>
> Everyone is Win 2000 or Win XP.
> I'm assuming changing Autoexec.bat would either be a no-no or
> wouldn't work.
>
> That would be great if something like:
> SET VAR vworkstat = (ENVVAL('workstat'))
> would do the trick.
>
> Dennis
> *****
>
>
> At 03:23 PM 7/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Dennis
> >
> >It sounds like you need to have the person who wrote system for
> the users to
> >login into.. thus there login ident to go into a system variable
> like the
> >old DOS type SET USERNOW = "the value of their login name", and
> then use
> >ENVVAL to get this value...here is the info on this command.
> >
> >(ENVVAL('environmentvar'))
> >
> >Returns the current value of the specified DOS environment
> variable. You
> must
> >either enclose the name of the environment variable in quotation
> marks or
> use a
> >text variable to which you have assigned the environment variable.
> >
> >First, assume you have the command below in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
> >
> > SET workstat=10
> >
> >Now, in R:BASE, you can use ENVVAL to find the value of that
> environment
> >variable, as shown in the example below. The value of vworkstat
> will be
> the text
> >value 10.
> >
> > SET VAR vworkstat = (ENVVAL('workstat'))
> >
> >Hope this helps
> >Jim Limburg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Dennis Fleming wrote:
> >> Thanks Dick,
> >>
> >> I may not have explained this very well.
> >> There is a production system on the floor on many PC's that
> runs 24/7 which
> >> monitors their product at various locations throughout the
> plant. They have
> >> function keys available which can call up other programs
> including our app
> >> which is for work requests. They want the operator's login
> ident to be
> >> picked up by our app to be stored with the work request (they
> don't login
> >> windows). The operators change throughout the day. I'm looking
> for a way
> >> for them to "pass" the current operator's id to Rbase.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Dennis
> >> *****
> >>
> >> At 10:36 AM 7/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >>
> >>>Dennis: Put a column in a password or dummy table with a
> date. Have the
> >>>date set to today when the user first logs in. Future logins
> check the date
> >>>and if it is today, do not ask again. Works here.
> >>>
> >>>Dick Fey
> >>>Carpet Broker Inc.
> >>>
> >>>PS We also use it for certain reminders we only want to see
> once each day.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>A customer has a manufacturing app running all the time on the
> shop floor.
> >>>>Each new user must log in when they start their shift, take
> breaks, etc.
> >>>>They can jump out (and return) to our RBase app to enter a
> work request
> >>>>when they see a problem. Where is a good place for the
> manufacturing app
> >>>
> >>>to
> >>>
> >>>>save the ident/password for us to pick up in RBase so we don't
> need to ask
> >>>>"who are you" again? (I guess they could save it in a text
> file, but seems
> >>>>a little clumsy).
> >>>>
> >>>>TIA,
> >>>>
> >>>>Dennis
> >>>>*****
> >>>>Dennis Fleming
> >>>>IISCO
> >>>>http://www.TheBestCMMS.com
> >>>>Phone: 570 775-7593
> >>>>Fax: 570 775-9797
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Dennis Fleming
> >> IISCO
> >> http://www.TheBestCMMS.com
> >> Phone: 570 775-7593
> >> Fax: 570 775-9797
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> Dennis Fleming
> IISCO
> http://www.TheBestCMMS.com
> Phone: 570 775-7593
> Fax: 570 775-9797
>
>
