On Mar 7, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Alexei Vinidiktov wrote: > When I do basic authentication to a web2py app from a *desktop* app (tried > two test apps I wrote in Python and REALbasic) I can get the user's first > name and last name from the web app, but I can't get his/her id. > > @service.xmlrpc > @service.jsonrpc > def getUserName(): > return str(auth.user_id) + " " + auth.user.first_name + " " + > auth.user.last_name > > The above function returns "None" for the user id and the correct first name > and last name. > > The same function called from a *web based* user interface (written with > qooxdoo and authenticated via the standard login form) works fine returning > both the user id and his first and last names. > > What am I doing wrong? > > I'm on web2py 1.89.5 >
Just a shot in the dark: try auth.user.id instead.
