>>>>>>All I want to do is to return the user name. Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>i think sys(0) returns the windows user and not the novell user.
>>>>>if the windows user is what you want, can you just parse it out of the string sys(0) returns.
>>>>>there is also an api call ( i think it's GetUserName ) that will return just the windows user.
>>>>>
>>>>>if you want the novell user, i know there is something in the files section ( or maybe kb ) here on ut.
>>>>>i know i saw it but have yet to have a need or time to give it a try.
>>>>
>>>>thanks Gray .. :)
>>>sys(0) will return the novell machine_name if it is set up in the NET.CFG (Not 100% sure about this, it has been a while, but I am sure that you can return a novell id of somekind)
>>
>>thanks Larry for the information :)))
>I checked, and what I had done was add the line
>MACHINE NAME="MyName"
>in the user's login script.

thanks Larry - I will make a note of it. :)))