Sounds similar to the environment I'm working in...
However, as I mentioned, using sys(0), I get the workstation name. To further complicate things, when dialing into my work PC from home, VFP's sys(0) now returns the the ID PCAnywhere assigns to my work machine!



>Hmmm....
>We are running Novell 4.11 on a token ring and SYS(0) give the
>login ID for our situtation... At least it returns what is
>typed in when the Novell Client login screen asks for the
>Login ID...
>
>
>>Not really, it just returns the name assigned to the workgroup user, not the Novell login ID.
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>>>Doesn't SYS(0) work?
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>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I'm looking for suggestions to get the logged-on user I.D. in a Win 95 environment/Novell client 32.
>>>>
>>>>I've used GPLIB for years in DOS, and am finding the VFP5 version too finicky (it works on some workstations and not others though all the required files/dates are present).
>>>>
>>>>I currently am echoing the DOS SET environment to a file and reading/extracting the info from there, which I find tacky, and is not very secure.
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Also... just a footnote...
>>>>For those of you that remember or responded to one of my previous cries for help re the error 'Too many files open'...
>>>>Turned out it was due to my original non standard installation of Win 95/ Novell, where I loaded Novell VLMs in DOS and logged in before starting Win 95. The problem disappeared when I broke down and installed Client 32.