Visual Basic Core Snippet Routines
GetUserName
          
                 
   Retrieves the user name of the current thread. This is the name of the user currently logged onto the system. If the current thread is impersonating another client, GetUserName returns the user name of the client that the thread is impersonating.         
           Updated:   Monday December 26, 2011   
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   Applies to:   VB4-32, VB5, VB6   
OS restrictions:   None  
 Code Snippet
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Private Const MAX_USERNAME As Long = 15

Private Declare Function GetUserName Lib "advapi32" _
   Alias "GetUserNameA" _
  (ByVal lpBuffer As String, _
   nSize As Long) As Long
      
Private Declare Function lstrlenW Lib "kernel32" _
  (ByVal lpString As Long) As Long
        
Private Function GetThreadUserName() As String

  'Retrieves the user name of the current
  'thread. This is the name of the user
  'currently logged onto the system. If
  'the current thread is impersonating
  'another client, GetUserName returns
  'the user name of the client that the
  'thread is impersonating.
   Dim buff As String
   Dim nSize As Long
   
   buff = Space$(MAX_USERNAME)
   nSize = Len(buff)

   If GetUserName(buff, nSize) = 1 Then

      GetThreadUserName = TrimNull(buff)
      Exit Function

   End If

End Function


Private Function TrimNull(startstr As String) As String

   TrimNull = Left$(startstr, lstrlenW(StrPtr(startstr)))
   
End Function

 Calling Syntax
   sUsername = GetThreadUserName()

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