windows filepro and username variable

[Robert Haussmann]

Certainly starting to sound like it--one last thing I can think of to check:
is the filePro application being started by a batch file?  If so, does
the batch file do any type of SET USERNAME= command?

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Nelson [mailto:scott at logicdatasystems.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 6:24 PM
> To: Robert Haussmann
> Cc: 'Fairlight'; 'filePro Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: windows filepro and username variable
> 
> Tried that, and it is there as USERNAME.  Did an echo %USERNAME% in cmd
> and that shows also.  Must be a problem in fp 5.0.7.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> Robert Haussmann wrote:
> > Scott,
> >
> > filePro is simply pulling from the windows environment.  It may be
> > that in certain configurations, USERNAME isn't getting set (e.g.,
> > maybe windows XP Home--I'm not sure).
> >
> > the easiest way to troubleshoot this is to start a command prompt
> > and type:
> >
> > set > c:\env.txt
> >
> > then look at c:\env.txt and see what your environment looks like.
> > Does USERNAME appear?
> >
> > Bob Haussmann
> > Tabor Children's Services, Inc.
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: filepro-list-
> >> bounces+haussma=nextdimension.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-
> >> list-bounces+haussma=nextdimension.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf
> >> Of Scott Nelson
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:14 PM
> >> To: Fairlight
> >> Cc: filePro Mailing List
> >> Subject: Re: windows filepro and username variable
> >>
> >>  From the desktop, running fp 5.0.7 and logged in as a user.  Have
> the
> >> command 'a=getenv("%USERNAME%")  and show"@"<A in auto processing.
> It
> >> show blank, with or w/o the %.
> >>
> >> Scott
> >>
> >>
> >> Fairlight wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is it just me, or did Scott Nelson say:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I am running fp on xp pro, and trying to get the getenv to get the
> >>>> %USERNAME%.  It returns blank.  I have tried variations on the
> >>>>
> >> username
> >>
> >>>> with and w/o % etc.  Any one got this working?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Are you doing it from inside a service like IIS, or are you doing
> it
> >>> actually logged in and on the desktop?
> >>>
> >>> It should be getenv("USERNAME") and work fine--at least while
> logged
> >>>
> >> into
> >>
> >>> the desktop.
> >>>
> >>> mark->
> >>>
> >>>
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