windows filepro and username variable

[Scott Nelson]

It is started by a batch and I tried set FPUSR=%USERNAME% to pass it to 
fp.  No luck.




Robert Haussmann wrote:
> 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-
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>> [mailto:filepro-
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>>>> 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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