Re: User Profile Retrieval

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> My question is this:  I would like to retrieve the name of the user profile
> that is running the current program.  I know that in CL, you simply use the
> RTVUSRSPC command, and I am also aware that I can run this command using the
> QCMDEXC API, but I don't believe this would place the results in an RPG
> variable, in fact, I doubt it would even run (would it?).
>

No, it would not run.  Generally QCMDEXC only works for commands that you
can run from the command-line.


>
> Is there an API to retrieve the user profile within an RPGIV Program?
>

Rather than ask a question like "Is there an API to xxxxxx" please take
the time to look in the Information center first.

1) go to http://www.iseries.ibm.com/infocenter
    (remember that URL, it's easy to remember)

2) After selecting your region & release, you'll get the Information
     Center.

3) In the navigation bar on the left select "Programming" then
     "APIs" then "API finder"  (in V5R2...  the process may vary
      slightly for older releases)

4) Under "Search by Descriptive Name" type "Retrieve User" then click
      GO!

Alternately:

4)  Select APIs by category.  Select the category you're interested in.
      (in this case "Security APIs") then select the API from the list.

The reason I'm explaining this is that you won't have to ask about every
API, you can just look them up.  That saves the rest of us having to look
them up for you.