Re: GETUSERNAME

[Bill Wragg <bill_wragg@xxxxxxxx>]

PC user must be authorized to run cmd.exe. If they don't the strpccmd will not 
work. 
 Good Luck
Bill
(All in favour of saving gas, raise your right foot!) 




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From: Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, July 18, 2011 8:18:51 AM
Subject: Re: GETUSERNAME

Vern,

Support for the client side of STRPPCCMD is built into the
emulator...nothing to install, turn on or start.  Unlike RUNRMTCMD.

Even non-IBM emulators can/could have it.  I know Powerterm does...

Charles

On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thx, Scott
>
> That's cool. But it won't help for us - I can't make the assumption that
> support for STRPCCMD is in place, or that certain file shares are there.
>
> But I believe I have an answer using EIM APIs - am working an adding SSO
> to some of our stuff.
>
> Vern
>
> On 7/15/2011 6:14 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> > No, it's just this:
> >
> > STRPCCMD PCCMD('CMD /C ECHO %USERNAME%>
> > \\mynetserver\MYSHARE\MYFILE.TXT') PAUSE(*NO)
> >
> > Then read the contents of MYFILE.TXT to find out the username.
> >
> >
> > On 7/15/2011 5:52 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > > I don't have a Pro/VIP subscription, so can't see the article - does it
> > > involve a program you call on the PC? I'm not sure that would fly for
> > > our situation.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Vern
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