How do I get the username of system?
Bill Vlahos
bvlahos at mac.com
Mon Oct 28 19:56:38 EDT 2013
Richard,
Thanks it gives the short name which I assume is the login name. I wonder how you can get the long name which is more descriptive. It looks like you use the same for iOS: $USER
Where did you find this? I don’t see it in the Dictionary.
Bill Vlahos
On Oct 27, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com> wrote:
> No externals needed - the info is available in a global var:
>
> Mac: $USER
> Linux: $USER
> Windows: $USERNAME
>
> --
> Richard Gaskin
> Fourth World Systems
> Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web
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