GetName.exe uses Windows API functions to get the present User ID and the Computer's Name:



GetName.bas

Option Explicit

' Form Name:    GetName.bas
' Author:       Tyler Travis, Eruption Software
'               www.travis-usa.com
' Date:         3/16/01

Public Declare Function GetComputerName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetComputerNameA" ( _
     ByVal lpBuffer As String, _
     nSize As Long _
     ) As Long

Declare Function GetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "GetUserNameA" ( _
     ByVal lpBuffer As String, _
     ByRef nSize As Long _
     ) As Long

Public Sub GetCompName()

    strCompName = String$(compNameSize + 1, 0)
    ret = GetComputerName(strCompName, compNameSize)
    intCharPos = InStr(1, strCompName, Chr(0), 0)
    strNameTrimmed = Left(strCompName, intCharPos - 1)
    frmGetName.lblAllNames.Caption = strNameTrimmed
    
End Sub

Public Sub GetUsersName()

    strUserName = String$(userNameSize + 1, 0)
    ret = GetUserName(strUserName, userNameSize)
    intCharPos = InStr(1, strUserName, Chr(0), 0)
    strNameTrimmed = Left(strUserName, intCharPos - 1)
    frmGetName.lblAllNames.Caption = strNameTrimmed
    
End Sub


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frmGetName.frm only needs to call the functions:

VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form frmGetName 
   Caption         =   "  Get Name"
   ClientHeight    =   1590
   ClientLeft      =   60
   ClientTop       =   345
   ClientWidth     =   4680
   Icon            =   "frmGetName.frx":0000
   LinkTopic       =   "Form1"
   ScaleHeight     =   1590
   ScaleWidth      =   4680
   StartUpPosition =   3  'Windows Default
   Begin VB.CommandButton cmdExit 
      Caption         =   "Exit"
      Height          =   375
      Left            =   3120
      TabIndex        =   3
      Top             =   1080
      Width           =   1095
   End
   Begin VB.CommandButton cmdGetComputer 
      Caption         =   "Get Computer"
      Height          =   375
      Left            =   1680
      TabIndex        =   2
      Top             =   1080
      Width           =   1335
   End
   Begin VB.CommandButton cmdGetName 
      Caption         =   "Get User"
      Height          =   375
      Left            =   480
      TabIndex        =   1
      Top             =   1080
      Width           =   1095
   End
   Begin VB.Label lblAllNames 
      Alignment       =   2  'Center
      BackColor       =   &H00FFFFFF&
      BorderStyle     =   1  'Fixed Single
      BeginProperty Font 
         Name            =   "MS Sans Serif"
         Size            =   12
         Charset         =   0
         Weight          =   400
         Underline       =   0   'False
         Italic          =   0   'False
         Strikethrough   =   0   'False
      EndProperty
      Height          =   375
      Left            =   480
      TabIndex        =   0
      Top             =   480
      Width           =   3735
   End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "frmGetName"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False

Option Explicit

' Form Name:    frmGetName.frm
' Author:       Tyler Travis, Eruption Software
'               www.travis-usa.com
' Date:         3/16/01

Private Sub cmdExit_Click()
Unload Me

End Sub



Private Sub cmdGetComputer_Click()

GetCompName
    
End Sub



Private Sub cmdGetName_Click()

GetUsersName

End Sub



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GetNames.vbp:

Type=Exe
Reference=*\G{00020430-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}#2.0#0#C:\WINNT\System32\stdole2.tlb#OLE Automation
Module=GetName; GetName.bas
Form=frmGetName.frm
IconForm="frmGetName"
Startup="frmGetName"
HelpFile=""
Title="GetNames"
ExeName32="GetName3.exe"
Command32=""
Name="GetNames"
HelpContextID="0"
CompatibleMode="0"
MajorVer=1
MinorVer=0
RevisionVer=1
AutoIncrementVer=0
ServerSupportFiles=0
VersionComments="APIs only."
VersionCompanyName="Eruption Software and Tyler Travis."
CompilationType=0
OptimizationType=0
FavorPentiumPro(tm)=0
CodeViewDebugInfo=0
NoAliasing=0
BoundsCheck=0
OverflowCheck=0
FlPointCheck=0
FDIVCheck=0
UnroundedFP=0
StartMode=0
Unattended=0
Retained=0
ThreadPerObject=0
MaxNumberOfThreads=1