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Article #5784Using GetUserNameEx()
From: Jeff
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:55
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:55
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I'm trying to use a Windows API call to get the full name of the person
logged into the current system. When I compile my code below I get an
"Unresolved external 'GetUserNameExW' referenced from..." linker error.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks,
Jeff
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define SECURITY_WIN32 1
#define UNICODE 1
#define MAXBUFF 512
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <Security.h>
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
WCHAR wszDN[MAXBUFF]; //Character buffer for DN Name
ULONG cchDN = MAXBUFF; //Length of DN Name
if (!GetUserNameEx(NameDisplay, wszDN, &cchDN))
Application->MessageBox("Error getting user''s full name", "Error",
MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
else
lbeAddress->Text = static_cast<String>(wszDN);
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