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how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181908]

Wed, 12 July 2006 02:44

haitham
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how to get the windows user name and the domain name in an application trigger like <when-new-form-instance>...
plz i need help and ideas.
thanks alot..

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181947 is a reply to message #181908]

Wed, 12 July 2006 05:42

rana.irfan@arzootex.com
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Dear,
you can get Domain Name like this query.

Select Userenv('TERMINAL') FROM Dual;

Regards,

Rana Irfan

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181949 is a reply to message #181947]

Wed, 12 July 2006 05:50

Maaher
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That does not work in a web based Forms environment, I'm afraid.

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181995 is a reply to message #181947]

Wed, 12 July 2006 09:20

haitham
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but it retrieves the machine name , i need to retrieve the windows user name (which the user logged in with to the windows)
and also the domain name ??...
thanks alot..

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181996 is a reply to message #181949]

Wed, 12 July 2006 09:22

haitham
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i am using client server environmet (dev6i) , not web based and so i need to know how to get them !!..
thanks alot .

[Updated on: Wed, 12 July 2006 09:23]

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #181997 is a reply to message #181996]

Wed, 12 July 2006 09:38

Maaher
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Select sys_context('USERENV','OS_USER') FROM Dual;

MHE

[Updated on: Wed, 12 July 2006 09:41]

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #182012 is a reply to message #181997]

Wed, 12 July 2006 10:21

haitham
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thanks alot , it retrieves the user name ,,
i also need to retrieve the domain name , because there is more than one domain at the network and i need to know in which domain the user is ??..

thanks ..

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #182103 is a reply to message #182012]

Thu, 13 July 2006 01:29

Maaher
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I don't know by hart. What does the documentation tell you? And have a look at the MACHINE column in V$SESSION.

MHE

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #182528 is a reply to message #182103]

Sun, 16 July 2006 06:37

haitham
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sorry for late ,thank you very much ..that is what i need..

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #183127 is a reply to message #181908]

Wed, 19 July 2006 08:25

vikasg2006
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Dubai

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hello
the above queries gives the appropriate results. thanks. But if i need I.P. address of user instead of name then how can i fetch is i.e. means by which command?
i am using forms 6i+oracle 8i
vikas

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #183204 is a reply to message #181908]

Wed, 19 July 2006 23:00

Rehan Mirza
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Registered: July 2004
Location: Pakistan

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Use this query for IP Address

Select sys_Context('UserEnv','IP_Address') IP_ADDRESS from Dual;

take care

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Re: how to get the windows user name and the domain name ? [message #183206 is a reply to message #183127]

Wed, 19 July 2006 23:02

rana.irfan@arzootex.com
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Registered: June 2006
Location: Faisalabad.

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hi,

you can get IP address like this.

1* select sys_context('USERENV','IP_ADDRESS') IP FROM DUAL
SQL> /

IP-ADDRESS
-----------
10.10.0.127

I think this Command 'll solved your problem.

Regards,

Rana Irfan

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