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getlogin in C programming

getlogin in C programming

getlogin in C programming

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Hi,

I am trying to get the login name of the user in C programming  .After searching in web i found the Miscellaneous function getlogin() in unistd.h.I am using VC++ compiler .
This header file is not available in VC++.Please guide me how to solve this issue or tell me how to get the login information of the user.

regards,
KarthikJ

RE: getlogin in C programming

Easiest way that I know of is to use the GetUserName API call.

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