JavaScript to find the operating system user name

If a user is accessing a Lotus Notes database anonymously, you can find out the person's operating system user name by using the WScript.Shell ActiveX. Just use the following JavaScript code:

var oShell=new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell")
un=oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERNAME%")
domain=oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings
("%USERDOMAIN%")

document.all.item('username').value=un
document.all.item('domain').value=domain

If you get an error that says: "Automation object can't create object," then register the WScript object by running the Wscript -regserver command from a command prompt or from the Run command on the Start menu.

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This tip didn't work for me at all. There was no error message, just the default database view. Also, there is nothing that says where to put the JavaScript on the form
—Hamish S.

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When the user says "It didn't work for me at all," it depends on the Internet Explorer security policy. Regarding the user saying "there is nothing that says where to put the JavaScript on the form," it is possible to put it in various events such as Onload, button click, etc.
—Yossi Sabag, tip author

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