Article: Q141949
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b
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SUMMARY
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In earlier versions of FoxPro, the SYS(0) function returned a name from the
network such as the UserName from Novell. Many developers used this function to
determine the login of the user, to keep track of who had which files open, and
so on.
In Visual FoxPro, the SYS(0) function does not look to the network. It may return
all pound signs or it may return an unexpected name, depending on how Windows is
set up.
In Visual FoxPro 3.0, SYS(0) returns information from the Windows configuration
files. In Windows for Workgroups, it returns the ComputerName and UserName from
the [Network] section of the System.ini file. In Windows 95, it returns the
ComputerName and what seems to be the first login name from the Registry. (In
other words, if you logged into two different servers with two different login
IDs, Sys(0) would only return the first one.)
This behavior is by design, in order to make the function more compatible with a
larger number of networks.
Additional query words: VFoxWin
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
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