wsh(Windows Scripting Host), WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script

WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script

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MrLe #1 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script My WshNetwork.username seems to work fine when logging in through NT, but when I use a win9x box it comes back null. If I run the same VBScript when the system is done logging in (At least authenticating), all the info is there. Here's the code, pretty much from the samples. All this code is right at the top of the login script. I'm running a batch to call the script. Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") UName = WshNetwork.UserName 'This line comes back empty CName = WshNetwork.ComputerName This line comes back with the proper ComputerName
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:19:48 GMT

Michael Harri #2 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script Q233976 - Cannot Retrieve UserName Property in Windows Script Host http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q233/9/76.ASP Details not in the KB article above: 1) use On Error Resume Next and On Error GoTo 0 to turn error trapping on/off. 2) execute the logon script under wscript.exe, not cscript.exe. A related Win9x WshNetwork issue, even after logon: Q188602 - INFO: UserDomain Method Does Not Work Under Win95 with WSH http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/6/02.ASP -- Michael Harris Microsoft.MVP.Scripting -- Quote: > My WshNetwork.username seems to work fine when logging in through NT, but > when I use a win9x box it comes back null. > If I run the same VBScript when the system is done logging in (At least > authenticating), all the info is there. > Here's the code, pretty much from the samples. > All this code is right at the top of the login script. > I'm running a batch to call the script. > Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") > UName = WshNetwork.UserName > 'This line comes back empty > CName = WshNetwork.ComputerName This > line comes back with the proper ComputerName
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:30:24 GMT

fazerma #3 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script I have found the follow information This needs to happen as a work around to fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 systems --------------------------------------------------------------------- User = "" Do While User = "" User = WSHNetwork.UserName Loop -------------------------------------------------------------------- CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 02:48:46 GMT

MrLe #4 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script all this does is hang my script.. The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've even thrown a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it goes over 60,000 Quote: > I have found the follow information > This needs to happen as a work around to > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > systems > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > User = "" > Do While User = "" > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > Loop > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 03:54:29 GMT

Michael Harri #5 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script Does it execute under wscript.exe or cscript.exe? AFAIK, you need wscript.exe in this case. -- Michael Harris Microsoft.MVP.Scripting -- Quote: > all this does is hang my script.. > The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've even thrown > a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it goes over > 60,000 > > I have found the follow information > > This needs to happen as a work around to > > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > > systems > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > User = "" > > Do While User = "" > > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > > Loop > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 04:35:04 GMT

MrLe #6 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script Batch file runs: wscript vlogin.vbs I've even tried using Start /w wscript vlogin.vbs to make the dos batch program wait. The "Please wait while your login script executes" screen just stays there. I've put in a popup in the loop after every 5000 tries, and I've gotten up to 60,000 before I gave up and clicked cancel. If I click on the "Cancel" button on the please wait screen, the script starts to run, but then loses the connection to the drive the script is running from, and falls apart when it doesn't find certain files I'm checking. Quote: > Does it execute under wscript.exe or cscript.exe? AFAIK, you need wscript.exe in this case. Quote: > -- > Michael Harris > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > -- Quote: > > all this does is hang my script.. > > The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've even thrown > > a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it goes over > > 60,000 > > > I have found the follow information > > > This needs to happen as a work around to > > > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > > > systems > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > User = "" > > > Do While User = "" > > > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > > > Loop > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:06:12 GMT

Michael Harri #7 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script see my reply to your "WSH for Logon Script" post... -- Michael Harris Microsoft.MVP.Scripting -- Quote: > Batch file runs: > wscript vlogin.vbs > I've even tried using > Start /w wscript vlogin.vbs to make the dos batch program wait. > The "Please wait while your login script executes" screen just stays there. > I've put in a popup in the loop after every 5000 tries, and I've gotten up > to 60,000 before I gave up and clicked cancel. > If I click on the "Cancel" button on the please wait screen, the script > starts to run, but then loses the connection to the drive the script is > running from, and falls apart when it doesn't find certain files I'm > checking. > > Does it execute under wscript.exe or cscript.exe? AFAIK, you need > wscript.exe in this case. > > -- > > Michael Harris > > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > > -- > > > all this does is hang my script.. > > > The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've even > thrown > > > a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it goes > over > > > 60,000 > > > > I have found the follow information > > > > This needs to happen as a work around to > > > > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > > > > systems > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > User = "" > > > > Do While User = "" > > > > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > > > > Loop > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:33:43 GMT

MrLe #8 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script that's not my issue. The whole loop thing for the username just runs indefinitely. It never validates the user name no matter how long you wait. I'm wondering if I have to map another network drive before I get into wsh to try to make the username appear. It's not ideal. Quote: > see my reply to your "WSH for Logon Script" post... > -- > Michael Harris > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > -- > > Batch file runs: > > wscript vlogin.vbs > > I've even tried using > > Start /w wscript vlogin.vbs to make the dos batch program wait. > > The "Please wait while your login script executes" screen just stays > there. > > I've put in a popup in the loop after every 5000 tries, and I've gotten up > > to 60,000 before I gave up and clicked cancel. > > If I click on the "Cancel" button on the please wait screen, the script > > starts to run, but then loses the connection to the drive the script is > > running from, and falls apart when it doesn't find certain files I'm > > checking. > > > Does it execute under wscript.exe or cscript.exe? AFAIK, you need > > wscript.exe in this case. > > > -- > > > Michael Harris > > > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > > > -- > > > > all this does is hang my script.. > > > > The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've even > > thrown > > > > a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it goes > > over > > > > 60,000 > > > > > I have found the follow information > > > > > This needs to happen as a work around to > > > > > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > > > > > systems > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > User = "" > > > > > Do While User = "" > > > > > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > > > > > Loop > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > CU
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:53:07 GMT

Marcus E. Carlso #9 / 9	WshNetwork.UserName not present in Win9x Login Script I've never got this too work under WIN9x. Here's some insight into what I do: In the batch file call logon.vbs with CScript. Example CScript //NOLOGO \\<Server>\<Share>\<Path>\Logon.vbs In logon.vbs load the registry RunOnce key with a call to Logon.wsf (or .js, .vbs, whatever) with WScript. Example Const HKLM_RUN = _ "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Logon Script" Const RUN_DATA = "MainLogon.wsf" Const SCRIPT_PATH = "WScript \\<Server>\<Share\<Path>\" Const KEY_TYPE = "REG_SZ" strFullPath = SCRIPT_PATH & RUN_DATA WriteReg(HKLM_RUN, strFullPath, KEY_TYPE) logon.wsf handles everything properly since it is now running in the WIN9x GUI environ and you have acccess to anything and everything. Example of available objects (I use a .wsf, very nice functionality!) <object id="objFSO" progid="Scripting.FileSystemObject" reference="yes" /> <object id="objNetwork" progid="WScript.Network" reference="yes" /> <object id="objShell" progid="WScript.Shell" reference="yes" /> I'd like to see a show of hands from everyone whos actually got the 'recommended' way to work! I never could, and came up with the above work-around. HTH, Marcus Quote: > that's not my issue. > The whole loop thing for the username just runs indefinitely. It never > validates the user name no matter how long you wait. > I'm wondering if I have to map another network drive before I get into wsh > to try to make the username appear. > It's not ideal. > > see my reply to your "WSH for Logon Script" post... > > -- > > Michael Harris > > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > > -- > > > Batch file runs: > > > wscript vlogin.vbs > > > I've even tried using > > > Start /w wscript vlogin.vbs to make the dos batch program wait. > > > The "Please wait while your login script executes" screen just stays > > there. > > > I've put in a popup in the loop after every 5000 tries, and I've gotten > up > > > to 60,000 before I gave up and clicked cancel. > > > If I click on the "Cancel" button on the please wait screen, the script > > > starts to run, but then loses the connection to the drive the script is > > > running from, and falls apart when it doesn't find certain files I'm > > > checking. > > > > Does it execute under wscript.exe or cscript.exe? AFAIK, you need > > > wscript.exe in this case. > > > > -- > > > > Michael Harris > > > > Microsoft.MVP.Scripting > > > > -- > > > > > all this does is hang my script.. > > > > > The "Please wait while your Logon Script" screen stays, and I've > even > > > thrown > > > > > a timer in to see how many loops it's been going through, and it > goes > > > over > > > > > 60,000 > > > > > > I have found the follow information > > > > > > This needs to happen as a work around to > > > > > > fix a bug with WSH on some Windows95 > > > > > > systems > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > User = "" > > > > > > Do While User = "" > > > > > > User = WSHNetwork.UserName > > > > > > Loop > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > CU
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 02:16:55 GMT

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