Newbie Questions

Re: Compare a drop down list with current user

Matt Faus — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:12:35 GMT

Hi reijndert,

Check out this forum post:http://blogs.msdn.com/timpash/archive/2006/08/22/712663.aspx

Re: Compare a drop down list with current user

reijndert — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:58:24 GMT

How do I fill a textbox with the current username (active directory) the user is logged on with?
And without having to write code?

I have access to Infopath2003 and 2007

Re: Compare a drop down list with current user

Patrick Halstead — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:53:33 GMT

Hi Kidthnk1,

Before we send detailed steps on our Active Directory Web Service, do you have access to a server running IIS 5.1 or greater? You'll need that to install the Web service.

If you have InfoPath 2007, you can get the username without writing code and compare this to the list in the dropdown. This is easier than installing our AD Web Service, but there are some caveats - i.e. you can't get as much information and it doesn't work when the user is logging in remotely from a computer that has not been joined to the domain. However, it's pretty simple.

Re: Compare a drop down list with current user

kidthnkr1 — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:52:28 GMT

Could you provide step by step instructions to do so or point me in the direction on an existing document on how to do so?

Thanks!

Re: Compare a drop down list with current user

Shilpa Pitta — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:44:27 GMT

Hello Kidthnk1,
Yes, we can make this without using the code also by using webservice method my user info. It retrieves the login user name and set this user name value to any secondary field and compare it with the drop down value selected.

Hope this helps you!

Compare a drop down list with current user

kidthnkr1 — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:58:36 GMT

I have a drop down list that contains a list of users. I want to compare the user that gets selected with the user currently logged in the form. Is there a way to do this without code or if with code, how to do so?

Thanks!