InfoPath Dev

Hello all!

 

 In Windows 7 and Infopath 2010, I am trying to pull the user's name into infopath. I was able to find the function that pulls the logged in users log in username, which is great, but I also want to be able to pull the actual person's name that is associated with the user account.

 

The name I am referring to is visible in Windows 7 on the start menu. I found this image online showing what I mean. You can ignore the stuff in the background of the image, I am only interested in the name. In the case of this image, "Andy Walker". 

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36500_01/E36502/html/images/win7-desktop-web.png

 

 

Does anyone have any idea how to pull that name into infopath? 

 

Thank you very much for any suggestions that you may have!

 

 

 

Will the form be published to a SharePoint site?

rcranney, Thank you for your reply! No, there will be no sharepoint involvement. Everything is stored in an Access database on the local network.

Give this a try...

• Add 'using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement;'
• Add Reference to System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

THEN

// Create UserPrinciple Object and set it to the current USER...
UserPrincipal userPrincipal = UserPrincipal.Current;
// Set name variable to the DisplayName of current user.
String name = userPrincipal.DisplayName;
// If President Obama was the current user, name would have a string value of "Obama, Barrack"

Found the code here

rcranney, Thank you again for the reply. Unfortunately, I do not exactly understand. What exactly do I do with that code? I think what you were trying to post was cut off. You said you found the code "here", but there is no link or anything.

I edited my last post, fixed the HTML tags and added in comments..

rcranney, Thank you again for the reply and for the clarification. I am still some what of a novice, so I do not understand exactly where to begin. Am I putting this code in the function of a text box, the "code editor", or something else completely. Any additional steps or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again