Get current logged in Windows user name

[Former Community Member]

Hi

Is it possible to retrieve the current logged in Windows user name into a text field automatically?

Thank you in advance for the help.

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

This is a security issue and you will need a javascript file in the Acrobat folder. This will contain a trusted function allowing access to the login name.

Here is a thread that looked at this:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2198084#2198084

However read to the end, because if you are Reader Enabling the form (at least through Acrobat) then you may run into problems.

Good luck,

Niall

[_Nith_]

Do you want this when you open your form in workspace? or as a stand-alone PDF?

If you need this in workspace, its easy to modify your render process. Otherwise you need to follow the other approach as mentioned by Niall.

Nith

[Former Community Member]

Hi

Thank you for the reply.

I would like to distribute this form to my colleagues within the same network. It would be nice to get the user's name automatically up when they start to fill up the form. Otherwise, they have to enter their full name.(this can lead to discrepancies when data is collected for monitoring purpose).

Thanks once again.

[_Nith_]

I think you not using Adobe Workspace ES or Form Manager.

So this cannot be done by my idea. Please follow Niall's approach.

Thanks & Regards,

Nith