WindowsLM: GetFullWindowsNameMBS

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GetFullWindowsNameMBS(UserName as string, Domain as string) as string

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
global method Windows MBS Win Plugin 8.5 ❌ No ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Queries the full username of an user in a domain.
Example
dim ShortName as string = "your short name"
dim Domain as string = "your domain"

MsgBox GetFullWindowsNameMBS(ShortName, Domain)

Returns an empty string on any error.

Use a current Windows NT-style domain, and a username that exists on the PDC.

This will work with any NT-Style PDC (tested on XP bound to Mac OS X Server running SMB as PDC). Windows 2000/2003 and 2008 should also work.

Some examples using this global method:

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