GET_LOGIN_INFO

The GET_LOGIN_INFO function returns the name of the computer running the IDL process, as well as the user’s login name.

Examples

At the command line, type:

help, GET_LOGIN_INFO(), /STRUCTURES

IDL displays information similar to the following:

** Structure <1778568>, 2 tags, length=24, data length=24, refs=1:

MACHINE_NAME STRING 'BULLWINKLE'

USER_NAME STRING 'bbadanov'

Syntax

Result = GET_LOGIN_INFO()

Return Value

Returns an anonymous structure with the following fields:

Field

Type

Description

MACHINE_NAME

String

The hostname of the machine on which IDL is running.

USER_NAME

String

The username of the user who logged in and ran IDL.

Version History

7.0

Introduced

See Also

IDL_Savefile::Contents, !VERSION