How to Get username in VBA ?
Sometimes in VBA projects, a programmer is required to control the access on the data or sheets. This can be achieved using two ways:
1. Design a login userform and display it on the open event of the workbook. Based on the credentials, you can control the access on the data
2. Instead of using login userform, you can get the system login user id and control the access on the data
Method 1: Get Username in VBA Code
Sub GetLoggedInUserName()
Dim strUserName As String
strUserName = Environ("Username")
Sheet1.Range("B4").Value = strUserName
End Sub
Method 2: Get UserName Syntax Code
expression.UserName
Expression A variable that represents an application object.
Example
Sub Get_Username()
ActiveCell.Value = Application.UserName
End Sub
Method 3: Wscript.Network
Function CurrentUser()
Dim objNetwork As Object
Dim strUserName As String
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
strUserName = objNetwork.UserName
MsgBox strUserName
End Function
To use this code in your Excel file, follow below steps:
1. Open an Excel file
2. Press Alt+F11
3. Insert a Module (Insert>Module) from menu bar
4. Paste the code in the module
5. Now add a shape in Excel sheet
6. Give a name to the shape like ‘Get Logged In User Name’
7. Right click on the shape and select ‘Assign Macro…’
8. Select ‘GetLoggedInUserName’ from the list and click on ‘Ok’ button
9. Done, click on the shape to get the logged in user name
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Does not work with Azure joined computers. Environ(“username”) appears to return blank
Hi,
Can you give an try to below code: