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:3) BRCONFIG.SYS "LOGIN_NAME name" statement | :3) BRCONFIG.SYS "LOGIN_NAME name" statement | ||
These alternatives support the assignment of login name in all models. This can significantly simplify the tailoring of [[BRCONFIG.SYS]] files through use of the @name statement prefix. Instead of having to place a separate BRCONFIG.SYS file on each client system, the client's could specify the login name of the user, and a common BRCONFIG.SYS file could contain the custom statements for all users, beginning the custom statements with @name for each login name. | These alternatives support the assignment of login name in all models. This can significantly simplify the tailoring of [[BRCONFIG.SYS]] files through use of the @name statement prefix. Instead of having to place a separate BRCONFIG.SYS file on each client system, the client's could specify the login name of the user, and a common BRCONFIG.SYS file could contain the custom statements for all users, beginning the custom statements with @name for each login name. For example: | ||
BR @myname run menu | |||
BRCONFIG.SYS includes: | BRCONFIG.SYS includes: | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 8 April 2013
The Login_Name$ internal function contains the operating system user login name. This can also be set with LOGIN_NAME$("newname").
The priority of the LOGIN_NAME variable setting is:
- 1) BR startup parameter (@name)
- 2) Windows 95/NT or Unix login name
- 3) BRCONFIG.SYS "LOGIN_NAME name" statement
These alternatives support the assignment of login name in all models. This can significantly simplify the tailoring of BRCONFIG.SYS files through use of the @name statement prefix. Instead of having to place a separate BRCONFIG.SYS file on each client system, the client's could specify the login name of the user, and a common BRCONFIG.SYS file could contain the custom statements for all users, beginning the custom statements with @name for each login name. For example:
BR @myname run menu
BRCONFIG.SYS includes:
@myname WSID 25 @myname PRINTER OKIDATA