Try to get OSUser() into Extension Object

somenathroy — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

Dear All,

My objective is to use the logged in user name into a QV Extension. For that I have declared a variable through Variable Overview dialogue as : vLoggedinUser =OSUser()

Have checked that the value of the variable showing correctly in a standard QV text object as <domainname>\<username>.

Now want to take this value in an extension object, so have written the following code block in Script.js file :

/*setting VariABLES*/

var _this = this;

var vUser ;

_this.StaticPros = {};

_this.StaticPros .UserName = eval('_this.Layout.Text0.text');

var qvDoc = Qv.GetCurrentDocument();

qvDoc.GetAllVariables(function (vars) {

if (vars != null) {

for (var i = 0; i < vars.length; i++) {

var obj = vars;

if ((obj.isreserved == "false") && (obj.isconfig == "false")) {

if (obj.name.toLowerCase() == _this.StaticPros .UserName.toLowerCase()) {

vUser = obj.value.toString(); //return variable definition text

//[i.e =OSUser() , should return <domainname>\<username>]

//vUser = obj.name.toString(); //return the name of the variable [i.e vLoggedinUser ] correctly

}

});

vUser = obj.name.toString(); returns the name of the variable [i.e vLoggedinUser ] which is perfect.

But, vUser = obj.value.toString(); returns variable definition text [i.e =OSUser() ] which is wrong. It should return <domainname>\<username>].

Can anyone point me if I am missing anything or any better idea ? Would appreciate your help.

Regards,

Som

Re: Try to get OSUser() into Extension Object

somenathroy — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:54:30 GMT

Dear All,

Has anyone faced this problem ?

Regards,

som

Re: Try to get OSUser() into Extension Object

ericpark — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:59:47 GMT

in Definition.xml add:

then in the javascript reference it by:

_this.Layout.Text0.text

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