GetUserName does not take 2 arguments

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Hi folks,

I am trying to implement GetUserName function in an MFC app but was given an error that "GetUserNameA' : function does not take 2 arguments".

Below is the snippet.

#define INFO_BUFFER_SIZE 32767
TCHAR  infoBuf[INFO_BUFFER_SIZE];
DWORD  bufCharCount = INFO_BUFFER_SIZE;
GetUserName(infoBuf, &bufCharCount);

Thanks.

Posted 14-Aug-10 23:40pm

Adeji

Updated 14-Aug-10 23:57pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 15-Aug-10 5:58am

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2010-08-15T00:20:00

Solution 1

Well, it's calling the ansi version of the function, and you're using a buffer of type TCHAR. Try changing it to a char type ans see if that works...

Posted 15-Aug-10 0:20am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2010-08-15T01:28:00

Solution 2

According to MSDN[^] it does; are you sure it has not been redefined somewhere?

Posted 15-Aug-10 1:28am

Richard MacCutchan

Adeji · Answer 3 · 2010-08-15T02:22:00

Solution 3

Hi John,

Have tried your suggestion, but still doesn't resolve the error. And Richard, have not redefined it anywhere else.

Any other possible solution please.

Thanks.

Posted 15-Aug-10 2:22am

Adeji

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#realJSOP 15-Aug-10 15:08pm

Are you absolutely sure you don't have it re-implemented in your app? Just to make sure, precede the method name with it's namespace and see if it works then...

Eugen Podsypalnikov · Answer 4 · 2010-08-15T09:41:00

Try to place your mouse cursor at the function in your code,
then click by the right mouse button and select "Go to definition" -
to see the declaration :)

As the second step -
you could try to find the "GetUserName" string
by the MS VS tool "Find in files" (that is nearly the Linux' grep) -
through the files of your Windows 7 SDK directory -
to see the declaration :)