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# 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