detecting username

hi

is there a way in vb.net to detect the username that is accessing the database? or really, is there a way to detect what the current username is of the person that is accessing a webpage?

i basically have a website, and has a form etc... and people log in (automatically from their machine or supplied un/pw) and i want some of the field elements to be populated automatically depending on the username

any ideas?

I take it we're talking asp.net here....

What method are you using for your users to logon?

Are you using one of the built in methods such as formsauthentication / windows authentication?
If so you can store the username when they login and retrieve it using something like

VB Code:

formsAuthentication.user.id

It's prob nothing like that buti can't check right now.

Otherwise just store the username in a session variable after the user logs in.

just remembered it's more like

VB Code:

formsAuthentication.user.identity

I'd recommend using built in secruity if you're not already.