I am looking for a way to use the users name in a formula, using the
name in the Excel User Name property.

IE: I want to set up a macro that places
=Updated on " & text(now (),"MMM DD, YYYY") & " by "& {user name goes
here}
into the cell which I will then convert to a value.

I intend to do a quick check of the user name first so that if one
person does the update, it goes into one cell and anyone else's goes
into another cell.

Put this function in a module:

Function UNAME()
UNAME = Application.UserName
End Function

In a cell put:
="Updated on "&TEXT(NOW(),"MMM DD, YYYY")&" by "&UNAME()

... and you will get something like:
Updated on Aug 29, 2006 by Andy

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Andy Wiggins FCCA
www.BygSoftware.com
Excel, Access and VBA Consultancy
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I am looking for a way to use the users name in a formula, using the
name in the Excel User Name property.

IE: I want to set up a macro that places
=Updated on " & text(now (),"MMM DD, YYYY") & " by "& {user name goes
here}
into the cell which I will then convert to a value.

I intend to do a quick check of the user name first so that if one
person does the update, it goes into one cell and anyone else's goes
into another cell.

bill.
see this

http://blogs.officezealot.com/charle...2/10/3574.aspx


wrote:
I am looking for a way to use the users name in a formula, using the
name in the Excel User Name property.

IE: I want to set up a macro that places
=Updated on " & text(now (),"MMM DD, YYYY") & " by "& {user name goes
here}
into the cell which I will then convert to a value.

I intend to do a quick check of the user name first so that if one
person does the update, it goes into one cell and anyone else's goes
into another cell.