Retrieve Sharepoint UserName in Content Editor Web part?

Question

 

I read the article with Subject: "How to get the username from SharePoint for an another web application", but I think what I'm trying to do may be a little different.  I have a content editor web part that contains some descriptive text and a URL to another web application.  This web application resides on a web server using NTLM authentication.  We're using Active Directory for our Sharepoint authentication.  Can I add some code to my content editor web part to retrieve the username and pass it along in the URL?  I'm hoping to let the user click the link in the web part and run the application without logging in a separate time.

 

The URL should look like this:
<a href='http://[server]/xpe/loginPage.jsp?magicAction.setUserId=JP557238'>this link to XPE logs you into the application in production</a>

 

The JP557238 is the username/login I hope to pass along with my URL.  This is the username I log in with to Sharepoint from Active Directory.

Please advise,

 

Chris

 

 

Answer 1

you can still do it with a trick.

 

1)

write a custom control with nothing on it. just write your code in load event. in your code generate a hidden field with value of current logged in user id which you can easily get from httpcontext.  compile your control dll and put dll into 80/bin folder of sharepoint and put ASCX file in CONTROLTEmplate folder in 12 hive. Now place your control on master page of your sharepoint using sharepoint designer and publish your master page. now you know that you have user id in a hidden field all the time. In your content Editor web part, get it through javascripting and use it.

 

2)

You can also extract this user id using javascript from welcome control. you know that it is visible on top right corner of your sharepoint like "Welcome Chris"  so you can view the source and get it  through javascripting.

 

 

3) create a blank aspx page and write code in its page load event to get user id from httpcontext and use response.redirect to send it to your JSP url. and in your content editor web part simply call your blank aspx page. here blank aspx page you can put in Layouts folder of sharepoint with its dll into 80/bin folder. and in your content editor webpart simply use it like this http://yourmoss/siteA/_layouts/yourpage.aspx and your aspx page will actually get the user id and will redirect you to JSP page with query string.

Answer 2

Since we're using Active Directory for Sharepoint authentication, the Display Name is displayed in the "Welcome Chris" on the top right.  I need the user's Account Name that's stored in Active Directory.

 

Example:   Palkovits, Chris is my Display Name

                 FIRM\JP123456 is my Account Name (domain name followed by unique identifier)

I will need to ONLY pull out the unique identifier, JP123456, and add it to the end of my URL.  I'm new to Sharepoint.  Will options 1 or 3 give me this unique identifier?  For option 1, do I need to use Sharepoint Designer?  For option 3, can I use Visual Studio?  In option 3, what do you mean when you say "with its dll"?  Will I have a *.aspx page and another corresponding *.dll file to put into 80/bin folder?

 

Thanks,

Chris

 

 

Answer 3

option 1 requires you to use sharepoint designer so that you can put your control on your master page etc.

option 3 is just visual studio. put your aspx page in LAYOUTS folder of sharepoint 12 hive location. Put corresponding dll into 80/bin and thats it.

Answer 4

hope this helps

 

SPWeb oWebsite = SPContext.Current.Web;

 

string Credentials = oWebsite.CurrentUser.LoginName;

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