Stupid script that doesn't do what it's author tries to claim

[James]

Howdy,

I came up with this when I had a "friend" of mine steal my program that I used all the time. It hid a window when a hotkey was pressed. So I went home that night and thought to myself what a cheeky **** he was and that there should be away I could stop him from using it.

I knew that the IsAdmin wouldnt work because he has his own laptop, so I kept thinking. Then I came up with:

; An IsAdmin Replacement 
; Just something small
; Secure_ICT

While 1
    User() ;; Call the function
WEnd

Func User()
        If @UserName = "Administrator" Then
        MsgBox(0, "User Accepted", "Your username matches the " & @UserName & " selection.")
        ;; Now do some stuff or call a function
        Exit ;; Remove if you use this
    Else
        MsgBox(16, "User Error", "There was an error with the username. It does not match the result.")
        Exit ;; This exits the program, but you could replace with something else
    EndIf
EndFunc

Like I said, its nothing special but it works.

Notes

Replace the "Administrator" with your username.

Secure

[SmOke_N]

Howdy,

I came up with this when I had a "friend" of mine steal my program that I used all the time. It hid a window when a hotkey was pressed. So I went home that night and thought to myself what a cheeky **** he was and that there should be away I could stop him from using it.

I knew that the IsAdmin wouldnt work because he has his own laptop, so I kept thinking. Then I came up with:

; An IsAdmin Replacement 
; Just something small
; Secure_ICT

While 1
    User() ;; Call the function
WEnd

Func User()
        If @UserName = "Administrator" Then
        MsgBox(0, "User Accepted", "Your username matches the " & @UserName & " selection.")
        ;; Now do some stuff or call a function
        Exit ;; Remove if you use this
    Else
        MsgBox(16, "User Error", "There was an error with the username. It does not match the result.")
        Exit ;; This exits the program, but you could replace with something else
    EndIf
EndFunc

Like I said, its nothing special but it works.

Notes

Replace the "Administrator" with your username.

Secure

What stops him now from changing his username?

[James]

Well you could change the error to make it look like the program is corupt.

[Valik]

This is absurd. How is this a replacement for IsAdmin()? Do you even know what the point of IsAdmin() is? Come up with a better name for this thread or I'll change the thread title to "Stupid script that doesn't do what it's author tries to claim".

[DarthVega]

LOL this is crap.

Joe Bob is an admin on his computer.

Joe Bob's username is JoeBob.

According to your script, JoeBob is not equal to Administrator, therefore JoeBob is not an admin.

You're stupid.

[RazerM]

@DarthVega

The idea is you change "Administrator" to the Administrators username.

[nitekram]

@DarthVega

The idea is you change "Administrator" to the Administrators username.

Or you have to be logged on as 'Administrator' before the program will continue? Maybe that way the person has to be logged on as Administrator not just be in the admin group.

EDIT or maybe he is only allowing the Administrator to turn off the program?

Edited February 2, 2007 by nitekram

[Valik]

As promised, since you haven't given me a better title for this thread, and the original title is completely mis-leading, you get a thread with the title "Stupid script that doesn't do what it's author tries to claim".

[fisofo]

As promised, since you haven't given me a better title for this thread, and the original title is completely mis-leading, you get a thread with the title "Stupid script that doesn't do what it's author tries to claim".

well... I wonder if we'll be seeing him again. Seriously, I know you can be a bit... shall we say.... blunt, sometimes, but was that really necessary? I guess I just feel bad for him.

You might as well tag a "Don't let the door hit you on your way out" to the end of your post...

Just my opinion

edit: wanted to follow-up. Valik, I'm sure you know I mean no disrespect to you, I was just wondering out loud if it was a bit harsh. In hindsight, I think I should have just PM'ed you this directly.... no need to post questions like this in the forum.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Edited February 3, 2007 by fisofo

[James]

Edit: Sorry Valik. I need more sleep, stupid exams. Edited February 3, 2007 by Secure_ICT

[Lakes]

Valik?, Harsh? Nooooo.. He`s such a fluffy and cuddly type of person...

[James]

What Valik?

[fisofo]

Erm Valik, I couldn't change the title because the Time Zones means I am a sleep.

I did say you need to change the username.

And it does work..

Secure

Edit: Also Valik, I cannot change the title. Only you mods and admins can.

i'm gonna beat Valik to this one... Secure, be sure to read more carefully what Valik said. The point is not whether your script works, but whether it is a "replacement" for IsAdmin(). Also, he told you to tell him what the topic name should be.

Don't make me regret the comments i made in your behalf...

[James]

Ooopss I really gotta sleep more. Valik I am very sorry for mis-reading your post. I do know what the IsAdmin does and I would like you to change the title, if your still willing to, to something else to what it is.

Secure

[nitekram]

Ooopss I really gotta sleep more. Valik I am very sorry for mis-reading your post. I do know what the IsAdmin does and I would like you to change the title, if your still willing to, to something else to what it is.

Secure

Title: How to check username

[MHz]

Title: How to check username

Your just being nice. Sharing is good but waste belongs in the recycle bin.

[BigDod]

I would leave the title "as is" as a lesson to others.

[Valik]

I'm inclined to agree with BigDod, and here's why. First, the script doesn't do what is claimed. Second, the script is horrid. Even for whatever it's intended purpose is, it could be improved quite a bit with very simple changes. Third, this isn't the first time Secure_ICT has created a thread with the wrong title. This thread also has the wrong title. The claim of that thread is "Vista type transparency" which is quite wrong. Vista transparency is characterized by the glass effect which is a non-trivial effect to implement on non-Vista versions of Windows. In fact, the last I checked, while it was possible to get glass on XP via WindowBlinds, it really wasn't the same as on Vista.

So to surmise, the OP has a habit of creating threads with incorrect titles claiming things that simply aren't true about the code. This is to be a lesson to the OP as well as anybody else making bogus claims about their scripts.

Secure_ICT, if you wish to clean the function up and post it in a new thread with an acceptable title, that's fine. But I've decided not to change the title of this thread anymore. You had about a 12-hour window to get a new title to me and I did check to see that you were indeed online after I made my earlier statement.

[i542]

Stupid script that doesn't do what it's author tries to claim

I'm agree with this up there.

Why are you post it if is it SSTDDWIATTC?

i542

[James]

Yes but Valik, I was asleep, I'm no robot like you...

I will re-make it if you want me too, but thats the way I did it.

Secure

Edited February 4, 2007 by Secure_ICT