Excel to protected application? Unique Computer ID

I have a excel spreadsheet that ideally I would like to run as a standalone
application.

Is it possible to do this?

I want to distribute by disk - but restrict the use of the to a specific pc.

Is it possible to locate a Unique Computer ID variable in Excel (such as MAC
address) to implement a key system?

Any help appreciated.

See Chris Rae's page at
http://www.chrisrae.com/vba/routines/getusername.html
and additional information at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/property.htm---HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel
[site changed Nov. 2001]My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htmSearch Page:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Matt" <matt212@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ksHWd.29718$8B3.7058@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> I have a excel spreadsheet that ideally I would like to run as a standalone
> application.
>
> Is it possible to do this?
>
> I want to distribute by disk - but restrict the use of the to a specific pc.
>
> Is it possible to locate a Unique Computer ID variable in Excel (such as MAC
> address) to implement a key system?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>

"David McRitchie" <dmcritchie@msn.com> wrote...
>See Chris Rae's page at
> http://www.chrisrae.com/vba/routines/getusername.html
....

It's been around a while longer.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...1a98111e7cd5d7

And I believe it originated in some VBA magazine article from the mid 1990s.
The big differences between the cited web page and the linked article is the
length of the buffer and the failure of the former to check error status.
BIG MISTAKE not to check for error returns from API calls, so BIG MISTAKE to
cite that particular web page.

Thanks Harlan, I changed reference on my page to the page you identified.
---


"Harlan Grove" <hrlngrv@aol.com> wrote in message
> It's been around a while longer.
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...1a98111e7cd5d7

Try

Username$ = Environ$("UserName")



there are many other details that can be obtained using the Environ$ command

look at Environ$(1) up to 50 - I am not sure but it may run out at 32