How do I extract the 'user' name?

cheoksoon

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Hi everybody,

I've got a shared excel file and sometimes excel displays message box saying:

"excel_file.xlsm is locked for editing by 'Homer Simpson' Open read only or click notify."

Usually I'd click on the 'read only' button. But is there a way I could extract the name of the user editing file from excel VBA? (i.e. Homer Simpson).

I want to incorporate that into a script I've written. :)

Thanks...
 
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something like ENVIRONS(USER)
 
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